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NewsDobbies recruits operations director
Tesco-owned garden centre group Dobbies has hired Michael Hughes, former general manager of operations for Australian grocer Coles, to help drive its business.
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AnalysisMichael Sharp
After almost 15 years at Debenhams the new chief executive is well placed to pick up where Rob Templeman left off. George MacDonald reports
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AnalysisExiting international markets
Tesco’s retreat from Japan is further evidence of how hard it is to grow businesses in the country
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AnalysisNext sows new seeds of growth
Its foray into diversification may have faltered in the 1980s, but Next’s latest move into garden and home may be on the money. By Gemma Goldfingle
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AnalysisThe Oxford Summer School: A week immersed in retail
The Oxford Summer School is a once-in-a-career experience, says Tim Danaher
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GalleryIn pictures: Retail Week Rising Stars Awards 2011
Last night’s Retail Week Rising Stars awards showcased the brightest and best of upcoming talent in the industry.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I protect my business against late payments?
I’m finding that many of our bills are being paid up to a month late. How can I protect my business against late payments?
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OpinionRetail excellence will make all the difference
The 0.6% like-for-like sales decline recorded by the BRC this week was reassuringly not too bad.
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OpinionKingfisher turns the page
The collapses of furniture retailers such as Floors2Go in the last month served to show that the furniture and home sectors are in a run-down state – a verdict reinforced by the BRC retail sales data this week.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What must be removed from premises to give vacant possession?
We have served a notice to terminate a lease. What do I have to remove from the premises in order to give vacant possession?
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GalleryReinventing Waitrose
Almost four months, £15m of capital expenditure and a lot of hard work later, the refurbishment of Waitrose’s Canary Wharf flagship is complete. John Ryan visited before the grand reopening
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GalleryThe Museum of Everything, Selfridges, London
This is a first for Selfridges – store windows that contain no product.
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NewsNew Look to streamline its store portfolio after review
Fast-fashion retailer to ‘hone’ estate by closing 10% of its stores and bringing in new concessions
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NewsSweden’s Monki vies for a London flagship
Quirky H&M-owned girls’ clothing specialist Monki is on the hunt for a London flagship following its entry into the UK last week with its Selfridges concession.
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NewsKew unveils store revamp
Jigsaw sister brand Kew 159 has unveiled the first of its revamped stores under its new fascia in London’s Kensington High Street.
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NewsAurora gets closer to self-checkout as it trials mobile payment in shops
Aurora Fashions is trialling mobile payment in eight shops in a move towards potentially offering self-checkout.
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NewsMorrisons to combine store trials in two test shops
Morrisons is to combine the trials it is running on fresh food and space allocation at stores in St Albans and Wrexham.
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GalleryIn pictures: The Retail Week Supply Chain Awards
Judged by the industry’s leading experts, these new awards are dedicated to the retail supply chain network, but who was nominated and which companies snagged the top prizes?