More on Me + Em – Page 1722
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OpinionComment: Cyber Monday sales set to soar but service levels must be maintained
Online retailers have been braced for Cyber Monday, the busiest online day of the year, and so far it looks to be a bumper one.
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NewsVideo: Waterstones ruffles feathers with Amazon drone spoof
The battle for convenient and quicker delivery options has been steadily heating up and Waterstones has created a humorous repsonse to Amazon’s latest innovation.
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OpinionComment: Amazon drones on about its innovation – but are delivery octocopters future fact or fiction?
By 2018 our cities are set to be a lot busier, according to Amazon. Not only will we need to watch out for traffic and the umbrellas of jostling commuters as we walk down the street, we will also need to look out in the skies for descending drones – or octocopters as Amazon calls them.
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NewsFortnum & Mason to open first overseas store in Dubai skyscraper
Upmarket department store Fortnum & Mason is to open its first international store in the world’s tallest skyscraper in Dubai.
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GalleryIn pictures: Debenhams launches revamped Oxford Street store
Twelve months since work commenced, Debenhams unveils the new interior of its revamped Oxford Street flagship.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open Hotel Chocolat cafés in store
John Lewis has revealed it is to tie-up with Hotel Chocolat to open two cocoa bar cafés in store.
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OpinionComment: Tesco's Mike McNamara on the grocer's latest technology innovations
The Innovation Team at Tesco never stops thinking about how we can use technology to help our colleagues and customers.
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NewsBoots' Alphega Pharmacies must get ready for 'digital revolution' says Stefano Pessina
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina has urged operators of its independent pharmacy chain Alphega Pharmacies to prepare for a “digital revolution that will change our world”.
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NewsJaeger bolsters management team with chief financial officer hire
Jaeger has bolstered its team with two senior appointments including a chief financial officer.
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NewsLidl plots rapid store opening programme to double UK estate
Lidl plans to more than double its store count in the UK after enjoying strong sales.
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OpinionComment: 2013, the year that shops got better
After being in the doldrums for half a decade, this year has seen store openings that show physical retail is alive and kicking.
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NewsDixons completes deal to merge Italian arm
Dixons has completed a deal to merge its loss-making Italian business with local player Marco Polo.
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NewsCyber Monday hits today as consumers expected to spend £605m
Today is expected to be the busiest online shopping day of the year, as retailers brace themselves for Cyber Monday.
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NewsVideo: Amazon trials unmanned drones to deliver customer orders
Online retail giant Amazon is testing unmanned drones that could deliver products within 30 minutes of a customer placing an order.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales surge 18.4% boosted by Black Friday deals
John Lewis sales surged for the week to November 30 driven by Black Friday deals including iPads, TVs and PlayStation 4s.
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GalleryStore gallery: Christmas window schemes from around the world
For visual merchandisers, Christmas tends to come in late October or early November. This is the time of year when those at the top of the festive tree compete to grab shoppers’ attention, both in-store and in the windows.
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GalleryStore gallery: Harrods reveals new Fashion Lab department
The Harrods Fashion Lab measures in at 40,000 sq ft and for most retailers it would constitute a store in its own right.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Lidl, John Lewis, M&S and HMV
Retail news round-up December 2, 2013: Lidl targets1,500 new stores, John Lewis sales up 18.4%, M&S vote to strike over retirement scheme closure and HMV cuts back on tablets to focus on core HMV products
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OpinionComment: The Autumn Statement needs to go beyond easing business rates
Growth is firmly on the agenda for George Osborne’s much anticipated Autumn Statement next week and the Chancellor is under increasing pressure to ease business rates on the high street.
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NewsDanish homewares retailer Tiger to open first Welsh store
Danish homewares retailer Tiger has signed for its first store in Wales in the St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff.