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Primark Says Sales Recovering After Cool Spring Cuts Growth

4 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

4 July 2019 • By Bloomberg

Wet May weather kept shoppers out of stores but the budget retailer is driving sales growth by expanding new stores at a breakneck pace.

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Primark Says Sales Recovering After Cool Spring Cuts Growth

Wet May weather kept shoppers out of stores but the budget retailer is driving sales growth by expanding new stores at a breakneck pace.

Is There Hope for Wholesale?

17 June 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

Is There Hope for Wholesale?

In the age of access, the wholesale distribution model, which comes with inventory risk and high working-capital requirements, no longer makes a lot of sense.

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Live Event Debrief: How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

12 April 2019 • By Imran Amed and Lauren Sherman

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Live Event Debrief: How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

Listen to Imran Amed in conversation with BoF’s chief New York correspondent Lauren Sherman, as she outlines how fashion retailers can shake the industry’s addiction to discounting.

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H&M First-Quarter Earnings Beat Estimates on Fewer Discounts

29 March 2019 • By Bloomberg

29 March 2019 • By Bloomberg

Pretax profit fell 17 percent to 1.04 billion Swedish krona ($112 million) despite the retailer introducing new products at lower prices to try to avoid massive discounts later.

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H&M First-Quarter Earnings Beat Estimates on Fewer Discounts

Pretax profit fell 17 percent to 1.04 billion Swedish krona ($112 million) despite the retailer introducing new products at lower prices to try to avoid massive discounts later.

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How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

6 March 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

6 March 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

Discounting is rampant at retail, but these tactics can help you keep margins healthy.

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How to Get Your Customers to Pay Full Price

Discounting is rampant at retail, but these tactics can help you keep margins healthy.

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The Double-Edged Sword of Discounting

21 November 2018 • By Cathaleen Chen

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The Double-Edged Sword of Discounting

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are slated to break yet another record this year, but retailers are facing growing pressure to begin promotions well before the end of the season.

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Saks Off 5th Wants in on the Discount Retail Boom

12 September 2018 • By Bloomberg

12 September 2018 • By Bloomberg

Hudson’s Bay is trying to turn around its discount chain, after it reported falling same-store sales for the seventh time in the past eight quarters.

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Saks Off 5th Wants in on the Discount Retail Boom

Hudson’s Bay is trying to turn around its discount chain, after it reported falling same-store sales for the seventh time in the past eight quarters.

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German Discount Retailer NKD Put Up for Sale, Sources Say

27 April 2018 • By Reuters

27 April 2018 • By Reuters

Private equity owner OpCapita is seeking a buyer for the company valued at €300-350 million, hoping to benefit from high equity valuations.

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German Discount Retailer NKD Put Up for Sale, Sources Say

Private equity owner OpCapita is seeking a buyer for the company valued at €300-350 million, hoping to benefit from high equity valuations.

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Wal-Mart's Online Sales Soar as It Pursues Amazon

18 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

18 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

Wal-Mart posted its fastest rise in online sales in five years, signalling the retailer is getting a payoff from an ambitious online expansion, which included last year’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com.

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Wal-Mart's Online Sales Soar as It Pursues Amazon

Wal-Mart posted its fastest rise in online sales in five years, signalling the retailer is getting a payoff from an ambitious online expansion, which included last year’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com.

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Target Profits Jump 8 Percent as Turnaround Gains Traction

17 May 2017 • By Associated Press

17 May 2017 • By Associated Press

The company's first-quarter profits jumped almost 8 percent as attempts to turn its business around appear to be gaining some traction but it still needs to find a way to thrive in the face of intense pressure from Amazon and Wal-Mart.

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Target Profits Jump 8 Percent as Turnaround Gains Traction

The company's first-quarter profits jumped almost 8 percent as attempts to turn its business around appear to be gaining some traction but it still needs to find a way to thrive in the face of intense pressure from Amazon and Wal-Mart.