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DataRanking: the retailers shoppers most want to see back on the high street
As shoppers mourn the disappearance of the WHSmith fascia from their high streets, and established retailers invest in long-dead names that once ruled British retail parks, thanks to exclusive research for Retail Week by Walnut Unlimited, we reveal the retailers that shoppers would most like to see return to their high streets.
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InterviewInterview: Paperchase boss Timothy Melgund writes the retailer's future
Paperchase’s chief executive Timothy Melgund speaks exclusively to Retail Week about paper versus digital and his global ambitions for the premium stationery retailer.
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NewsFormer Borders boss opens new retail venture
Former Borders chief executive Philip Downer has opened a new gifts, books and homeware store, Calliope Gifts.
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GalleryWaterstones gets an interior revamp
The bookseller is tackling etail competition with store overhauls, but will it be enough? John Ryan assesses the Twickenham branch.
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OpinionAs Clinton Cards collapses, what are the PR lessons from retail failures?
In old black and white Westerns, the shopkeeper who runs the general store is at the heart of storytelling in the community.
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AnalysisBeating a UK retreat
As Best Buy officially pulls out of the UK this weekend, Charlotte Hardie considers why it and many other international big shots have failed in their bid to conquer the UK.
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NewsHilco boss rakes in £4.5m in 2010
Hilco UK boss Paul McGowan took home a £4.5m bonus last year as the restructuring firm benefitted from snapping up ailing retailers.
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Borders Group US lives on
Borders Group US is preparing for a sale that could see its brand live on despite liquidators clearing books from its shelves and shutting its stores. Executives plan to auction off the company’s intellectual property, including the Borders.com website, on September 14. The move follows other now-defunct retailers such as ...
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Borders Group to liquidate the chain
Borders Group is to liquidate the chain after failing to receive any offers to save it. The book chain said liquidation of its remaining 399 shops could start as soon as this week, and it is expected to go out of business for good by the end of September.Borders filed ...
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NewsUS book chain Borders to be liquidated
Embattled US book chain Borders is set to be liquidated after it failed to attract any buyers for the business.
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Borders finds a potential bidder
Bookseller Borders has found a potential bidder in the form of Gores Group. The private equity firm has shown interest in acquiring 200 of Borders’ 405 stores. The deal would keep the bookstore chain operating as a going concern in the wake of it filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy in ...
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OpinionA question of entertainment
It seems like entertainment retailers are under siege from all directions.
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AnalysisHappily ever after for Waterstone’s?
Rising ebook sales and the competition from grocers have made life tough for Waterstone’s. Nicola Harrison finds out how the bookseller can be turned around under new ownership.
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AnalysisForever Birmingham
US young fashion retailer Forever 21 opened its first European store last month, in Birmingham. John Ryan visited on opening day and talked to its management about their plans
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OpinionPrivate equity is shopping for retail deals
So far this year there have been 11 private equity-backed retail deals, representing more than 10% of all private equity transactions in 2010 and the third biggest sector focus after computer services and support services.
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NewsTopshop/Topman signs for second US standalone in Chicago
Topshop/ Topman has signed for its second US standalone store in Chicago.
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NewsPaperchase profits hit by closure of Borders
Paperchase suffered a slide in profits last year as the closure of bookseller Borders hit the card and stationery retailer’s bottom line.
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AnalysisLearning to play their cards right
With Clinton Cards issuing a profit warning and Paperchase being sold, the UK’s £1.5bn card market is a hive of activity.
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NewsPaperchase set to grow following £30m buyout
Upmarket stationery and greetings cards retailer Paperchase is to ramp up its expansion plans under its new owners, Primary Capital.
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NewsProperty deals tempt H&M into out-of-town store growth drive
Swedish fashion giant H&M is pushing into out-of-town locations as it takes advantage of newly available space and attractive property deals for its continued UK expansion.