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DataRanking: The top 25 fastest-growing retailers show how we shop the ‘new normal’
Thanks to the Interpath Retail Index 2024, Retail Week can reveal the top 25 fastest-growing retailers and what they tell us about how shoppers behave in the ‘new normal’. To read the full report and see the full list of fastest-growing retailers which goes up to 100, click here.
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GalleryInside Ikea’s first standalone London restaurant
Ikea has opened its first stand-alone London restaurant.
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NewsRixo is launching a new product category that blends ‘artistry and function’
Fashion retailer Rixo is launching a new product category that blends “artistry and function” as it gears up to unveil its debut collection launch next week.
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NewsDreams has opened its first premium concept store
Dreams has launched a new premium store concept designed for smaller high street locations, making the retailer “more accessible”.
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NewsIkea, Argos and John Lewis to benefit from a furniture sales boost this quarter
Some of the UK’s biggest furniture and floorcovering retailers are set to benefit this golden quarter as the market makes a return to growth, according to GlobalData.
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NewsDunelm has grown sales again as shoppers seek cheap home improvements
Dunelm saw sales climb yet again during the first quarter of its financial year as shoppers sought out budget-friendly ways to brighten up their homes.
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NewsDFS finance chief is set to stand down
DFS chief financial officer John Fallon is to stand down at the end of the month from his role at the furniture retailer.
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AnalysisStore tour: Inside B&Q’s latest mini home improvement haven
B&Q retail, property and technology director Paddy Earnshaw takes Retail Week on a tour of one of its newest B&Q Local stores.
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NewsVictoria Plum to cease trading after it makes £2m loss in four months
Victorian Plumbing is set to close the Victoria Plum business it acquired in May, after it made a nearly £2m loss in four months.
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NewsBensons has opened an ‘unprecedented’ number of new stores
Bensons for Beds has opened more than a dozen new stores in less than a month following its buy-up of doomed Carpetright locations.
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NewsIkea’s sales have taken a hit following its move to lower prices
Ikea’s move to draw shoppers in with lower prices has taken a toll on its revenues.
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NewsDunelm is deploying generative AI to improve the online shopping experience
Dunelm is implementing a new generative AI technology on its ecommerce site in a bid to improve customers’ online shopping experience.
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NewsDunelm is opening its first central London store
Dunelm will open its first central London store as it “gains confidence” with new store sizes, formats and locations in a new wave of expansion.
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NewsB&Q has unveiled a new refurbished range and expanded its tool-hire service
B&Q has unveiled a new range of refurbished products and expanded its tool-hire service as it looks to increase affordability and minimise waste.
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NewsTapi has turned a profit for the first time outside of the pandemic
Tapi has turned a profit for first time outside of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite shoppers’ subdued appetite for big-ticket home improvements.
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NewsDobbies plans to close a raft of garden centres, risking hundreds of jobs
Dobbies will close unprofitable locations, exit the Little Dobbies format and make hundreds of staff cuts as the retailer seeks to navigate out of financial difficulty.
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NewsDreams sales climb following a record investment in store and tech upgrades
Dreams has recorded a sales boost following record store, tech and supply chain investments as part of its modernisation programme.
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NewsDFS has swung to a loss as shipping delays and interest rate rises take their toll
Furniture retailer DFS has swung to a loss, blaming ongoing shipping delays in the Red Sea and the effects of higher interest rates on borrowing.
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NewsOliver Bonas profits have dipped as shoppers tighten belts
Fashion, jewellery and homewares retailer Oliver Bonas has reported rising sales but declining profits for the 2023 financial year as it battles soaring inflation and “subdued discretionary consumer spending”.
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Opinion‘John Lewis ad has started a conversation, but I’m not sold just yet’
The splash made by John Lewis’ new advert is testament to the retailer’s influence, but it needs to be easier for people to understand the message, believes Kantar’s Lynne Deason