More on Me + Em – Page 2015
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NewsVideo: Littlewoods launches autumn ad campaign
Online department store Littlewoods has invested £2.3m in its autumn advertising campaign which highlights the benefits of its payment plan.
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AnalysisHow Best Buy is targeting shoppers’ smartphones with in-store offers
Last week, Best Buy described a trial it’s doing with eBay’s barcode scanning app for the iPhone, RedLaser.
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NewsB&Q marketing director Katherine Paterson steps down
B&Q marketing director Katherine Paterson is leaving the DIY retailer after two years in the role to explore opportunities outside parent company Kingfisher.
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AnalysisInfographic: EBay's mobile evolution
As eBay app downloads hit the 100 million mark, Retail Week looks at how the etailer has progressed in its mobile development.
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OpinionComment: The future of UK retail from 2013
Today Jon Copestake is speaking at the Retail Week Technology Summit 2012 about the outlook for retail. Here are his thoughts.
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AnalysisIn pictures: The Co-op releases graphic novel charting its history
The Co-operative is to release a graphic novel charting the history of the co-operative movement.
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NewsDebenhams opens in former Focus unit in Chesterfield
Debenhams has opened in a 60,000 sq ft former Focus unit on Ravenside Retail Park, Chesterfield.
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NewsArgos to hire 12,000 extra staff over Christmas
Argos will employ 12,000 extra staff in the UK and Ireland in the run-up to Christmas.
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NewsSpeculation mounts over Qatari interest in Sainsbury's
Speculation is mounting that Qatari investors are eyeing a bigger stake in Sainsbury’s.
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NewsEBay apps downloaded 100 million times
EBay’s mobile apps has been downloaded 100 million times since launching its first app in 2007.
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NewsCountrywide invests £2m in lowering prices
Rural products retailer Countrywide has invested £2m in “stamping down prices” to combat difficult consumer spending conditions.
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NewsPoundland to hire 2,000 Christmas staff
Single-price value specialist Poundland is to recruit 2,000 temporary staff for the busy Christmas period.
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NewsMaplin hires new commercial director
Maplin has hired former Somerfield director Oliver Meakin as its new commercial director as the electricals specialist continues to bolster its top team.
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NewsAsda hit by website glitch
Asda has been hit by a website glitch affecting its Price Guarantee scheme that has meant customers have claimed for food vouchers worth thousands of pounds.
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OpinionComment: Are joint store concepts the way foward?
Exciting news from Japan, where two of the country’s leading retailers are teaming up to launch a joint store concept.
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OpinionComment: How social commerce might just save social
This year has seen the largest investment by brands in social channels, technologies and platforms to date and the forecast for 2013/2014 is even larger.
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NewsApple sells five million iPhones since Friday's launch
Apple has sold almost five million new iPhone 5 mobile phones globally in three days, following its launch on Friday.
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GalleryIn pictures: Kiddicare poised to open first standalone store
Morrisons-owned Kiddicare opens its first standalone store (it already has a 50,000 sq ft store that forms part of its head office and distribution depot complex in Peterborough) on Wednesday as it reveals the use to which it will put the 10 sites it acquired from Best Buy earlier this year.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Philip Clarke updates on Tesco progress
Tesco group chief executive Philip Clarke has said there is “a long way to go” in implementing his strategy to revive the grocer’s core UK business but the project is “progressing well”.
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AnalysisData: Retail sales growth half pre-Lehman levels
The BRC said today that retail sales growth has slowed to half that achieved before the collapse of Lehman Brothers which signalled the start of the recession in 2008.