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People Moves
Wilko appoints former Asda boss as chief commercial officer
Homewares retailer Wilko has appointed Andrew Moore as chief commercial officer and executive board director, who will join the group…
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Advice
Time to end painful queue, returns and changing room dramas
Zara in the UK introduced self-service in some of its London flagship sites earlier in 2018, as the fashion retailer…
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High Street
Retail sales warm in November
Retail sales growth picked up in the year to November after growth largely stalled in October, according to figures from…
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Clothing & Shoes
Quiz shrugs off ‘challenging market conditions’ with strong revenue growth
Fashion brand Quiz had revealed strong revenue growth across all channels for the six months ending 30 September 2018. Despite…
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Advice
Could rethinking returns help rescue the high street?
It’s a sad fact, but the traditional British high street is suffering more than ever before. With more than 24,000…
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High Street
Black Friday provided ‘little benefit to struggling high street’
This year’s Black Friday has done “little to help the struggling bricks-and-mortar stores throughout the UK”, according to data from…
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High Street
Rent-to-own market price cap proposed by FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are consulting on introducing a price cap in the rent-to-own (RTO) market to address harm…
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High Street
Mothercare revenues down 13% in half-year results
Mothercare’s half year results for the 28 week period to 6 October 2018 saw revenues drop by 13% to £295m.…
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Advice
How retailers can analyse its customer’s shopping trends
Retailers will be clamouring to entice shoppers to their stores this Black Friday with a frenzy of hot bargains and…
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DIY
Ikea’s ‘business transformation’ leaves 350 UK and Irish jobs at risk
DIY giant Ikea has announced that 350 jobs, out of the 12,100 UK and Ireland roles, may be made redundant…
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