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AnalysisAnalysis: DFS - the furniture retailer at a glance
DFS private equity owner Advent International is thought to be mulling a stock market flotation of the furniture retailer, which could value it at £1bn. Retail Week takes a look at the business.
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NewsMarks & Spencer Asia boss Pascal Martin departs
Marks & Spencer’s Asia boss Pascal Martin is to leave the retailer next month as chief executive Marc Bolland aims to turnaround M&S’ fortunes.
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AnalysisVideo: Wired editor and technology guru David Rowan on the new rules of retail
Wired UK editor and technology guru David Rowan told the audience of the Retail Week Technology Summit about how technology is shaping the new rules of retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Six reasons Aldi is winning shopper spend
Aldi today reported a 41% rocket in sales in 2012 after it stole more than 1 million shoppers from rivals last year. Retail Week takes a look at the elements of Aldi’s offer turning heads.
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NewsTesco urges suppliers to aid new product drive
Tesco has rallied suppliers to get behind an innovation drive to introduce a raft of new products over the next three years.
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NewsAlbemarle & Bond issues profit warning after gold prices weaken
Pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond has issued a profit warning after weak gold prices hit its core businesses of pawnbroking and gold buying.
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NewsGovernment to simplify UK visa system to attract Chinese tourists
Home secretary Theresa May is set to simplify the visa system to attract more visitors from China which could allow retailers to tap into the lucrative tourists’ spending.
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NewsArgos hires EMI executive to bolster digital team
Argos has appointed former EMI Music executive Neil Tinegate to the newly created role of head of digital innovation at the multichannel general merchandise retailer.
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NewsFurniture giant Ikea to sell solar panels across UK
Ikea is to sell solar panels directly to shoppers across its UK stores as it attempts to capitalise on growth in the green energy market.
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NewsDFS mulls £1bn stock market flotation
The owner of furniture specialist DFS is mulling a stock market flotation that could value the retailer at £1bn.
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NewsAldi profits rocket as it grabs shoppers from big four rivals
Profits at discounter Aldi rocketed after the retailer took more than 1 million customers from larger rivals last year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Ikea, Dixons, Harrods and Tesco
Retail news round-up September 30, 2013: Ikea to sell solar panels, Dixons to create 3,000 Christmas temp jobs, Tesco poised to reveal profit fall, Harrods to undergo revamp and Topshop hires creative design consultant.
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GalleryStore gallery: Karen Millen’s sophisticated look at Galeries Lafayette
The fashion retailer’s sleek new interior is a move away from a footballers’ wives ambience. John Ryan visits the Galeries Lafayette shop and talks to boss Mike Shearwood about the changes.
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GalleryStore gallery: Vitsoe pop-up shows retailers a good way to collaborate
The Vitsoe pop-up shop has just closed after a brief one-week existence, but this mayfly of the retail world does much to illustrate a potential way forward for retailers looking to make more of what they do by collaborating with others.
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GalleryIn pictures: Sainsbury’s unveils new-look Local store in Cobham
Sainsbury’s has unveiled the latest iteration of its Local convenience format in Cobham, Surrey featuring more fresh produce and a revamped bakery offer.
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OpinionComment: Nostalgia should be what it used to be in retail
New store openings from Sainsbury’s and HMV show a design appetite for the past is asserting itself.
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Opinion
Blog: Are cloud platforms really retail ready?
For a long time, whenever ‘the cloud’ was mentioned it was like it was something mystical. A platform with magic properties that would never fail.
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GalleryIn pictures: Holland & Barrett opens protein shake store in London
Holland & Barrett has opened a pilot shop selling protein shakes in the City of London to attract fitness fanatics.
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OpinionComment: Appeals backlog should trigger transparency at the Valuation Office Agency
The Government must make the setting of business rates more open and transparent in order to cut the number of unnecessary appeals and reduce the cost of the Valuation Office Agency.
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NewsGovernment poised to overhaul parking rules to help high streets
The Government is set to reveal new parking regulations, including scrapping CCTV “spy cars”, as it works to support local shops by making them more accessible.