More on Me + Em – Page 1559
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NewsFurniture Village plots expansion after securing £6m investment
Furniture Village has secured a £6m investment from the Business Growth Fund (BGF), which will help it accelerate store expansion.
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NewsAmazon buys video-game live-streaming site Twitch for £585m
Amazon has moved further into gaming by snapping up live-streaming gaming network Twitch for $970m (£585m), beating Google to the acquisition.
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NewsBank holiday a washout for retailers as shoppers stay away
Heavy rain over the bank holiday made it a washout for retailers as shoppers opted to stay indoors rather than visit the high street.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on footfall, Amazon, Furniture Village and East
Retail news round-up on August 26, 2014: Footfall plunges over rainy Bank Holiday, Furniture Village gets £6m investment, Amazon acquires gaming firm and more.
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NewsLand of Beds staff go to sleep on the job to test out product
There’s no doubt that product knowledge is valuable to store staff, so Cheshire-based retailer Land of Beds held a staff sleepover last month.
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AnalysisComment: Why downsizing a B&Q may be tricky
Yoking a supermarket and a DIY superstore together is not without its problems in the scramble to become smaller.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tiger opens variety store on Oxford Street
Danish retailer Tiger became the first variety retailer to open on shopping mecca Oxford Street in London on August 22.
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NewsInternational analysis: Ahold's invests in ranges and online to drive sales
Dutch retailer Ahold has revealed further sales declines in its latest bout of financial results, blaming the highly competitive supermarket channel.
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OpinionNick Bubb’s verdict: Could BrightHouse be a popular IPO with the City?
BrightHouse ticks all the right boxes as a potential IPO, with investors likely to say: never mind the APR’s, feel the profits.
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NewsScrewfix makes two key appointments across ecommerce and supply chain
Kingfisher-owned Screwfix has bolstered its management team with the appointment of two new directors across ecommerce and supply chain.
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NewsArgos to launch ad campaign to push home and furniture own brand
Argos is launching a TV advertising campaign to push its first ever home and furniture own brand Heart of House.
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NewsScandinavian clothing giant Lindex set for first UK store
Swedish fashion retailer Lindex is preparing to open its first UK store at Westfield Stratford City as part of a drive to expand its international presence.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales surge 13.4% helped by 'good retailing weather'
Department store John Lewis sales surged 13.4% to £74.5m last week helped by “good retailing weather” as its second half gains momentum.
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NewsEBay mulls spin-off of payments firm PayPal next year
Ecommerce giant eBay is mulling a spin-off of its online payments business PayPal as early as next year, according to reports.
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NewsBurberry boss Christopher Bailey sells more than £5m of company's shares
Burberry chief executive Christopher Bailey has pocketed more than £5m from selling shares in the luxury retailer yesterday.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Burberry, eBay, Co-op and Gap
Retail news round-up on August 22, 2014: Burberry boss cashes in £5.19m in share sale, eBay eyes PayPal sale, Co-op Bank shareholders call for speedier overhaul and Gap targets India.
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OpinionBlog: Internet growth provides platform for creation of new wave of SMEs
SMEs are the true entrepreneurs of the UK – they are the very heartbeat of the British economy and they deserve our support.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can retail's big-hitters sooth a troubled maternity market?
Maternity specialist retailers are facing turbulent times as online retailers and supermarkets are stealing their market share.
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InterviewQ&A: Harvey Jones Kitchens, chairman, Geoff Brady
Geoff Brady, chairman of Harvey Jones Kitchens, speaks about inspirational retail entrepreneurs and his recent drone purchase.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Morrisons extends its opening hours
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Morrisons latest bid to attract more shoppers with dawn-to-dusk opening hours.