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AnalysisRetail Week Power List 2014
To read the 2016 Power List, click here. The Retail Week Power List 2014 unveils the 100 most influential people in retail. The annual listing reveals the biggest risers and fallers, new entrants, and details what each person has achieved in the last year to have earned their place.
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NewsWaterstones opens new 'local' store under different fascia
Waterstones is to open its forthcoming new store in Suffolk under the fascia The Southwold Bookshop to reflect its “quintessentially local” offer.
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NewsN Brown like-for-likes edge up as it vies to modernise its brands
Home shopping group N Brown’s like-for-likes edged up 2.5% in its first quarter as moves to modernise its brands pay off.
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NewsMothercare puts 500 jobs on the line as it reduces hours worked in stores
Mothercare is planning to reduce the number of hours its store staff work in a move that puts 500 jobs at risk.
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NewsCard Factory remains confident on outlook as like-for-likes rise
Card Factory has revealed an improvement in like-for-likes in the four months to May 31 in its first trading update to the City since it floated on the stock exchange.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Dixons Carphone, Mothercare, Boots and more
Retail news round-up on June 18, 2014: EU expected to approve Dixons Carphone merger, Mothercare to cut up to 500 jobs, Alliance Boots tax complaints rejection, and more.
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NewsTesco weighs into fitness market with personalised diet plans
Tesco is to take on Weight Watchers and Slimming World with the launch of personalised eating plans and a new healthy food range, named My Fit Lifestyle.
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AnalysisRetail Week Power List 2014: Aldi, Morrisons and Ao.com profiled
Aldi, Ao.com and Morrisons have all featured heavily in the news over the last year, and make this year’s Power List top 100.
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NewsPoundshop.com aims to expand range with new partnerships
Poundshop.com, one of the first single-priced transactional websites, is aiming to extend its product range outside that of its backer and supplier Poundworld.
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OpinionComment: Government must put London on Chinese tourist route with simpler visas
Chinese visitors are a potentially huge market for London’s West End. Already they are the highest spenders.
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NewsBestseller's MandM Direct buy gives it foothold in growing European discount market
Danish giant Bestseller has gained a foothold in the growing off-price market with its £140m acquisition of MandM Direct.
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NewsGovernment rejects idea to replace business rates with a sales tax
The Government has rejected calls to replace business rates with a tax on sales, as suggested by the retail inquiry.
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NewsMorrisons poised to axe 2,600 store management roles
Morrisons has revealed it is to make 2,600 redundancies to its management team as it aims to simplify its store structure.
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NewsThomas Pink rolls out interactive table allowing shoppers to design their own shirts
Luxury shirt maker Thomas Pink has introduced an interactive table to its Heathrow store that allows shoppers to design their own shirts.
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NewsJohn Lewis and Unilever sign up for internet of things competition
John Lewis is helping to run a £1m competition that aims to unearth and support innovation in internet of things technologies.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Who is MandM Direct's new owner, Bestseller?
Danish fashion group Bestseller is poised to acquire etailer MandM Direct for £140m, pending regulatory clearance. Retail Week takes a look at the business.
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InterviewQ&A: Majestic Wine chief executive Steve Lewis on its investment plans
Majestic Wine posted flat profits in its full year but vowed to invest for the future. Chief executive Steve Lewis speaks to Retail Week about where it is investing.
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AnalysisWorld Cup: Footfall figures from the first England match
Experian Footfall is recording shopper traffic in stores during the World Cup and charted a predictable fall for the first England game.
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NewsInflation eases to 1.5% in May pulled down by food prices
Inflation eased to 1.5% in May from 1.8% in April as the ONS reported food and non-alcoholic inflation fell for the first time since 2006.
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NewsEarnings fall at Iceland as it invests for growth at home and abroad
Frozen food specialist Iceland has posted a fall in annual earnings as investment was made in the business.