Year: 2019

Should retailers be banking on the concept store?

Pop-up and concept stores could be key to boosting profitability over the festive season and throughout the year ahead, allowing…

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Sainsbury’s mulls offers for £1.9bn mortgage book

Big Four grocer Sainsbury’s is reportedly fielding bids for a takeover of its £1.9bn mortgage book, as part of an…

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New Look appoints Nigel Oddy as new CEO

High street retailer New Look has appointed Nigel Oddy as its new chief executive officer. Oddy joined the retailer in…

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Kate Spade CEO resigns

Tapestry Inc. has announced the departure of Anna Bakst, CEO and brand president of Kate Spade. Bakst will leave her…

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2020 retail predictions

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning skills gap  Retailers have been recognising the huge value Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) can…

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Businesses are sitting on £115bn and waiting to splurge

Goldman Sachs thinks money will pour into UK stocks and shares after this election, but it’s at least partly because…

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Dixons Carphone profits drop 60% in half-year results

Dixons Carphone has reported a 60% decrease in profit in its first half, following a group adjusted profit before tax…

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Ocado sees sales slow in Q4

Online supermarket Ocado has revealed that sales its sales growth had slowed slightly in Q4, coming in line with its…

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Homebase rated ‘worst’ online retailer in the UK for 2019

Homebase has been rated the worst online retailer in the UK for 2019, according to the latest Which? Annual Online…

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Superdry profits slump in half-year results

Superdry saw underlying profits tumble to £200,000 in the six months to 26 October 2019, down from £12.9m recorded during…

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