More on Me + Em – Page 1190
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OpinionOpinion: In or out of Europe, we need better regulation
UK retailers must comply with a huge array of regulation, much of it from Brussels. The referendum raises key questions about that regulation.
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OpinionBlog: Retailers must let the customer drive their supply chain strategy
This year’s Retail Week Supply Chain Summit focused on why putting the customer at the heart of your strategy and embracing change are essential.
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NewsIceland ditches celebs for mums as marketing shifts in 'new direction'
Iceland is ditching celebrities for “real mums” in its adverts as the grocer accelerates its drive to take marketing in a “new direction”.
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NewsStephen Craig exits fashion retailer Blanco amid management shake-up
Spanish fashion retailer Blanco has revealed boss Stephen Craig has left after less than a year, along with three other senior executives.
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NewsContactless payments more than double among shoppers over 60
Shoppers aged 60 and over have adopted contactless payment technology more than any other age group in Britain over the last year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Aldi and Lidl have become 'masters of survival'
In a fundamentally conservative environment such as German food retail, change and transformation have mostly come at a moderate pace.
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OpinionOpinion: Size doesn’t matter when it comes to women’s returning habits
Statistics showing that retailers’ profits are being hit by women practising multi-size shopping hide a much more complex returns picture.
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DataMarket monitor: Fashion down 1.5% as shoppers buy less frequently
The fashion market declined 1.5% in 24 weeks to April 10, 2016. Driven by a drop off in volume of 1.9% as shoppers buy less frequently.
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NewsGap plans Old Navy and Banana Republic store closures
Gap has revealed plans to shut a “select” number of Banana Republic stores and is withdrawing its Old Navy fascia from Japan.
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NewsHouse of Fraser eyes new Peterborough distribution centre
House of Fraser has submitted a planning application for a distribution hub in Peterborough to support its multichannel operations.
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OpinionOpinion: Lord Kirkham on learning from the champions
What can we retailers glean from Leicester City Football Club’s great success as Premier League champions? Plenty, I bet.
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NewsRiver Island’s Doug Gardner: Customer journey is now our biggest battleground
River Island chief information officer Doug Gardner believes that the customer journey is now the biggest battleground for the retailer.
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NewsConviviality edges up profit expectations after ‘transformational’ year
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality has edged up its profit forecast after hailing the impact of a “transformational” year for the group.
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NewsMatalan tycoon leads race for BHS but liquidators could be called in
Matalan founder John Hargreaves’ consortium has moved to the front of the queue to rescue BHS, but liquidators could still be called in.
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NewsMoss Bros hails sales growth as online and in-store improvements bear fruit
Moss Bros has hailed “further improvement” in trading performance as retail sales jumped ahead of its annual general meeting today.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Asda's Q1 struggle, BHS bids and Thorntons closing stores
This week we discuss Asda’s disappointing results, the latest BHS bidders and what’s next for Thorntons after its recent store closure.
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OpinionOpinion: The union of shopkeepers should be preserved
The world’s top 50 retailers (Deloitte’s Global Powers of Retailing, 2016) include 21 from the EU and 21 from North America.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What does an effective digital strategy look like?
How can retailers ensure their digital strategy is really working?
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DataData: The 15 best retailers to work for in the UK – according to employees
In a ferociously hard-fought retail environment, attracting and retaining the best staff can make a competitive difference.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS and Gap
Retail round-up on May 20, 2016: Matalan founder believed to be ahead in the race to buy BHS and Gap set to close its Old Navy stores in Japan.