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Sport & Leisure
The Entertainer reports 29% increase in profits to £14.7m
Toy retailer The Entertainer has defied the high-street gloom and reported a 29% increase in pre-tax profits to £14.7m. According…
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Staying one step ahead in retail’s shifting cybersecurity landscape
New advancements in technology are changing the retail industry in unprecedented ways, further blending the physical and digital worlds and…
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Using data to take in-store shopper psychology to the next level
As shoppers, we all know the tactics retailers use to entice us to spend more. There’s the visually appealing, uncluttered…
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High Street
WH Smith to acquire US travel retailer in £312m deal
WH Smith has agreed a deal to acquire US-based travel retailer Marshall Retail Group (MRG) in a £312m deal. WH…
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DTC: The future of retail?
Retail sales in August this year fell to the lowest rate since the 2008 financial crash, and many retailers are…
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Online & Digital
New PSD2 measures could see one third of shoppers abandon purchases
One-third (32%) of European consumers say they would rather cancel their online purchase and go elsewhere than go through the…
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How can the high street survive?
Recent news that fast-fashion retailer, Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy protection in Canada and the United States should have…
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People Moves
Cox & Cox promotes ex-Boden marketer Richard Bell to CEO
Homeware retailer Cox and Cox has promoted Richard Bell to the role of CEO. The appointment comes as Cox and…
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Clothing & Shoes
Superdry names founder Julian Dunkerton as permanent CEO until 2021
Clothing retailer Superdry has announced that its founder Julian Dunkerton has been appointed to the role of CEO on a…
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