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NewsTom Daley pulls in the crowds at Bluewater
Tom Daley was a hit with the ladies at a book-signing of his biography at Waterstones in Bluewater.
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NewsWeak sales forecast despite June boost
Retail sales growth is expected to remain subdued for the rest of the year despite June’s figure being revised upwards by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) last week.
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OpinionComment: Competition hots up for Amazon
The launch of US bookseller Barnes & Noble’s Nook ereader in the UK this autumn will bring a welcome increase in competition in the ebooks market.
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OpinionComment: A decade of change and more to come
Our firm’s recent 10th anniversary has caused us to reflect on what has happened in the retail sector over the past decade – an extraordinary period of change and corporate activity – and to wonder what might happen in the next 10 years.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Ireland
This week’s final instalment of our On the Road series visits Cork, where food specialist Musgrave is in expansion mode, before heading to Tallaght to visit department store chain Heatons, and Dublin’s upscale department stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas.
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OpinionBlog: Chuggers rule OK?
So-called chuggers remain an emotive issue for retailers and the public. Estimates suggest charity street collectors raise £130m a year but their underhand and at times aggressive tactics can harm high streets.
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NewsTop retailers to disclose tech secrets at Retail Week Technology Summit
Big name retailers including Marks & Spencer and US grocery giant Kroger will reveal how their digital strategies have enhanced their businesses at the Cable & Wireless Worldwide Retail Week Technology Summit that takes place next month.
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NewsFormer M&S ecommerce boss Aubrey-Cound joins Daily Mail
Former Marks & Spencer ecommerce boss Susan Aubrey-Cound is to join newspaper group the Daily Mail.
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NewsBaird Group boss Peter Lucas to stand down
Baird Group chairman and chief executive Peter Lucas is to stand down from the menswear specialist.
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NewsDobbies profits increase amid tough conditions
Tesco-owned Dobbies Garden Centres recorded a 22% uplift in sales last year while profits rose 6%.
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NewsTesco introduces 'traffic light' food labelling system
Tesco has changed its stance to introduce the ‘traffic light’ colour coding system on food packaging after previously shunning the system.
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AnalysisE-crime: What do retailers need to know?
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has estimated that e-crime cost the UK retail sector £205.4m in 2011-12. What can retailers do about it?
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco-backed coffee shop opens
The first Harris+Hoole cafe, the new coffee shop chain backed by Tesco, opened in Amersham this week.
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NewsWaitrose to launch new apprenticeship scheme
Waitrose is to launch a new year-long apprenticeship scheme next month.
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NewsBRC: E-crime is biggest emerging threat to retail
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the Government and the police to take e-crime more seriously as a new report suggests it is the largest emerging threat to the retail sector.
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NewsJJB Sports ends Rangers merchandise deal as Ashley prepares to take stake in club
JJB Sports has agreed to end its merchandising deal with Rangers Football Club ahead of rival Sports Direct’s owner Mike Ashley taking a stake in the club.
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NewsMatalan launches online show with ITV
Matalan has embarked on a marketing drive with a new weekly TV show.
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Douglas installs multimedia terminals in its perfumeries
Shoppers at perfumery retailer Douglas can test make-up in stores and share photos with friends on Facebook, according to trade magazine Lebensmittel Zeitung.Douglas has installed multimedia terminals in 15 of its perfumeries, which it has called ‘Girlfriends Tables’. Each has a webcam allowing customers to take photos and share them ...
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Lidl “first and fastest” to open on Sundays
Schwarz Group’s Lidl has begun opening on Sundays in anticipation of changed legislation in Denmark.As of last week, all Danish Lidl stores were open on Sundays, the retailer has said, adding that it has been the “first and fastest” to do so.The new laws on store opening hours that will ...
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Netflix to launch in Scandinavia
US entertainment specialist Netflix plans to launch in Scandinavia by the end of this year.Netflix will offer streaming services in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland and promises a wide range of Hollywood, local and global TV shows and movies.In Scandinavia, Netflix will face competition from Amazon’s LoveFilm subsidiary, which operates ...