More on Me + Em – Page 1521
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OpinionComment: Is your retail model set up for baby boomers, not millennials?
Bold, brash, impatient, demanding… the millennial is a new breed of customer.
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NewsWaitrose wins record market share as sales rise, Kantar data shows
Waitrose has notched up a record grocery market share as its sales outperformed the market, the latest Kantar data showed.
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NewsRicher Sounds records highest operating profit as like-for-likes edge up
Richer Sounds like-for-like sales have edged up and helped the company record the highest operating profit in its 36-year history.
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NewsObituary: Industry pays tribute to retail design legend Rodney Fitch
Rodney Fitch, who founded a company that remains in the vanguard of the store design industry, has died after a return of the illness he had fought over the past 18 months.
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OpinionComment: Why Asos was right to promote Nick Beighton
There have not been many ‘lolz’ at Asos this year – the fashion etailer has been trolled by the City after a series of profit warnings.
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NewsTesco has lowest customer satisfaction levels across grocery, says survey
Tesco’s UK brand is “tarnished” with customers dissatisfied with service at Britain’s largest grocer, a new survey showed.
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NewsCarpetright founder Lord Harris retires as new chairman appointed
Carpetright founder Lord Harris is to retire from the business at the end of the month after it appointed a new chairman.
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NewsAsos full-year profits fall 14% as it promotes finance boss Nick Beighton
Asos full-year pre-tax profit fell 14% to £46.9m as it promotes chief financial officer Nick Beighton to chief operating officer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Mulberry and eBay
Retail news round-up on October 21, 2014: Amazon hires 13,000 Christmas staff, Mulberry launches click-and-collect and eBay board member steps down.
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NewsB&Q invests £60m in responsive website for all devices
B&Q has ploughed £60m into its responsive website that it describes as the most “functionally advanced” website of its kind in the country.
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OpinionComment: Walmart realigns forecasts as aggressive expansion comes to end
Walmart’s annual investors’ meeting last week was a solemn affair as the world’s largest retailer realigned its growth predictions.
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NewsMetail raises £7.4m to develop mobile version of virtual fitting room
Virtual fitting room company Metail has received $12m (£7.4m) of funding to develop its mobile offer from an investment round led by TAL Group.
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NewsPrimark strikes deal with Sears for seven stores in the US
Value fashion powerhouse Primark has struck a deal with US giant Sears to lease space for seven stores in the country.
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OpinionComment: Female leadership and the imaginary glass ceiling in retail
The Barracuda Group recently held an event to discuss the glass ceiling and female leadership across the retail landscape.
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Qatar Holding buys 20% stake in Hong Kong department store
Qatar Holding has acquired 20% of Hong Kong and Chinese department store group Lifestyle International Holdings for $616m (£381m).
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NewsRadioShack to introduce Apple Pay mobile payments in 900 stores
RadioShack plans to launch Apple’s mobile payments service across 900 US stores this week, with a roll-out planned for next year.
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NewsCarrefour to open City convenience format store in Dubai
French grocery giant Carrefour is to open its convenience store format in Dubai next month and plans to expand in the region.
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NewsBenefit Cosmetics launches digital 'festive village' on Instagram
Benefit Cosmetics is using Instagram to create a digital “festive village” filled with Christmas products that aim to inspire shoppers.
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NewsFenwick hires former Tesco exec Christine Cross to bolster board
Department store chain Fenwick has hired former Tesco executive Christine Cross as a non-executive director as it bolsters its board.
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OpinionComment: UK retailers should board the Halloween bandwagon
Halloween is imminent, but the sales potential of this event is still to be realised. Retailers need to jump on this US bandwagon.