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Sephora receives antitrust clearance
French perfumery chain Sephora has received antitrust clearance to acquire 20% of United Europe Group, the majority owner of the Russian perfumery chain Ile de Beauté.
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Aeon plans China expansion
Japanese retail group Aeon expects to have a minimum of 2,000 stores in China by 2020
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NewsCity takes dim view of retailers’ mixed results
General retailers and grocers alike were down as a wide range of stores reported a mixed trading picture.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse targets tablets in bid for market share
Carphone spies opportunity to ‘tether’ tablets to mobiles in bid to seize share in fast-growing market
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NewsKing blames petrol prices for dip in spending
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King said the consumer environment is the toughest it’s been in his 28-year retail career, and warned that rising petrol prices are “punching a hole in customers’ budgets”
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NewsBird promoted as Wickes restructures
Travis Perkins-owned DIY chain Wickes is to hire a new managing director as incumbent Jeremy Bird is promoted to chairman across the building group’s retail businesses
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NewsMan sets up camp in HMV
At first glance this could be a bored HMV worker wiling his time away in a shop window.
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NewsGame sales decline prompts downgrades from analysts
Analysts slashed profit forecasts for Game this week as the retailer downgraded its revenue guidance in the face of a worse-than-expected decline in the games market
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NewsMajestic maintains its fizz despite flat market
Majestic chief executive Steve Lewis said it was “very much our time” as the wine specialist reported pre-tax profits up 26.6% to £20.3m in the year to March 28.
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NewsTed Baker mulls overseas push after 9% sales rise
Quirky fashion retailer Ted Baker has identified potential to open concessions in up to 40 El Corte Inglés stores after a successful 12-shop trial.
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NewsWaitrose kicks off online marketing campaign
Waitrose has today kicked off a marketing campaign for its online grocery arm as it gears up to take on Ocado within the M25.
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AnalysisMetro dips into Indonesia with cash and carry outlets
Metro Group has announced that it is to open its first cash and carry in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2012, joining forces with Indonesian investment holding Sintesa Group
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AnalysisClick-and-collect
Tesco is planning to accelerate the roll-out of click-and-collect, while fashion retailers are also getting in on the act as its value becomes clear
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AnalysisProfile: New B&Q commercial director Darren Blackhurst
Former Matalan boss Darren Blackhurst has been appointed as the new commerical director at B&Q. Here is Retail Week’s profile of him written in 2011.
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AnalysisSupply chain by sea: embracing the challenges
Waitrose’s first wholly owned stores on the Channel Islands posed their own unique problems, not least supply chain by sea. Jennifer Creevy visited to see how it has embraced the challenges
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AnalysisChina’s recruitment problem
Retail growth in China means finding skilled recruits can be a struggle, says Rebecca Thomson
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OpinionThe new age of own-brand
Retailers can capitalise with own-brand products as customers seek out value, says David Wild
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OpinionRetailers must travel beyond UK for growth
International expansion has traditionally been seen as an opportunity to take advantage of exciting new territories and the growing consumer economies of emerging markets.
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OpinionThe big-box blues
After all the speculation beforehand, Carphone Warehouse gave away little about the future of the fledgling Best Buy big-box business in the UK when it updated on Tuesday
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GalleryRabot Estate, London
Tucked under the arches of London Bridge, in the foodie haven that is Borough Market, is the latest venture by Hotel Chocolat founders Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris: the Rabot Estate store.