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NewsMyWardrobe.com returning founder targets profit next year amid product revamp
MyWardrobe.com returning co-founder Andrew Curran is to re-adjust its brand position as he insists it will be in profit next year.
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AnalysisIn the news: Asda's retail director Mark Ibbotson profiled
The retail director cut his teeth at Sainsbury’s but found a home at Asda, where he has won one of parent Walmart’s highest honours and piloted 3D printing.
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NewsTie Rack to close high street stores by end of the year
Tie Rack is to close all of its high street stores and some of its airport shops by the end of the year, according to Sky News.
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NewsBlockbuster administrator reveals store closure list
Blockbuster administrator Moorfields Corporate Recovery has revealed details of the 72 of its 264 stores it is set to close.
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OpinionComment: Why this Christmas represents a coming of age for omnichannel retail
With the holidays and new year fast approaching, online retail revenues are predicted to soar this festive season.
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OpinionComment: Scandal-hit Co-op could take a leaf from John Lewis’ book
Well. You wait over 150 years for a Co-op scandal and then you get about 27 at once, certainly judging by the ongoing turbulence at the group’s banking division. Arguably a case of an organisation havng bitten off more than it can chew, it cast a shadow over the stability of the group as a whole.
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NewsUPDATED: MyWardrobe.com boss exits as business bought in pre-pack administration
My-wardrobe boss David Worby has left the etailer after the business was bought in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsMembers give green light to Midlands and Anglia Co-operative merger
The merger of Midlands Co-operative Society and Anglia Co-operative Society will go ahead next month after members voted unanimously in favour of the proposal.
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NewsClintons turnaround plans 'on track' as it hits half-way point
Clintons is confident its turnaround strategy is on track half-way through US owner American Greetings’ three-year plan to stabilise the business and improve the store experience.
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AnalysisWest Elm: Shining a light on the US homewares retailer
US homewares retailer West Elm is to open its first UK store on Tottenham Court Road next month. Retail Week lifts the lid on the latest US retailer to cross the pond.
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NewsAldi's sales rise unabated as 'low-price luxury' Christmas nears
Grocery shoppers will be hunting for luxury at low prices this Christmas after more than a third of British shoppers visited Aldi in the last 12 weeks.
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NewsEBay launches world's first shoppable pantomime
EBay is launching the world’s first shoppable pantomime this Christmas to give theatre-goers festive gifting inspiration.
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NewsUS furniture retailer West Elm to open 'art wall' in first UK store
US homewares giant Williams-Sonoma is to make its UK debut next month with the launch of its home furnishing fascia West Elm on Tottenham Court Road, as revealed by Retail Week earlier this year.
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NewsThe Co-op chair steps down early amid management controversy
The Co-operative Group chairman Len Wardle has exited the business early following the scandal over its former banking chair Paul Flowers.
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NewsSupermarkets misleading shoppers with promotions, Which? survey finds
Supermarkets are still selling products with misleading multibuy promotions, according to research by Which?
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NewsPressure mounts on Chancellor George Osborne to tackle business rates
Chancellor George Osborne faces pressure to tackle business rates in his Autumn Statement next month, as Labour plans to freeze business rates for small retailers if it comes into power.
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NewsAsda begins trial of streamlined store staff structure
Asda has started piloting a new store management structure in two shops that strips out its middle management, reduces internal bureaucracy and cuts costs.
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OpinionComment: Retailers' Christmas ads - the good, the bad and the ugly
Mid-November and it’s little more than a week since stores were festooned with vampire costumes and we’d all been merrily sending a week’s wages up in multicoloured smoke.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Marks & Spencer, business rates and supermarkets
Retail news round-up November 18, 2013: M&S unveils its Christmas food ad, Chancellor George Osborne under pressure to tackle business rates and Which? finds supermarkets have been misleading shoppers with promotions.
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NewsCo-operative Group launches business-wide probe into 'inappropriate behaviour'
Food to funerals giant The Co-operative Group has raised the prospect of sweeping change at the business following weekend newspaper revelations.