More on Me + Em – Page 2006
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NewsRestaurant chain Harvester signs up to Apple's Passbook
Restaurant chain Harvester has become one of the first UK brands to sign up to Passbook, Apple’s new feature that allows iPhone users to keep coupons, tickets and boarding passes in one place.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rocket as cold weather puts consumers in the mood for shopping
John Lewis sales rocketed 26.5% to £72.67m as the cold weather put customers “in the right mood for shopping” and Christmas buying began in earnest in the week to September 29.
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NewsAsda profits up 6% last year despite losses in convenience arm
Asda operating profits jumped 6% to £857m last year despite its new convenience store business running up £31m losses.
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OpinionComment: Tesco UK recovery likely to accelerate
Tesco boss Philip Clarke will not have thanked the way the financial stars aligned this week to bring Tesco and Sainsbury’s results on the same day, albeit for different reporting periods.
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AnalysisProfile: Matthew Moulding, founder and chief executive, The Hut
The Hut is an entrepreneurial retail success story, and its founder and chief executive is eyeing an eventual float.
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Staples unveils plans to accelerate growth
Staples has unveiled plans to serve customers better and accelerate growth. The retailer will expand beyond office supplies and improve its multichannel provision by merging its US Retail and Staples.com divisions.Staples plans to close 30 stores and downsize 30, a reduction in square footage in North America of 15%, by ...
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Kohl’s strikes partnership with designer Derek Lam
Kohl’s has struck a partnership with designer Derek Lam, who will be the second contributor to the retailer’s DesigNation limited edition collection.Kohl’s chairman, president and chief executive officer Kevin Mansell said: “On the heels of announcing our first DesigNation collection that will launch on November 7 with Narciso Rodriguez, and ...
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RadioShack chief executive James Gooch steps down
RadioShack has announced that chief executive James Gooch has stepped down with immediate effect. The board is looking for an executive search firm to find his successor.It has not ruled out hiring internally.Executive vice-president and chief financial officer Dorvin Lively will be interim chief executive.
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NewsFormer Focus and Wickes boss Bill Grimsey recalls his early days in retail
How times change. In his new book (pictured) about his career in retail and the future of the high street, former Focus and Wickes boss Bill Grimsey recalls his early days in the world of supermarkets.
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NewsWaterstones launches campaign emphasising importance of bookshops
Book retailer Waterstones is to launch a marketing campaign to emphasise the importance of bookshops.
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NewsB&M Bargains seeks partner for expansion into Europe
Variety store group B&M Bargains is on the hunt for a European partner as it plans to open on the continent following stellar growth in the UK.
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NewsMorrisons names Gordon Mowat as convenience chief
Morrisons has created the new role of managing director of its convenience arm, signalling that the grocer is “ready to expand at pace” its M Local business, according to chief executive Dalton Philips.
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NewsProfits climb at Abel & Cole as sale speculation mounts
Home delivery grocer Abel & Cole’s profits rocketed in the year to August 12 and a sale is thought likely.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Why Esprit and H&M fail to match Inditex’s growth
It has been a mixed couple of weeks for some of the leading global fashion chains. Inditex continued its stellar performance with half-year profits jumping by almost a third as it sustained growth in sluggish economies in both Western Europe and emerging markets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers rally for 2013 business rates relief
Steep increases in business rates are hurting retailers in the tough trading climate. Tiffany Holland reports on Fair Rates for Retail, our campaign for a rates freeze next year.
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AnalysisSites: PC World Vs Comet
Jeremy Garner, Executive creative director at Weapon7, shares his view of good and bad websites.
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AnalysisMy retail life: Sach Kukadia, Co-founder and buying director, Secretsales.com
Sach Kukadia, Co-founder and buying director at Secretsales.com, tells Retail Week about his life working in retail.
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OpinionComment: Retail should be an industry for everyone
The Paralympics legacy can continue through fair employment for all.
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NewsAnalysis: Lloydspharmacy aims to restore growth
The pharmacy group’s wide-ranging restructuring is designed to restore healthy profits.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the supermarkets
Food retail has been transformed in the last 20 years. Rebecca Thomson looks at how the sector has changed and its prospects.