More on Me + Em – Page 1879
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AnalysisAnalysis: What next for HMV following its acquisition by Hilco?
After months of wrangling with suppliers and landlords, Hilco’s hard work paid off when it secured a £50m deal to purchase HMV out of administration.
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OpinionComment: Tesco shoppers are likely to choose Giraffe over horse
Tesco’s decision to buy restaurant chain Giraffe clearly underlines its determination to make big supermarkets attractive retail destinations.
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NewsHMV: Full list of the 141 stores bought by Hilco
See below for details of the 141 HMV stores acquired by Hilco.
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InterviewQ&A: Topps Tiles boss Matt Williams on the weather, the Budget and adventurous homemakers
Topps Tiles chief executive Matt Williams talks to Retail Week about the retailer’s outlook for the year and whether the Goverment’s house buying stimulus will help boost sales.
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Opinion
Blog: A power shift at the top table?
There used to be a time when the board would set out its aims and objectives for a retailer and IT would then try and make sure the technology in place was, at best, an enabler.
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NewsLovehoney starts US marketing push as it launches Fifty Shades range
Online sex toy retailer Lovehoney has kickstarted a major marketing push in America as it starts selling the official Fifty Shades of Grey collection in the country.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales increase 23.1% despite wintery conditions
John Lewis sales surged 23.1% last week despite the coldest March in 50 years having a “dramatic effect” on the department store’s sales pattern.
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NewsUPDATED: Hilco buys HMV and drafts in ex-Steinhoff boss Topping
Hilco has bought collapsed entertainment retailer HMV and drafted in former Steinhoff UK boss Ian Topping to lead the business.
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NewsMonsoon Accessorize in the red after ‘most difficult year ever’
Monsoon Accessorize plunged into the red last year after suffering what founder Peter Simon described as the “most difficult” period in its 40-year history.
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NewsDr Martens to double its store count in retail push
Footwear brand Dr Martens aims to double its store count as its retail business takes on increasing importance.
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NewsRent-to-own retailer BrightHouse creates new senior roles
Rent-to-own electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse has made a raft of senior appointments including its first head of ecommerce.
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Department store JC Penney revives abandoned pricing strategy
Department store group JC Penney has revived the pricing strategy it had abandoned, which involves increasing prices of private label lines then discounting them as a means of improving sales and margins.The retailer began changing merchandise prices in March and will complete the process this month, according to a JC ...
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Falabella's chief executive Juan Benavides Feliú to exit
Multi-format operator Falabella’s chief executive Juan Benavides Feliú is to step down. According to the retailer’s supervisory board, Feliú is to leave with “immediate effect”. No reasons for the exit were given.
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NewsFrom toilet duck to fat duck
At the launch of his glasses range for Vision Express, TV chef Heston Blumenthal explained that a play fight years ago with ex-Arsenal footballer Lee Dixon and an ill-aimed toilet brush means he cannot wear contact lenses.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Online oddities – how ecommerce changes country by country
Retailers are increasingly seizing the opportunity for online expansion overseas, but international etail markets vary greatly.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Grocers chase digital entertainment market share
Grocers are responding to changes in the entertainment market by investing in digital platforms and developing their own services.
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OpinionComment: Retail alone cannot save the UK high street
The opening of Trinity Leeds brought hordes of consumers to the newest retail offering in one of the UK’s premier shopping locations.
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InterviewQ&A: Kingfisher Group chief executive Ian Cheshire
Ian Cheshire, Group chief executive at Kingfisher, speaks to Retail Week about the retailer’s performance and growth prospects.
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OpinionComment: Bricks-and-mortar stores are here to stay
Thinking back over the past three months, it’s hard to recall a time when in-store technology and, in a broader context, technology has occupied a more prominent position in retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Artist supplies retailer Cass Art arrives in Kingston
Stores selling artists’ materials don’t always provide an easy shopping experience, but Cass Art’s new shop makes things more accessible.