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NewsMarks & Spencer's Leading Ladies campaign brings fashion boost
Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland has insisted there are signs of improving performance in the crucial womenswear category as lines featured in its Leading Ladies campaign sold well.
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NewsJ Crew stands out in bland retail landscape, says Drexler ahead of UK assault
J Crew boss Millard ‘Mickey’ Drexler has said the US apparel powerhouse stands out in an “extraordinarily homogenous” global fashion landscape as it prepares to unveil its UK flagship.
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NewsAsda to offer in-store cash payments for online deliveries
Asda is to introduce a new service to allow shoppers to order online, pay in-store with cash and have the product delivered to home as it unveils plans to merge its three websites into one.
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OpinionComment: Marks & Spencer can learn from Primark’s success
Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland this week found himself unveiling a drop in first-half pre-tax profits on the same day as high street rival Primark announced rocketing full-year results.
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NewsAsda slashes budget for Christmas campaign to invest in price
Asda has slashed investment in its Christmas advertising campaign and blasted rivals’ “celebrity filled” ads.
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NewsPoundland lines up banks as IPO plans gather pace
Poundland has reportedly lined up banks Credit Suisse and JP Morgan to help advise on a potential public listing, which is expected to value the retailer at as much as £800m.
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OpinionComment: A very merry mobile Christmas and what that means for retailers in-store
It’s interesting to see that since our last post, John Lewis is predicting that 2013 will be the first “mobile Christmas”, when sales on smartphones and tablets are expected to overtake sales on desktops on Christmas Day.
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AnalysisInnovation watch: Copenhagen's Torvehallerne is a multi-sensory foodie paradise
A mix of outdoor market and indoor food hall, Torvehallerne is a multi-sensory foodie’s paradise in central Copenhagen.
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NewsDebenhams introduces size 16 mannequins at Oxford Street flagship
Debenhams has today introduced size 16 mannequins to its flagship Oxford Street store to better represent the shape of real women.
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NewsAbercrombie & Fitch to shut down Gilly Hicks underwear stores
Abercrombie & Fitch is to shut down its 20 Gilly Hicks underwear stores around the world, including five in the UK.
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NewsSelfridges owner bids to take over Dublin department store Arnotts
Selfridges’ owner is vying to take a stake in Ireland’s largest department store after it was put up for sale by IBRC and Ulster Bank.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Selfridges, Boots and Sainsbury's
Retail news round-up November 6, 2013: Selfridges is vying for a stake in Irish department store Arnotts, Boots hires healthcare director from Walgreens and Sainsbury’s boss Justin King warns over Northern Irish planning process
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NewsAlliance Boots hires Walgreens veteran Richard Ashworth
Alliance Boots has drafted in Walgreens veteran Richard Ashworth as a director in a bid to build on its vision of creating a “global leader in pharmacy and health retailing”.
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NewsHigh Streets Minister calls Grimsey review 'a load of crap'
The newly appointed High Streets Minister Brandon Lewis has lambasted Bill Grimsey’s independent review of the high street, calling much of the report “a load of crap”.
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OpinionComment: Primark's wide appeal is a threat to all on the high street
In a fashion market that has grown by just 1% in value sales in the past year, Primark has once again put its competitors in the shade.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Marks & Spencer - The numbers don’t matter?
Is the embattled chief executive of Marks & Spencer, Marc Bolland, right to say that “the direction” of the business matters more than “the numbers”?
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NewsOnline sales to break £10bn in December
Consumers are expected to splash out a record £10.8bn online this December, according to industry group IMRG and consultants Capgemini.
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NewsJaeger boosts creative team
Premium fashion retailer Jaeger has bolstered its creative team just weeks after chief executive Colin Henry outlined his vision to return the company to a design-led brand.
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NewsOnline cannot compete with our stores, says Primark’s Weston
Primark owner Associated British Foods boss George Weston has ruled out launching online in the near future and told Retail Week: “Online can’t compete with our bricks and mortar offer”.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer’s first half: What the analysts say
Marks & Spencer reported underlying profit before tax was down to £261.6m in the 26 weeks to September 28, compared to £287.3m last year. Retail Week takes a look at what the analysts had to say.