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NewsFashion Rocks to open at Westfield
Young fashion retailer Fashion Rocks is to open at Westfield Stratford City this September.
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AnalysisTimothy Melgund
Having weathered the collapse of Borders UK, the media-shy Paperchase boss has led from the front and driven the stationery retailer through tricky times. By Nicola Harrison
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AnalysisOnline vs multichannel
Online has been driving the retail narrative for some time, but now the story is moving on as retailers with a blend of web with bricks and mortar look set to have a happy ending
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AnalysisRetailers speak out on UK riots
High profile retailers speak out on the riots and the impact on retail.
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OpinionCrisis of confidence continues
Although the BRC was able to report “modest” retail sales growth in July, there was little for store chiefs’ comfort in the latest data.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I increase our Facebook followers?
How can I increase the number of people following us on Facebook and, more importantly, use the channel to drive in-store footfall and purchases?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do I tighten performance management procedures?
I want to tighten performance management procedures. How can I implement a system that will support the company’s position should we find ourselves in a tribunal?
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OpinionOpen for business
Watching the pockets of trouble break out across London and then England over the past few days has brought home to me the vulnerability of the retail sector in the face of mindless thuggery.
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OpinionRetailers’ spirit will not be crushed by riots
This week’s riots across the UK weren’t just an attack on our cities. They were an attack on retail. Retailers have been in the front line of sickening theft and violence on an industrial scale.
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GalleryGap, Via del Corso, Rome
Gap understands the notion of what makes a flagship to judge from this 14,110 sq ft, two-floor branch that has just opened on Rome’s Via del Corso, one of the Eternal City’s principal shopping streets.
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AnalysisAnn Summers: A rampant rebrand
After a difficult spell Ann Summers has recaptured its mojo with a rebrand. By Gemma Goldfingle
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NewsLush breaches data protection act after security lapse
Cosmetics retailer Lush breached the data protection act after failing to protect customer data for four months, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has said.
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GalleryIn pictures: First look at Next Home and Garden
Next has opened the first of it’s Home and Garden stores in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.
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NewsAdministration looms for Lombok
UPDATED: Furniture chain Lombok has filed an intention to appoint an administrator and is danger of going bust in the next few days.
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NewsHalfords promotes Bill Duffy to head Autocentres
Halfords has promoted Bill Duffy to become chief executive of its Autocentres business.
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NewsGrainger Games hires former HMV commercial director
Grainger Games has hired former HMV commercial director Simon Peck to bolster its management team as it seeks to expand.
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NewsRiot-hit retailers granted business rate relief
Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed a series of concrete measures to help riot-hit retailers, including business rates holidays.
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NewsBRC urges business rate suspension for riot-hit retailers
Industry body the BRC has written to Prime Minister David Cameron asking for a temporary suspension of business rates for riot-hit retailers and other measures to support traders disrupted by this week’s disorder.
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NewsConsumer law changes could damage retailers, warns BRC
Plans for a shake-up of consumer law risk adding complexity to the system for retailers and creating a less business-friendly environment, retailers have been warned.
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NewsRobert Dyas boss to ‘get back to basics’
Robert Dyas’s new boss is to focus on supply chain, cost control and leveraging customer loyalty as the owner of the hardware and homewares chain looks for an exit.