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NewsTrigger’s hot chocolate holiday in St Lucia
Road sweeping must have paid off for Only Fools and Horses star Roger Lloyd-Pack, aka Trigger, who was spotted relaxing on holiday in St Lucia last week at the Boucan by Hotel Chocolat hotel.
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GalleryStore of the week: Nike Flyknit, Gare de Lyon, Paris, France
A translucent purple geodesic dome sits outside the Gare de Lyon in Paris, cutting a contemporary dash when set against the late 19th century architecture.
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GalleryStore gallery: What are the supermarket interiors of the future?
Grocers constantly strive to improve the in-store experience to win over shoppers in a competitive environment. John Ryan finds out what the future of food shopping looks like.
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NewsPoundland to invest £40m in new Essex distribution centre
Value retailer Poundland is to open a new £40m distribution centre in Harlow, Essex which will operate as its main distribution hub for the south east.
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NewsHomewares retailer Textiles Direct heads for administration
Homewares retailer Textiles Direct is understood to have filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator, putting 400 jobs at risk.
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NewsGrocer Waitrose trials garden centre alongside Newbury store
Waitrose is trialling a new garden centre unit adjacent to its existing supermarket in Newbury, Berkshire.
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NewsAgricultural retailer Countrywide breaks into first half profit
Agricultural retailer Countrywide has broken into first half profit after investing in lowering prices and improving stores.
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NewsIceland Foods poised to acquire former Blockbuster stores
Iceland Foods is poised to acquire a handful of former Blockbuster stores from administrator Deloitte after the DVD rental business fell into administration in January.
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Opinion
Blog: Can’t all sectors use social media like retail?
Retail rules the social media game. But our research has shown that not all sectors are equal in the social media world – and some have a much harder job than retailers to get engagement from their customers on social.
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NewsLloydspharmacy loses third boss in two-and-a-half years
The UK boss of Lloydspharmacy Mark James has stepped down as the pharmaceutical retailer appoints its fourth managing director in two-and-a-half years.
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NewsHorse meat: latest round of product tests reveals no further horse DNA
No horse DNA has been found in the latest round of tests on processed meat products sold in UK stores, according to the BRC.
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OpinionComment: Philip Clarke: leading the charge
Tesco Group Chief Executive Philip Clarke was in the headlines again this week after making a rousing speech at the National Farmers Union (NFU) Conference regarding the nation’s on-going ‘horsegate’ scandal.
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NewsMOT is the one customers want
Autocentre staff at one Halfords garage are totally devoted to their jobs.
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NewsAsian and US tourists to drive 25% surge in West End spending by 2020
Spend in London’s West End is expected to surge 25% to £12.5bn by 2020, driven by Asian and US tourists shopping in the area.
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NewsHalf-term and cold weather drives John Lewis sales up 17%
Sales at department store John Lewis rocketed 17.2% to £63.3m in the week to February 23, as half-term and cold weather helped to boost performance.
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NewsHMV thrown lifeline as Hilco prepares £50m bid to acquire it
HMV has been thrown a lifeline after restructuring firm Hilco entered into talks to buy the business out of administration in a £50m deal.
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News
Cencosud to invest in South America with new store openings
Retail group Cencosud has revealed it will invest $731m (£483.8m) in South America this year, opening a total of 58 new stores with the aim of reaching sales of $22.5bn (£14.9bn) by the end of 2013.The retailer plans to increase its sales area by about 5%. The outlay represents a ...
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NewsGrocer Waitrose expands Essentials range to non-food items
Waitrose will add a record number of products to its £1bn-sales Essential value range this year as the retailer seeks own-label growth.
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NewsMorrisons to tailor convenience store ranges as London push begins
Morrisons is to tailor its ranges to the London market as it begins its assault on the capital and Southeast with its convenience arm.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Office Depot snaps up rival to take on Staples
Office Depot has acquired smaller rival OfficeMax in a $1.2bn (£794m) all-stock deal. The newly formed business remains behind market leader Staples.