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AnalysisAnalysis: How own-brand has driven Boots' performance
Many retailers across the board are shifting focus to own-brand product in a bid to generate loyalty as they battle to draw shoppers through the doors.
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NewsWestfield Stratford approaches £500m of sales
Westfield Stratford City has notched up almost £500m of sales since opening last September.
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AnalysisRetail Week Supply Chain Summit: What are the key issues for retailers?
Sophisticated collaboration with suppliers, the challenges of omnichannel consumer behaviour and rising scale and complexity of operations were recurring issues discussed at this years Retail Week Supply Chain Summit.
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NewsJohn Lewis ups sales guidance after strong first quarter
Department store John Lewis has upped its sales guidance after outperforming the market in its first quarter.
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NewsNew technology will boost retailers' sales by 4% by 2014
Investing in new technology could boost retailers’ sales by 4% within two years according to eBay.
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NewsLand Securities: High streets 'may never recover'
Directors of retail property firm Land Securities believe that some high streets are doomed and “may never recover” from damage inflicted during the recession and downturn.
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NewsHalfords drives leisure range with summer TV ad
Halfords is pushing its leisure range of ‘staycation’ holiday essentials with the launch of a a nostalgic summer TV ad campaign tonight, May 16.
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NewsAlliance Boots' trading profit soars as it targets international growth
Alliance Boots, parent of health and beauty retailer Boots, has posted double digit annual growth despite a “difficult” economic climate.
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GameStop anticipates double-digit sales decline
GameStop has warned investors that it anticipates double-digit sales declines for its first quarter. The 12.5% like-for-like sales drop now forecast by the retailer backs up market research from NPD that shows four months of double-digit decreases for the sector.NPD estimates that in April sales of video game software in ...
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Carrefour’s bid to acquire Guyenne et Gascogne approved
Carrefour’s bid to acquire Guyenne et Gascogne has been approved by France’s antitrust agency. In December 2011, Carrefour submitted a E494m (£394.6m) cash takeover bid for its franchisee.Guyenne et Gascogne operates six Carrefour hypermarkets and 28 Carrefour Market supermarkets in France that generated net income of E25m (£20m) in 2011 ...
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H&M draws criticism for featuring ‘super-tanned bodies’ in swimwear ad
Clothing retailer H&M drew criticism after featuring ‘super-tanned bodies’ in its new swimwear campaign. The ads – which portray brightly coloured swimwear on a heavily tanned model – caused media consternation in countries where the adverts are shown.A cancer awareness organisation in Switzerland claimed H&M’s adverts have undermined its own ...
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Seven & I to set up two holding companies
Convenience store operator Seven & I is to set up two holding companies to accelerate decision-making and new store openings.The subsidiaries are to be established by the end of the year and will be in charge of overseeing the convenience and supermarket operations.
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AnalysisIrish property market: Slow road to recovery
The property crash in Ireland has been followed by some recovery, but retailers believe that rental values are still too high and further improvements are being stalled.
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AnalysisQuotes of the day from the Retail Week Supply Chain Summit
Supply chain leaders on the big issues they face.
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OpinionMobile payments momentum
Retailers are both excited and a little scared by the possibilities of mobile phones replacing wallets, finds Retail Week’s report.
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NewsTesco to open F&F pop-up shop in London
Tesco will launch an F&F central London pop-up for four days from May 30 during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsMusgrave Group reports profits slip
Musgrave Group has recorded a 1% slip in pre-tax profits to €71m last year.
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OpinionIn pictures: EBay launches colour swatch technology on app
Online retailer eBay has updated its fashion-focused iPhone app to include a new colour swatch search function.
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NewsFocus on ominchannel fulfilment to succeed, Retail Week Supply Chain Summit hears
UK retailers should not expect an improvement in the economic environment any time soon, and should focus on omnichannel fulfilment and their brand equity in order to succeed, departing Aurora Fashions president Stewart Binnie told the Retail Week Supply Chain Summit today.
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NewsArgos extends Shutl speedy delivery outside of London
Argos has launched its speedy delivery service outside of London.