Christmas

How to adapt rapidly to grow your business

Post-Christmas is always a time for the retail sector to regroup, scrutinising what’s gone well, where the challenges lie and…

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Ocado ditches Waitrose; Bill gates orders £500m beast-yacht; Boris to lower immigration wage threshold

A busy start to the week in the business pages. As the coronavirus story unfolds I am reluctant to spend…

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Tesla, Macy’s and organic food: serious change is afoot

Sometimes change is sudden and surprising, but sometimes it bubbles away under the surface for decades before making a serious…

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John Lewis appoints new executive director

John Lewis has announced the appointment of Nina Bhatia as executive director, strategy and commercial development. Bhatia will commence her…

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UK supermarkets see ‘disappointing’ sales growth in January

Supermarket sales grew by only 0.7% in January 2020, down from 3.3% in 2019, according to new data released from…

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Beales slashes 32 head office roles following administration

Embattled department store chain Beales has announced 32 job cuts at its head office in Bournemouth, nearly two weeks after…

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Hawkin’s Bazaar confirms final stores closures

Embattled retailer Hawkin’s Bazaar confirmed its final store closures over the weekend as part of its administration process. The joint…

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The whole Amazon thing is getting scary now

The ‘growth of online retail’ is now so proverbial that the phrase itself is nearly redundant. Is anyone surprised to…

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Amazon sales skyrocket over Christmas period

Amazon has announced a 21% increase in sales to $87.4bn (£66.5bn) for the three month period ended 31 December 2019.…

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Consumer confidence rises in January

Consumer confidence in the UK increased over January, according to the latest research from Growth from Knowledge (GfK). The research…

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