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NewsJD Sports owned Bank opens first Irish store
JD Sports owned fashion chain Bank is to open its first standalone store in the Republic of Ireland at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, Dublin.
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NewsNew design boss Low to join Asda later this year
Marks & Spencer buying and design director Helen Low is to join Asda as its new general manager for design at George in October.
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NewsTrinity Leeds 80% let as Urban Outfitters signs up
Yet-to-launch shopping centre Trinity Leeds has signed a raft of new retailers, including US lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters.
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NewsHarrods opens doors to its new Toy Kingdom
Luxury department store Harrods last week opened its £7m revamped toy department that features a room dedicated to science-themed toys called ‘The Odyssey’ as well as a shop featuring real trees in the ‘Enchanted Forest’.
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OpinionComment: iPat on the back for Harrods
IPads and a well-chosen partnership pave the way for an enhanced customer experience at Harrods.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are Karstadt's Euro-crisis cuts a sign of things to come?
German Karstadt department store group revealed today that it would cut 8% of its 24,000-strong workforce, in part due to the euro crisis.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why travel retail is flying
As fashion brand Joules prepares to open its first ever travel shop in the newly revamped Waterloo train station, Retail Week takes a look at why travel retailing is becoming increasingly popular among UK retailers.
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NewsShopper cutbacks hit premium own brand growth
Shopper cutbacks have hit performance of premium grocery lines across the market have fallen.
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NewsVideo: New Waterloo retail space opens ahead of Olympics
London Waterloo has opened an extra 20,000 sq ft of retail space, including Joules’ first train station store, today in time for the Olympics.
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NewsInflation falls to 2.4% in June
Inflation fell to 2.4% in June, down from 2.8% in May – the third consecutive month the annual rate has fallen as retailers started summer sales earlier than usual due to the wet weather, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsAsos denies director is to exit despite share sale
Asos product director Robert Bready has sold all of his shares in the fashion retailer fuelling rumours he is to exit.
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NewsBargain Booze boss Tim Stanley steps down
Bargain Booze managing director Tim Stanley has stepped down, sparking a hunt for a new boss at the off licence chain.
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NewsBurberry serves notice to end fragrance licence with InterParfums
Burberry has served its fragrance licensee InterParfums notice of its intention to terminate its agreement. Ending the deal will cost Burberry €181m (£141m).
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OpinionRetailers should be aware of senior shoppers
While many retailers invest in attracting hip and tech-savvy young adults through augmented reality or opening stores so dark you have to shop through touch, a growing sector of the population is often missed entirely – senior shoppers.
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NewsRihanna teams up with River Island to design capsule collection
Pop star Rihanna is designing an exclusive clothing collection for River Island, which will launch as part of the retailer’s spring 13 collection.
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NewsIceland to launch online grocery site
Iceland is to launch a transactional website next year, seven years after it shut down its original ecommerce site.
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InterviewQ&A: Hussein Lalani, 99p Stores commercial director
Although growth has slowed, 99p Stores today posted double digit pre-tax profit growth and strong like-for-like sales last year. Retail Week speaks to managing director Hussein Lalani about the continuing popularity of the chain.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Ocado's virtual shopping wall at the Bullring
Ocado today unveiled its new virtual shopping wall in Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre.
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NewsM&S names new Per Una head of design
Marks & Spencer has appointed Carole Boyes-Weston as head of design for its Per Una and Limited Collection womenswear brands.
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AnalysisThe Co-operative Food: Steve Murrells' to do list
Today is Steve Murrells’ first day as chief executive of The Co-operative’s food retail division. The former Tesco, Sainsbury’s and, most recently, Danish meat company Tulip executive has a number of key tasks from dealing with price perception to coping with increased competition. Retail Week takes a look.