Month: October 2019
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Oct- 2019 -25 October
Amazon Q3 profits fall 25% amid rising shipping costs
Online retail giant Amazon has reported a 25% fall in Q3 net income to $2.1bn (ยฃ1.6bn) despite a 24% increase…
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25 OctoberPeople Moves
Topshop appoints ex-M&S buying director as fashion head
Topshop has appointed former Marks and Spencer buying director, Gillian Ridley Whittle, as its new fashion director.ย Whittle began her…
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24 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Shoe Zone revenues up in FY results despite โchallengingโ second half
Footwear retailer Shoe Zone has reported revenues of ยฃ161.9m for the year to 5 October 2019, up from ยฃ160.6m in…
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24 OctoberHigh Street
Sports Direct appoints RSM UK as new auditor
Sports Direct has announced the appointment of RSM UK Group as its new auditor with immediate effect. It ends a…
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24 OctoberPeople Moves
85,000 retail jobs lost in the last year
Third-quarter retail employment fell by 2.8% year-on-year, the equivalent of around 85,000 jobs, marking the 15th consecutive quarter of decline…
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24 OctoberPeople Moves
Debenhams poised to name Mark Gifford as new chairman
Debenhams is reportedly about to name Mark Gifford, former chief financial officer at House of Fraser, as its new chairman.…
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23 OctoberPeople Moves
Nike CEO and president Mark Parker to step down in 2020
Sports fashion retailer Nike has announced that its CEO and president, Mark Parker, will step down next year. He will…
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23 OctoberComment
How the barcode is continuing to impact the retail world
In our daily lives we hardly give the barcode a second thought. We only really come across it when weโre…
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23 OctoberOnline & Digital
Online retail sales drag in September
Online sales grew by a marginal 0.6% year-on-year in September, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index. The…
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23 OctoberSupply Chain
Royal Mail strikes could cost retailers ยฃ8m
A possible Black Friday Royal Mail strike could force retailers to attempt to pass on 8.5 million parcels, or 105,000…
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