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OpinionDelivering multichannel growth in retail
With retailers increasingly offering it and consumers using it, multi-channel is the latest retail revolution that is driving growth within the sector.
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GalleryIn pictures: BT Retail Week Technology Awards VIP reception and after party
Photos from the BT Retail Week Technology Awards, held at The Lancaster in London last night.
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OpinionTime to shine at the BT Retail Week Technology Awards
Don’t forget those busy behind the scenes when you are celebrating the success of your business
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NewsThe Co-operative completes roll out of replenishment system
The Co-operative Food has completed a major transformation of its store replenishment system to improve stock availability.
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Sporting goods retailer Oxylane opens flagship Decathlon store
French sporting goods retailer Oxylane has opened a flagship Decathlon store in Taiwan.The new store is 53,800 sq ft in size and will be expanded to 86,000 sq ft. It will be one of the largest Decathlon stores in Asia, aiming for annual sales of T$500m (£16.9m). Decathlon Taiwan plans ...
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Fast Retailing to open 49 Uniqlo stores in Greater Manila area
Fast Retailing is to open 49 Uniqlo stores in the Greater Manila area over the next three years. The details came as the fashion group opened its first store in the country’s Mall of Asia in Pasay City.Fast Retailing Philippines chief operating officer Katsumi Kubota sees great growth potential in ...
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Drugstore operator dm expresses interest in Platz stores
Drugstore operator dm has expressed an interest in acquiring 60 to 80 Ihr Platz stores from Schlecker, after a potential deal between Schlecker and investor Dubag broke down.Chief executive Erich Harsch said that the stores could be taken over and converted into dm’s store layout. Dm is currently on an ...
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AnalysisJ Crew: Who is the US fashion brand?
J Crew boss Mickey Drexler has flown over from the US to meet UK landlords as part of his search for store locations in London. What kind of a retailer is J Crew, and where does it fit into the UK retail landscape?
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InterviewQ&A: Alliance Boots' Alex Gourlay
Alliance Boots chief executive of health and beauty Alex Gourlay speaks exclusively to Retail Week about how the merger with US pharmaceutical giant Walgreens will impact the UK business.
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Ahold’s chief executive anticipates profit boost
Ahold’s chief executive Dick Boer has said that he anticipates linking the retailer’s bricks-and-mortar operations to bol.com in future, as a means of boosting profit at the recently acquired online retailer.Boer told newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad that he sees possibilities to work together in categories such as cooking and home ...
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OpinionHow is the Eurozone crisis affecting UK retail?
As well as domestic austerity UK retailers will have to deal with fallout from the continent and the impact it is having on consumer sentiment.
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NewsIn pictures: BT Retail Week Technology Awards winners announced
Congratulations to all the winners of the BT Retail Week Technology Awards, which were presented at The Lancaster in London last night.
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NewsFormer Focus DIY staff to pocket £2,500 each
More than 1,500 former Focus DIY staff could receive £2,500 each after it was ruled bosses “failed to consult” when staff were let go as the retailer fell into administration last year.
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NewsOnline sales surge during Jubilee
Online sales soared 13% year-on-year last month helped by the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsMothercare's Alan Parker to become Kesa chairman
Mothercare non-executive chairman Alan Parker is to take on the chairmanship at French electricals giant Kesa.
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NewsSuperdrug commercial director Steve Jebson to step down
Superdrug commercial director Steve Jebson is to leave the health and beauty retailer after three years, sparking a restructure of the trading team.
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NewsDFS market share grows despite sales slump
DFS has reported an “improving trend” in its performance and a growth in market share despite a slump in sales against last year.
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NewsJ Crew boss hosts landlord meeting as he scouts stores in the capital
US casualwear brand J Crew boss Mickey Drexler has flown over from the states to host a breakfast meeting with UK landlords and agents this morning as he plots store openings in London.
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OpinionComment: Preparing for website traffic peaks
Week in, week out we read stories about websites failing in the face of overwhelming success.
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OpinionBoost for Argos as it stems decline
So used has the City become to dismal trading at Home Retail’s flagship Argos business that any sign of respite prompts jubilation.