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NewsFormer chief exec finds new passion
Terry Green, former chief executive of Tesco Clothing and Bhs, has developed a passion for painting following his departure from the grocery giant.
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OpinionForget trivia, focus on what matters
John Richards is a retail consultant for corporate finance advisor McQueen. Prior to that, he was a leading leading retail equity analyst, working for Deutsche Bank amongst others.
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OpinionCustomers want convenience
Martin Newman has extensive e-commerce experience, having been involved in multichannel retailing for over 25 years. He is the founder and chief executive of Practicology.
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GalleryNew York store design: A year’s a long time in retail
There have been some dramatic changes in Manhattan’s retail landscape over the past 12 months and the visual merchandising bar has been raised yet again. John Ryan reports.
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GalleryVerkkokauppa.com, Helsinki
Verkkokauppa.com is quite a mouthful for those not conversant with Finnish, but this is the name of Finland’s second largest electronics retailer.
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NewsDolcis bought out of administration
The Jacobson Group has bought footwear retailer Dolcis out of administration.
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Opinion
'Shop while you strike' made for 2011’s most popular shopping day
At BT Fresca, we’ve just had a peek at the stats from this year’s online Christmas sales.
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Opinion
Why Tesco is spending millions on its architecture
Tesco chief information officer Mike McNamara announced at last week’s National Retail Federation in New York that Tesco is spending around $100m on its store architecture.
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NewsCo-op Food hires Steve Murrells as chief executive
The Co-operative has made two key appointments, including hiring Steve Murrells as the new chief executive of its food business.
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OpinionThe mobile multiplier
Joanna Perry has been a journalist for more than a decade, specialising in technology, ecommerce and the retail sector.
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NewsMorrisons receives £40m payment to take on Best Buy stores
Morrisons is to be paid £40m to take on the 10 empty Best Buy stores it is converting to Kiddicare.
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NewsStrong online sales drive John Lewis growth
John Lewis sales rose 11.4% last week driven by a “cracking” online performance.
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Drugstore Schlecker to file for insolvency
Drugstore retailer Schlecker is to file for insolvency. The development is not expected to have an immediate impact on the retailer’s staff or result in store closures in the short term.Schlecker failed to secure funds to keep it afloat while restructuring. “Necessary restructuring measures cannot be implemented as quickly as ...
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Home Depot and eBay to extend PayPal trial
Home improvement retailer The Home Depot and eBay will extend their PayPal in-store payment trial service from five stores to 51 in the San Francisco area. Pilot customers can pay for items via their PayPal account at The Home Depot’s point-of-sale systems using either a PIN via their mobile phone ...
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NewsNot a groundbreaking offer
The manager of Sainsbury’s Balham store in London offered shoppers just what they wanted in the middle of one of the warmest winters in recent years: shovels, and lots of them.
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Walmart announces key executive changes
Walmart said that Brian Cornell is stepping down as chief executive of Sam’s Club. Cornell cited personal reasons for the decision to leave. From February 1, he will be replaced by Rosalind Brewer who most recently served as president of the Walmart US east business unit. Walmart disclosed several other ...
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AnalysisRetail 2012
Retail Week reveals the highlights from our latest free-to-subscriber research into forecasts from the UK’s leading retailers. Joanna Perry reports.
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NewsWaitrose and Boots pare back product partnership
Upmarket grocer to phase out health giant’s products and replace with own-brand.
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NewsChristmas updates boost store stocks
As the Christmas trading season drew to an end, retailers of all sorts were in fashion.
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NewsAmazon eyes chilled food offensive
Etail giant Amazon is gearing up to sell chilled foods in a move that would shake up the supermarket industry, sources have told Retail Week.