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AnalysisMultichannel debate: On the pulse
Retailers’ multichannel strategies may have come a long way but there are still plenty of challenges. Joanna Perry joins some of the UK’s top e-tail directors to find out what their new priorities are
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News
Baugur's interests hang in the balance
Uncertainty hung over the future of Baugur’s interests in quoted companies after the investor was placed in the Icelandic equivalent of Chapter 11.
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Baugur in meltdown
Baugur’s tangled web of retail investments will move closer to unravelling today as the investor begins a moratorium process likely to lead to administration.
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Baugur: Retailers' hopes high for high street future
The retail industry has reacted with a degree of optimism that the demise of Baugur could signal the end of months of uncertainty for its brands and ring in positive changes to the high street.
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Buyers eye Baugur chains as investor's fate unclear
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green is in a “position to buy” assets that may come into play as a result of Baugur’s likely administration.
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Opinion
Baugurs house of cards collapses
A chill fell on the high street in more ways than one this week. As the big freeze bit, Icelandic investor Baugur filed for its home country’s equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Retailers abandon expansion plans as Indian market sours
International brands’ aggressive expansion into India has hit the wall as Indian retail companies encourage their foreign partners to put roll-out plans on hold.
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AnalysisConsumer behaviour: All in the mind
Research shows that women are more demanding when they shop and influence up to 80 per cent of purchases. Charlotte Hardie finds out how retailers can cash in by tapping into the female psyche.
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Analysis
Cortefiel: Global thinking
The downturn has forced Spanish fashion giant Cortefiel to review its UK expansion, but global franchise boss Alex Cara tells Amy Shields that growth is still on the agenda for the retailer
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OpinionIt's time to regain your margin
I joked in a previous column that some of us might visit our shops in December, hear Wham’s Last Christmas and genuinely wonder whether it might be. I rather wish I hadn’t now.
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Adili launches own-label to reduce losses and lift brand
Ethical fashion e-tailer Adili is pinning its hopes on the launch of an own-label womenswear offer to help reduce losses and further its growth potential.
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Ailing Irish retailers call on government for protection
Irish retailers have urged their government to take action to ease the mounting pressures on beleaguered companies suffering in the recession.
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Baugur stakes in retailers seized
Baugur stakes in retailers including House of Fraser, Hamleys, and Iceland have been placed under the control of nominated receivers to prevent any asset sale.
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Signet sales fall prompts cash and costs focus
Anglo-American jeweller Signet is to slash costs and concentrate on cash generation after suffering a fourth-quarter sales slump.
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Gap sales decline despite stronger international performance
US fashion giant Gap continued to struggle to lift sales in America last month, despite an improving performance internationally.
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H&M takes axe to plans for divided store roll-out
Swedish retailer H&M will not expand its standalone Divided fascia because of doubts over whether it works well as a separate concept.
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H&M takes axe to plans for Divided store roll-out
Swedish retailer H&M will not expand its standalone Divided fascia because of doubts over whether it works well as a separate concept.
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Opinion
Baugur's loss is retailers' gain
The final death throes of Baugur’s retail empire are being very publicly played out, but the brands in which it has stakes should breathe a quick sigh of relief and move on with the business of retailing.
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Zara to open stores in India
Spanish fashion giant Inditex has signed a deal to open stores in India in 2010.
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Baugur-backed Aurum confirms business review
Aurum Holdings, the jewellery group backed by beleaguered Icelandic investor Baugur, has confirmed that it has appointed Ernst & Young to review the business and has distanced itself from the investor, which is on the brink of administration.