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AnalysisSteve Johnson
Never afraid of a challenge, the new Dreams chairman is well equipped to take on the difficult big-ticket sector. Nicola Harrison reports
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AnalysisSainsbury’s and Jamie Oliver
The grocer and the celebrity chef are to part company, but how will Sainsbury’s maintain its successful advertising?
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AnalysisDunstone’s dream comes of age
21 years after its first store opened, Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone last week returned to where it began. Tim Danaher meets him
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OpinionInvest in people and get a dog
As the demise of the News of the World shows, nothing is forever, says Lord Kirkham
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OpinionThe party is over for the supermarkets
The past five years have been a story of almost unbroken growth for the big four supermarkets. Since the mid-decade recoveries at Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons, general retailers have looked on in envy as the grocers appeared immune to fluctuations in the economy, while everything new that they tried seemed ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is using Groupon a short-term gain?
I’m interested in getting involved with Groupon but concerned about the impact on the growth of our online business. Is it largely a short-term gain?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do I get the maximum benefit from increased affiliation with voucher code sites?
I want to increase the amount of work we do with voucher code sites, but how I can ensure we get maximum benefit from increased affiliation?
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OpinionBack to base camp for Blacks
Almost four years after Neil Gillis took over as chief executive, the bulk of his turnaround ambition for Blacks remains just that.
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NewsJoules chairman scales backs her role
Louise Barnes has scaled back her duties as chairman of lifestyle fashion retailer Joules to devote more time to Fenn Wright Manson, the womenswear retailer that she chairs.
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NewsMothercare migrates away from Amazon to revamp its website
Mothercare is to abandon the Amazon ecommerce platform it uses, leaving the online giant with no big UK retailer customers for its third-party services after 2013.
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Investor buys struggling outdoor retailer Yeomans
Specialist investor Jason Granite has bought 90-store outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Yeomans on undisclosed terms.
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NewsSuperquinn boss exits days after Musgrave take over
The chief executive of Superquinn, the Irish grocer that was bought out of receivership by rival Musgrave on Tuesday, has left the business.
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NewsJune sales rise despite drop in food spending
Retail sales values in June rose by 4% compared with the previous year and volume sales showed a marginal increase as food sales had its largest fall on record.
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NewsZara unveils new store design
Fast fashion chain Zara is to unveil an “exciting and experiential” new store design in Westfield Stratford City in September.
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NewsIT investment hits Evans bottom line
Evans Cycles pre-tax profit slumped from £4m to £941,000 in the year to October 30.
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NewsMusgrave saves Irish grocer Superquinn
Musgrave Group will be catapulted into top spot in the Irish grocery market following its acquisition of Superquinn this week.
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NewsWorldStores to create umbrella brand
WorldStores, operator of niche websites such as PatioHeatersWorld.co.uk and MattressesWorld.co.uk, is to develop an umbrella brand following an £8.5m venture capital cash injection.
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NewsAsos drives global sales with further overseas site launches
Asos will launch its next tranche of international websites in September as it seeks to further drive overseas sales.
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NewsPerfume Shop launches loyalty card scheme
The Perfume Shop is to go live with its loyalty scheme in September and hopes at least half of its 5 million existing customers will have signed up within four years.
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NewsAllders goes national again with website
Department store Allders launched a transactional website this week, which chief executive Andrew MacKenzie said could turn over more than its high street store in the next three years.