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OpinionA new normal required
No sanctuary should be given to those who make it their business to ignite buildings, loot retailers and shock communities.
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NewsDistress specialists exit battle to buy Comet
Distress specialist bidders are understood to have exited the battle to buy struggling electrical firm Comet.
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Opinion
Retail and rioting
If retailers don’t get more protection from marauding gangs, who could blame them for quitting our inner cities?
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Grocery retailer Casino announces sales growth
Grocery retailer Casino has announced its second-quarter and half-year results for 2011. The retailer reported that consolidated net sales for the quarter rose by 18.8% to E8.3bn (£7.2bn) – a 4.7% rise achieved in the first quarter.The growth reflected the consolidation of the Casas Bahia electronics chain in Brazil within ...
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Delhaize Group completes acquisition of Delta M
Delhaize Group has completed the acquisition of Serbian retail group Delta M. Delhaize said that over the next several quarters it will focus on the development of strategic plans for pricing, branding, as well as format management to ensure growth in the region.The retailer’s target is the generation of more ...
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Aldi Süd adds leading brands to product ranges
Hard discounter Aldi Süd has added a number of leading manufacturer brands to its private label dominated product ranges in Hungary.New products comprise soft drinks from Coca Cola, a baking product from Dr Oetker and Nutella hazelnut spread.Aldi Süd extended the brand offer in Hungary six months ago, including Heineken’s ...
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NewsThis Asda be a joke
Everyone in business needs to take the new Bribery Act seriously, but it comes as no surprise that it’s an American-owned retailer which has taken it one step further.
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OpinionIn-store shopping experience needs attention
In 1990 I started my first job, as a Saturday girl in Adams Childrenswear.
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GallerySuper fashion in supermarkets?
As Waitrose gets ready to sell clothing, how do the big supermarkets deal with the matter of selling fashion? John Ryan travels to Milton Keynes to find out
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Opinion
Trouble in store
With global economic turmoil back on the agenda, retailers are going to be taking a closer look at their store bases
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NewsFootfall declines in July
Shopper traffic fell 2.2% year-on-year in July, Experian’s Retail Footfall Index showed.
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NewsCredit insurers pay out to Superquinn suppliers
Suppliers to Superquinn who lost out when it was placed in receivership last month are set to be recoup monies from credit insurance policies.
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NewsTesco beefs up clothing team
Tesco has promoted UK buying director for clothing Jan Marchant to a European role and drafted in former Marks & Spencer director Bernadette Lusher to bolster its fashion team.
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NewsWeekly sales 'slack' at John Lewis, but first-half ends well
Sales growth at department store chain John Lewis slackened last week as the good weather put consumers off visiting stores, but the retailer said it has had a good first-half.
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Pick n Pay extends sale deadline by two months
South African retailer Pick n Pay has extended the deadline for the sale of its supermarket banner Franklins to Australia’s third-largest grocer, Metcash, by two months.The sale has been opposed by the the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission due to concerns it would lessen competition in Franklins’ operating region.
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Grocer Coles reports fourth quarter sales increase
Grocer Coles reported fourth quarter sales of Aus$6.2bn (£413.6bn), up 5.2% like-for-like. Store development and operations director Stuart Machin said continued rises in the cost of living have made customers watch how they spend their money more closely. “Our lower prices and our ‘down down’ campaign has been well received ...
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NewsHouse of Fraser to open new format click-and-collect store
House of Fraser is to open a new format click-and-collect store in Aberdeen next month.
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AnalysisIn-store events in a digital world
In-store events are a good way to draw the crowds. But in today’s digital world, have customers’ expectations of these footfall-driving extravaganzas changed? Alison Clements reports
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Bharti Walmart embarks on first major investment
Bharti Walmart, an equal joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and Walmart, is the first major investment made by the partners together.The partners have issued 120 million new shares from unissued share capital with a face value of INR10 (£130,000) each. Walmart will purchase 60 million shares for INR600m (£8.2m) through ...
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NewsHoF clicks into a new gear
Department store group to take multichannel leap with new format click-and-collect store in Aberdeen