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NewsManagement buys 144-store newsagent Rippleglen
Confectionery, tobacco and news business Rippleglen has been sold to its management, backed by Lloyds TSB, for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsTom Singh lures Horspool back to New Look
Barbara Horspool, New Look’s group design director who quit last month ahead of a spectacular shake-up of personnel at the value chain, has been persuaded to stay at the business in an elevated role by chairman and founder Tom Singh.
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NewsRampant Sporting opens first store
Sports heritage brand Rampant Sporting opened its first store this week with plans for further expansion.
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NewsHolland & Barrett pilots loyalty scheme
Health food retailer Holland & Barrett is piloting a customer loyalty programme.
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NewsMatalan to appoint former Asda director Blackhurst as chief executive
Matalan is poised to appoint former Asda executive Darren Blackhurst as its new chief executive.
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NewsOcado appoints eBay Europe boss to board
Online grocer Ocado has appointed an eBay boss to its board as a non-executive director.
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AnalysisWorking their way up
Government plans for more work placements will help retailers to recruit, finds Joanne Ellul
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AnalysisA return to park life
Retail parks were early victims of the recession with vacancy rates rising to nearly 12% in 2009, but the market is making a comeback. Mark Faithfull finds out why and takes a look at which retailers are driving the renewed the activity in the out-of-town world
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OpinionWhy long-haul can be too short-term
There is an increasing trend for retailers to move sourcing closer to home.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can we compete with retailers that run more promotions than we do?
How can we effectively compete with retailers that run double the number of in-store promotions that we do?
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NewsRetailers suffer worst monthly sales fall since 1995
Retail sales collapsed in March, when the stores sector suffered the worst plunge in 16 years.
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OpinionRetail surgery: If customer data is lost by another company can we make an insurance claim?
Another company processes all our credit card transactions. If customer data is lost or stolen, can we make a claim against their, or our, insurance policy?
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AnalysisWhere next for the sons of Woolworths?
Last week ‘son of Woolworths’ Alworths went into administration after weeks of uncertainty. Does its collapse prove right those who said the variety store format is dead? Rebecca Thomson investigates
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AnalysisStephen Craig
He’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but the All Saints boss is not concerned with making friends. As Jessica Brown reports, his aim is to ‘do a Burberry’ with the high street retailer
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Opinion
Amazon Checkout
Launched last week, Checkout by Amazon allows the etailer’s customers to make purchases on another retailer’s website using the delivery addresses and payment information stored in their Amazon account.
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AnalysisConsumer Rights Directive changes
The European Parliament has recently approved an amended Consumer Rights Directive that means online retailers will face extra costs for returns
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OpinionSelf-help is the key to success
Tough times demand that retailers must innovate to generate growth, says Ian Cheshire