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GalleryHarrods celebrates Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Harrods department store is celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with store-long display of regal headpieces.
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NewsEtailer Notonthehighstreet gets £10m investment
Notonthehighstreet.com has inked a deal with some of Europe’s largest technology venture capital firms for a £10m investment.
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OpinionWhere do retailers fit in the world of Amazon, Facebook and Google?
Over time, many retail sectors have been preyed upon by new types of competitors with superior economics.
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NewsBurberry wins £114m in counterfeiting case
Luxury retailer Burberry has won £180m (£114m) in two judgements against a network of Chinese websites selling and distributing fake Burberry goods.
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NewsFootfall drops 2% in first quarter
Footfall has dropped 2% in the first quarter of 2012 as the wet weather and changes to the calendar impacted shopper behaviour, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)/Springboard-ACTM Footfall Monitor.
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NewsWaterstones inks deal with Amazon to sell Kindle
Waterstones has signed a deal with Amazon to sell its Kindle e-reader.
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NewsAEG leads chase for HMV music venues
The owner of London’s O2 Arena is understood to be the preferred bidder to acquire the live music business of HMV.
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NewsJessops in line for £10m investment from Canon
Jessops is set to receive a £10m investment from camera manufacturer Canon to help prop it up.
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NewsAsda reports 'gloomy' shopper sentiment
An Asda poll of its customers has revealed a “gloomy” picture with shoppers feeling pessimistic about budgets and spending.
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OpinionDoing a Kwiksave on Clinton Cards
More work will be needed if Clinton Cards is to have any realistic future.
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GalleryStore of the week: DIY Express, Hayes, London
Somewhere between the wide-open spaces of the large DIY shed and a local hardware store, lies DIY Express.
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GalleryTravel retail: Airports and railway stations
Travel retail is picking up pace at railway stations and airports. John Ryan assesses some retail offers for those on the move.
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NewsMorrisons completes in-store bakery revamp
Morrisons is relaunching its in-store bakeries and has introduced new packaging to display the products.
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AnalysisHow Facebook has changed retail
As Facebook floats with a valuation of more than $100bn, Retail Week asks what advantages the social network has created for retailers?
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NewsArmani opens in Wales for first time
Designer fashion label Armani is opening its first store in Wales in St David’s shopping centre, Cardiff, it is understood.
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NewsBolland bonus under threat as profits likely to fall
Marks & Spencer’s chief executive Marc Bolland’s bonus is under threat as the retailer’s profits are expected to fall.
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NewsJohn Lewis enjoys strong bank holiday sales
John Lewis enjoyed a strong bank holiday last week, recording a 16.6% uplift in sales.
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Netflix signs multi-year distribution agreement
Netflix has signed a multi-year distribution agreement to bring TV shows and classic movies from Twentieth Century Fox to its streaming customers in Latin America. Terms of the agreement, due to commence in July, were not disclosed.The entertainment provider said customers in Latin America would gain access to all past ...
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Best Buy founder and chairman Richard Schulze to step down
Best Buy founder and chairman Richard Schulze is to step down after an internal investigation found he failed to alert the board that chief executive Brian Dunn was having an affair with a female employee. The probe found that Schulze “acted inappropriately” by not telling the retailer’s audit committee when ...
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First quarter sales increase at Macy's
Department store group Macy’s sales rose 4.3% to $6.1bn (£3.8m) in the first quarter of 2012 when like-for-likes were up 4.4%. Online sales – Macys.com and Bloomingdales.com combined – climbed 33.7%. Online sales are included in the like-for-like sales calculation and lifted the retailer’s like-for-likes by 1.5 percentage points. Macy’s ...