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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales dip
John Lewis has reported a slight dip in sales for the week ending January 29 and warned that the year ahead will be more “testing”.
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AnalysisMatt Brittin
Sainsbury’s has scored a coup by persuading Google’s UK chief to join its board. Jennifer Creevy profiles ‘the most influential person in the digital world’
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AnalysisFacebook shopping
Asos’s move to make its Facebook page transactional signals exciting opportunities for retailers to leverage their social network ‘fans’ into hard sales
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AnalysisLoyal to the last
Loyalty cards are back in fashion but gaining competitive edge from the rich source of customer data they generate is easier said than done.
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AnalysisKorea’s Lotte is poised to be Asian powerhouse
Those with even a passing interest in the Asian grocery sector cannot have failed to notice the rise in recent years of South Korea’s Lotte Shopping.
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Analysis
What’s it like to work at High & Mighty
The inside view from managing director Gill Politis
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OpinionInflation hides a multitude of sins
“Lies, damned lies and retailers’ Christmas trading statements.” As a retail analyst I always hated January and its seemingly never ending stream of sales updates.
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OpinionThe like-for-like masquerade
A focus on short-term figures simply damages retailers’ prospects in the long run, says Neil Gillis
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OpinionInvestors see value in retail’s ugly ducklings
The City tends to see things in a very black and white way. And if the stock market continues to price established businesses at levels that assume they won’t exist much longer, then eventually someone else is going to see opportunity in them.
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GalleryJoe Fresh, Vancouver
This store’s in Vancouver and is a two-floor, 14,000 sq ft flagship for Joe Fresh, the clothing brand set up by local retail entrepreneur Joe Mimran in 2006 to sit alongside Canadian supermarket Loblaw’s food offer as a shop-in-shop.
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GalleryConcept stores: Let it roll
What happens when a concept store needs to be rolled out and what needs to be done to keep the spirit of the original, asks John Ryan
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NewsAmazon bolsters fashion offer with lingerie launch
Online giant Amazon launched a lingerie range on its UK site last week as it seeks to widen its fashion offer.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What does the end of cheque guarantee cards mean for retailers?
I’ve heard that cheque guarantee cards will cease to exist from June 11. What does this mean for retailers and do I need to prepare for it?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Will the equality act affect my disabled access obligations?
Will the Equality Act 2010 affect my disabled access obligations?
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NewsViscount's son jailed for defrauding Tesco
A viscount’s son has been sent to jail for using his credit card to defraud grocer Tesco out of £355,000 for a music festival.
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NewsRestructing firm buys HPJ Jewellers out of administration
Two newly formed companies backed by restructuring firm Gordon Brothers has bought HPJ Jewellers out of pre-pack administration.
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NewsB&Q signs up Kirstie Allsopp and George Clarke as part of home improvement campaign
DIY giant B&Q has signed up TV property experts Kirstie Allsopp and George Clarke as part of its campaign to make home improvement easier.
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NewsHarrods rolls out UnionPay to pull in Chinese shoppers
Harrods, the iconic department store, is from today accepting domestic Chinese debit and credit card UnionPay in a signal of the growing importance of Chinese shoppers’ spending power to the luxury retail sector.
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NewsGame poaches M&S director Dave Hughes
Game has poached senior Marks & Spencer director Dave Hughes as its chief marketing officer.