All Toys articles – Page 6
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Analysis
Analysis: How would retail look if Amazon didn't exist?
So ingrained in the shopper psyche has the US etail titan become over the past 25 years, it’s almost impossible to remember life before Amazon.
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Opinion
Opinion: How we changed our stores for people with autism
As Autism Hour Week draws to a close, The Entertainer co-founder Catherine Grant reveals why the retailer is backing the initiative.
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News
Hamleys plunges to £12m loss as sales fall
Hamleys has swung to a full-year loss in what chief executive Ralph Cunningham described as “one of the most challenging years in UK retail history”.
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Analysis
In pictures: The products and trends of Christmas 2018
In an ultra-competitive retail environment, the golden quarter is make or break for many, but what products and trends will win out?
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Gallery
First Look: New Mothercare rival ÏD Kids launches in UK
This week marks the UK debut of ÏD Kids and Retail Week had an exclusive first look at the store, next to ailing Mothercare in Southside shopping centre, London.
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News
Mothercare launches CVA and rehires ousted Newton-Jones
Mothercare will swing the axe on more than a third of its stores through a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) and has rehired ousted boss Mark Newton-Jones to spearhead the restructure.
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Video
Watch: Smiggle pledges ‘unwavering commitment’ to shops
At the opening of Smiggle’s biggest-ever store on Oxford Street, boss John Cheston speaks about the retailer’s “unwavering” commitment to bricks and mortar in the UK and why it’s “a bit like Beatlemania”.
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Analysis
Analysis: How did Smyths eat Toys R Us for breakfast?
Smyths Toys poured salt on Toys R Us’ wounds this week by snapping up 93 of its former rival’s stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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News
Smyths pushes into Europe as it buys Toys R Us stores
Smyths Toys has struck a deal to buy the Toys R Us business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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News
Toys R Us to close remaining UK stores this month
Toys R Us UK will pull down the shutters on its stores for the final time in less than a fortnight.
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News
Tiger founder to launch new kids and toys chain in UK
Tiger’s founder will launch a new kids and toys retailer on the British high street, opening the first store in London next month.
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Opinion
Lord Kirkham: Embrace change – and do it now
Today’s macro-economy, with all its uncertainties, is clearly doing no favours for retailers who rely on ‘the feel-good factor’ flourishing among their customers.
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Video
Watch: The Entertainer unboxes new-concept toy store
The Entertainer has spent £700,000 updating its Westfield London store, as it strives to stay relevant and defend itself against the threat of Amazon.
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News
The Entertainer toasts full-year profit and sales rise
The Entertainer grew profits and sales in its last full year, driven by a bumper performance online.
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News
Toys R Us plans to close down all US stores
Toys R Us has reportedly told its US employees that it will sell or shutter all of its 885 US stores, putting 33,000 jobs at risk.
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News
Toys R Us to close all stores as search for buyer fails
Administrators have failed to secure a buyer for Toys R Us and have informed staff that all of its 100 UK stores will close over the next six weeks.
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News
Toys R Us launches closing down Sale following collapse
Toys R Us has launched a nationwide closing down Sale following its collapse into administration on Wednesday.
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News
Retail diary: Asda turns avocado match-maker
A toy store resorts to drastic measures, Asda jumps on the avocado engagement bandwagon and Selfridges is a patron of the arts.
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Video
The Retail Week: Is it 2008 revisited for retail?
As Toys R Us and Maplin both go into administration this week, the team discuss whether the past is repeating itself, and what steps retailers need to take to avoid it happening to them.
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Analysis
Analysis: Lessons from Maplin and Toys R Us’ collapse
The air of inevitability about Toys R Us and Maplin’s collapse into administration can teach other retailers a great deal.