Schuh
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Aug- 2019 -12 AugustHigh Street
KPMG brought in by Schuh
Footwear retailer Schuh has called in accounting firm KPMG to assess its options after a “tough trading” period. According to reports from the Sunday Times, the retailer has asked landlords for a reduction in rentals, but is not looking to launch a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). In the year to…
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Dec- 2018 -11 DecemberGovernment
Major retailers’ e-receipts ‘may break data protection rules’
New research has found that major retailers “may break data protection rules” for sending promotional marketing to shoppers who had asked for no promotional emails. The research by Which?, saw mystery shoppers sent to 11 retailers: Topshop, Clarks, Gap, New Look, Dorothy Perkins, Arcadia Group (Miss Selfridge, Outfit, Burton), Schuh,…
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Oct- 2018 -26 OctoberClothing & Shoes
Schuh profits fall 9.6% following ‘lack-lustre festive sales period’
Footwear retailer Schuh has announced a pre-tax profit fall of 9.6% down to £15m for the previous financial year. The retailer blamed a “lacklustre” festive period on an “overtly promotional retail market” in the footwear industry. Despite the profit fall the retailer announced a revenue rise in the year to…
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Apr- 2018 -3 AprilAnalysis
Try-before-you-buy is causing a ‘returns tsunami’
Try-before-you-buy (TBYB) is a new shopping trend that enables customers to order multiple items before deciding what they’d like to keep. There is no up-front cost; shoppers simply pay for items they keep after a certain number of days – usually 30 days. They return unwanted items and are never…
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