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NewsMorrisons to open first of c-store chain
Grocer Morrisons is due to open the first of a chain of convenience stores in the affluent Yorkshire town of Ilkley today.
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NewsEnd of an era at Clinton
Troubled retailer mulls appointing outsider as managing director after decades of being family run
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NewsTechnology products key as HMV sets sights on recovery
Analysts remained bearish on HMV after the entertainment group revealed full-year profits had slumped and set out recovery plans
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NewsN Brown grows sales, but margins at risk
N Brown’s margins may slip further as the home shopping group deploys promotions to drive sales, analysts believe.
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NewsNext hangs up on call centre business for £65m
Fashion group Next’s sale of its third-party customer service business Ventura was welcomed by analysts
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NewsSteady profits rise for Jacques Vert
AIM-listed womenswear retailer Jacques Vert managed a 3.1% increase in full-year pre-tax profits to £5.3m despite turbulent trading conditions.
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NewsRetail climbs but fails to match the market
Food and general retailers alike climbed over the week but failed to match the rise clocked up by the market overall.
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NewsWaterstone’s borrows its latest idea
Waterstone’s sales performance has been none too spectacular, but will marketing like this be helping?
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NewsHomebase interested in failed Moben and Dolphin
Homebase is mulling acquiring some of the Homeform brands that collapsed into administration on Wednesday.
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NewsIn focus: French Connection
French Connection is restructuring and Retail Week Knowledge Bank’s profile update analyses its progress.
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AnalysisBattle for Brazil heats up with Carrefour merger
Carrefour’s board has signed off on a plan to merge its Brazilian assets with the local grocery market leader Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA), in which its French rival Casino Group has a minority stake.
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AnalysisEdinburgh Woollen Mill
The unassuming woollens and knitwear retailer recently caught the headlines by snapping up the Jane Norman brand, but its history shows it is no stranger to acquisitions
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Countrywide
The inside view from head of HR and training Michelle O’Connor
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AnalysisPaul McGowan
The Hilco boss has an uneviable reputation as the ‘undertaker’ of the high street, but the bad press is only one side of the story. Nicola Harrison reports
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OpinionCompetition system needs flexibility
The OFT needs to be allowed to take a broader view when making decisions, says Ian Cheshire
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OpinionYouth of today will still want stores tomorrow
Understanding how customers behave today is vital for retailers
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OpinionM&S cruising?
Marks & Spencer’s army of private shareholders will descend on the Royal Festival Hall on Wednesday for the usual beanfeast.
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GalleryTsvetnoy Central Market, Moscow
There aren’t many opportunities to build a department store from the ground up these days.