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AnalysisWomen in senior management: Are there enough women on boards?
While retail is better than some industries, women still only make up a fraction of its senior management. Rebecca Thomson talks to some of the sector’s top female bosses and finds out how to tackle the issue.
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OpinionB&Q does the right thing
John Ryan writes about all aspects of store design and visual merchandising.
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GalleryThorntons sweet spot
Thorntons’ new-look store on Birmingham’s High Street is trading well, but is it enough to turn things around? John Ryan reports.
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Galleryalmost@home, Helsinki airport
Hard to state exactly what this is as it’s both airport lounge and shop and not, perhaps, the sort of thing that might normally feature on Retail-Week.com.
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NewsJD-owned Canterbury sponsors England rugby team
JD Sports-owned rugby brand Canterbury has signed a four year kit deal with the Rugby Football Union and will supply kit to the England team.
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NewsMorrisons to host summer music festival
Morrisons has entered the music festival market with the launch of a new summer event.
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NewsMorrisons moves four senior bosses to Kiddicare
Morrisons has moved four of its senior directors across to Kiddicare as the maternity website prepares to expand.
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NewsNew Look seeks debt restructure
Fashion group New Look is considering debt restructuring options and is expected to appoint an advisor within weeks, it is understood.
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NewsPrimark Northern Irish workers vote for strike
Primark staff in Northern Ireland have voted to strike over a pay freeze.
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GalleryIn pictures: Thorntons launch 1p Easter egg offer with Simply Tap
Simply Tap has launched its image recognition QR code service with a 1p Thorntons Easter egg promotion.
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NewsJohn Lewis records flat sales week
Sales at John Lewis were flat last week after an early half-term the previous week.
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NewsNew owner invests £50m to turn around Peacocks
The new owner of Peacocks, Edinburgh Woollen Mill, plans to restore the collapsed value fashion retailer to a 600-store business in the next four years as it pumps in £50m of investment.
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Barnes & Noble introduces new Nook tablet PC
Bookseller Barnes & Noble has introduced a new version of its Nook tablet PC, priced at $199 to match Amazon’s Kindle Fire. The new Nook Tablet has 8GB of built-in memory against 16GB for the full-priced $249 version, which will continue to be offered. Barnes & Noble said it has ...
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Sears plans to divest two fascias
Sears plans to divest its two fascias, Sears Hometown and Sears Outlet, along with a number of hardware outlets. The creation of this new company will allow these two banners to focus on strategies that best meet the needs of smaller stores. The division will also boost Sears’ liquid assets ...
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Gap to focus on ecommerce operations
Gap will focus on ecommerce, m-commerce and its international operations to drive growth in 2012. With direct (ecommerce) and international divisions together representing 26% of the fashion retailer’s total net sales, Gap plans to invest in ecommerce and m-commerce and develop a global IT platform to support its international operations.While ...
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NewsHMV uses it loaf in its new niche marketing campaign
HMV brought a bit of rock history to its Oxford Street store this week as Meatloaf took centre stage to sign copies of his new album.
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NewsJohn Lewis to revamp flagship ahead of Olympics
Department store group John Lewis is to invest £8m in revamping its flagship Oxford Street store ahead of the London 2012 Olympics and Queen’s Diamond Jubilee this summer.
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NewsBoots’ new £50m warehouse will enhance online profits
Delivery services to improve after health and beauty giant invests in Burton-on-Trent site.
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NewsTesco boss urged to bring back the ‘personal touch’
Former Tesco chairman Lord MacLaurin has called for his former “Saturday boy” Philip Clarke to focus on staffing levels and service to turnaround the grocer’s fortunes.
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OpinionWe need more women on boards
Jacqueline Gold is the chief executive of Ann Summers. She is responsible for making the Ann Summers family business one of the most profitable private companies in the UK .