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NewsSports Direct bonus scheme pays out to full-time employees
Sports Direct employees have cashed in on a £112m bonus scheme after deciding to bank their bonus award at the first opportunity.
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NewsAsos appoints former M&S director Ian Dyson as non-executive director
Online fashion retailer Asos has appointed former Marks & Spencer finance director Ian Dyson as a non-executive director.
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NewsDixons launches same-day delivery service in multichannel push
Dixons is launching a same-day delivery service that will mean any order made before 9.30am will reach shoppers by between 6.30pm and 10pm.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Halfords, Dixons and Sports Direct
Retail news round-up August 7, 2013: Halfords selects new digital agencies, Dixons launches same day delivery, Sports Direct appoints Goldman Sachs
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NewsHMV hires former Vodafone executive James Coughlan for digital launch
HMV owner Hilco Capital has hired former Vodafone executive James Coughlan to head its new digital business, which is set to launch in October, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsSainsbury’s appeals ASA decision on Tesco Price Promise
Sainsbury’s has appealed against the Advertising Standards Authority’s decision not to uphold its challenge against Tesco’s Price Promise advertising.
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NewsDFS to relaunch website as tablet traffic reaches 33%
DFS is relaunching its website this month to better appeal to the growing number of shoppers accessing its digital offer via tablets.
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GalleryIn pictures: Selfridges' first permanent toy shop in a decade
The world’s first 3D printed dolls, a £25,000 kids’ car, and a giant giraffe are all on sale at Selfridges’ new toy shop.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco unveils new format Extra store in Watford
Tesco has reopened the much-anticipated Extra store in Watford, which it is billing as a “brand new shopping and leisure destination”.
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AnalysisIn focus: July retail sales figures from the BRC
UK retail like-for-like sales jumped 2.2% in July, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. Retail Week finds out how each of the individual categories performed.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Singapore retail market at a glance
George at Asda opened its first store in South East Asia in Singapore today (Tuesday). Retail Week examines the retail market there.
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NewsBargain Booze owner hires former Musgrave finance director
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail has appointed former Musgrave Retail Partners finance director Julie Wirth as its chief finance officer.
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NewsAmazon founder Jeff Bezos buys The Washington Post for $250m
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has branched into publishing by buying newspaper The Washington Post for $250m.
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OpinionComment: What Bezos's Washington Post deal says about retail and HMV
Amazon is as much a media business as it is a retailer, so are there retail lessons to be learned from the etailer’s founder Jeff Bezos’s acquisition of US newspaper the Washington Post?
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NewsTesco share sale director Bob Robbins steps down
Noel ‘Bob’ Robbins has retired after nearly 40 years with Tesco the year after he controversially sold shares before its profit warning.
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NewsTesco trials new family carvery restaurant Decks in Coventry store
Grocer Tesco has created a new family carvery restaurant called Decks, which is to open this week in the Tesco Extra at Coventry Arena.
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NewsHMV to return to its original Oxford Street store
HMV has confirmed it is to return to 363 Oxford Street where it opened its first store more than 90 years ago.
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NewsHeatwave and sporting triumphs drive best July sales in seven years
Retailers experienced their best July in seven years in a “golden month” driven by warm weather and booming consumer confidence.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Victoria's Secret
Retail news round-up August 6, 2013: Tesco creates new restaurant format, Martin McColl rebrands, Victoria’s Secret to expand in the north.
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NewsVideo: Sainsbury’s launches tongue-in-cheek ‘Back Tu School’ ads
Sainsbury’s has launched a new advertising campaign for its Tu clothing range which features children testing its school uniforms.