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EDITORIAL How Tesco, Dunelm, Halfords and other Top500 retailers traded in lockdown and over peak

15 Jan 2021by Chloe Rigby

N Brown Group sees sales start to recover after pivot towards homewares and gifts

15 Jan 2021by Chloe Rigby

Jacamo and Simply Be owner N Brown Group today says sales are recovering for its key brands after Covid-19 knocked its core clothing market off course last year. The home shopping group has benefited from a pivot towards selling homewares and gifts, which now account for 42% of its sales

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15 Jan 2021by Scarlette Isaac

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Tesco adds nearly £1bn to online grocery sales during ‘unprecedented’ autumn and Christmas digital demand

14 Jan 2021by Chloe Rigby

Tesco delivered on “unprecedented demand” for online groceries during the Christmas period. Online sales at the UK arm of the supermarket rose by more than 80% in the 19 weeks to January 9 – equating to nearly £1bn extra sales over the period

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Dunelm on the value of click and collect; Halfords on online growth and store closures; and Card Factory on strong online growth - but falling in-store sales

14 Jan 2021by Chloe Rigby

We report on the role of online and multichannel retail played at Dunelm, Halfords and Card Factory during peak trading 2020

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Boohoo reports 40% sales rise and drops 64 suppliers following investigations into standards; Primark counts the cost of lockdown

14 Jan 2021by Chloe Rigby

Boohoo Group today reported a 40% rise in pre-Christmas sales, following a year in which it has added the Oasis and Warehouse retail brands to its pureplay business. Store-only fashion retailers Primark says that its sales were 28% down on the same time last year – in actual exchange rates – over the Christmas period

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Gear4music on growing sales and Brexit challenges

14 Jan 2021by Chloe Rigby

Gear4music has reported a 30% lift in sales over the Christmas quarter of its financial and says that Brexit challenges have been met – but at a cost

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14 Jan 2021by Scarlette Isaac

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Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Bonmarche bought out of administration, some jobs and stores saved as M&S acquires Jaeger’s brand

14 Jan 2021by Paul Skeldon

Edinburgh Woollen Mill, which collapsed into administration in November, has been thrown a lifeline by Pureplay retail, which has bought the Edinburgh Woollen Mill, Bonmarche and Ponden Home brands out of administration. M&S is also buying the Jaeger brand, but not its stores.

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Retail faces "crushing blow" if John Lewis and Scottish plans to halt click & collect spread, industry warns

13 Jan 2021by Paul Skeldon

Plans by John Lewis Partnership to halt click & collect services, along with the announcement by the Scottish First Minister that it, along with certain take away services, are to be stopped across Scotland have been met with disappointment by the retail industry

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EDITORIAL How Tesco, Dunelm, Halfords and other Top500 retailers traded in lockdown and over peak

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EDITORIAL How Tesco, Dunelm, Halfords and other Top500 retailers traded in lockdown and over peak

N Brown Group sees sales start to recover after pivot towards homewares and gifts

PREDICTIONS 2021 payment preferences for 2021

Tesco adds nearly £1bn to online grocery sales during ‘unprecedented’ autumn and Christmas digital demand

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