More on Me + Em – Page 1514
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on 99p Stores and consumer confidence
Retail news round-up on October 31, 2014: 99p Stores enhances grocery offer as profits rise, British consumer confidence slips in October
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AnalysisThe 12 trends of Christmas: this festive season's big themes
Christmas is fast approaching and retailers are preparing for a frenetic shopping season. Retail Week looks at the themes that will dominate this Christmas.
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News99p Stores enhances grocery offer as profits rise at the retailer
99p Stores has unveiled rising profits and is preparing to expand its grocery offer in its biggest investment programme.
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NewsConsumer confidence slips as Christmas season approaches
Consumer confidence has edged down again this month, raising concerns for retailers as they enter the critical festive season.
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OpinionComment: Japan and China’s retail sector is buoyed by seasonal celebrations
As Halloween and other festivities approach, Japan and China’s online retail sector has experienced unprecedented levels of activity.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Tesco’s little shop of horrors
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Dave Lewis’ nightmare Halloween, with accounting errors and discounter ghouls.
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GalleryStore gallery: Galeria Melissa’s carefully curated Covent Garden store
Galeria Melissa’s newly opened Covent Garden shop elevates the experience of shoe shopping with artistically curated in-store design.
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GalleryStore gallery: Topshop, Uniqlo and Los Angeles’ other retail stars
Uniqlo, Converse and others have set up shop in Los Angeles, using unique visual merchandising to stand out in the star-studded city.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Shop Direct and M&S on the changing face of customer experience
Retail Week’s inaugural Customer Experience Summit highlighted how businesses are transforming in response to shopper expectations.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can IBM’s Watson supercomputer improve retail?
IBM’s Watson supercomputer has won a game show and helped diagnose and treat cancer patients. Now it’s being put to work in retail.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can on-garment branding drive sales?
On-garment branding plays an essential role in retail, yet gets little recognition as a key driver of sales.
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Opinion
PCI DSS scope reduction without the hangover?
With as many as 9 in 10 retailers failing to retain compliance without remediation and levels of compliance still less than 40% is there a better way to get to PCI DSS compliance?
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NewsGerman etailer Zalando rolls out image recognition feature to UK app
Zalando will roll out image recognition functionality to the UK as it reveals its app has been downloaded five million times across Europe.
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NewsHarrods full-year profits rise as it hails 'another record year'
Harrods operating profit jumped 13% to £122.9m in its year to February 1 as sales rose 10.8% to £794m for the luxury department store.
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NewsInfographic: Fashion price tracker – online womenswear data
Fashion price data from the week ending October 28, 2014: The average online price per item and percentage of products on markdown from the top ten womenswear retailers.
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NewsCo-operative targets food waste with #shelfie social media campaign
During the recession shoppers made a big effort to avoid wasting food – a trend which has persisted since the downturn ended.
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NewsRobert Dyas to launch first ever TV ad campaign over Christmas
Theo Paphitis-owned retailer Robert Dyas will launch its first ever brand-building TV advertising campaign in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsAlibaba mulls payments tie-up with Apple as US retailers shun Apple Pay
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is interested in teaming up with Apple on electronic payments as it emerges US retailers are shunning Apple Pay.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Christmas, Irish retail sales and eBay
Retail news round-up on October 30, 2014: Christmas sales to increase by £2.3bn, Irish retail sales rise, eBay Europe sales and profits increase
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NewsGem of an idea for as Gerald Ratner is linked to Tesco chairman role
As speculation over who will take over as Tesco chairman reaches fever pitch, one unlikely candidate has emerged.