More on Me + Em – Page 2452
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NewsJJB holds onto support of key supplier Nike
Struggling retailer JJB Sports is holding onto the support of key suppliers despite its difficulties.
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AnalysisWalmart to take Latin American lessons to Asia
In China, Walmart is launching compact hypermarkets as it aims to profitably penetrate the market, reaching more consumers in both rural and urban environments.
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Massmart launches website for extended food offer
In the run-up to its expected acquisition by Walmart, South African retailer Massmart has launched a dedicated website for the extended food offer that has recently been piloted at a Game variety store in Cape Town. The site - at Foodco.co.za - describes Foodco as “a supermarket inside Game that ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: Affiliate marketing is dominated by voucher code and cashback sites. How can I drive sales without constant discounting?
Affiliate marketing is dominated by voucher code and cashback sites. How can I drive sales without constant discounting?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Will Lord Young’s recent recommendations on health and safety change my duties as an employer in a national retail chain?
Will Lord Young’s recent recommendations on health and safety change my duties as an employer in a national retail chain?
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NewsWoolworths.co.uk launches largest ever 'pass the parcel'
Woolworths.co.uk has launched a Guinness World Record attempt for the largest ever ‘pass the parcel’.
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NewsRetailers hit as online payment service fails
Christmas trading at a raft of online retailers including Lovefilm.com and Sportsdirect.com was affected after online payments service provider Sage Pay experienced technical problems on Monday night.
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Ikea United Arab Emirates flagship to open in 2012
Ikea’s United Arab Emirates flagship at Yas Marina is set to open in February 2012 and management expects to welcome 1.3 million visitors in the first year, it has been reported. The 355,220 sq ft store is more than three times the size of the Abu Dhabi Marina Mall store ...
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NewsJohn Lewis sales up 8% as snow begins to clear
Department store John Lewis sales grew 8% in the four days to the end of Wednesday December 8.
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NewsTesco hit with complaints over voucher redemption
Tesco has been swamped with complaints over the way it has handled its Big Christmas Exchange Voucher campaign redemption.
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NewsPark Group returns to profit as half year sales soar 49%
Voucher and Christmas savings specialists Park Group returned to profit and experienced a 49% jump in half-year sales as its corporate and Christmas savings businesses soared.
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NewsMoss Bros confident as like-for-likes rise
Like-for-like sales at menswear group Moss Bros rose by 8.3% in the 18 weeks to December 4.
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NewsMasterCard admits cyber-attack service disruption, Visa also targeted
MasterCard has acknowledged interruption of its payment services after it was hacked yesterday, while Visa became the latest payment service to be attacked by cyber-raiders overnight.
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NewsMulberry interim profits soar
Luxury brand and retailer Mulberry has posted a 207% surge in first-half pre-tax profits to £4.7m on sales up 38% and full year earnings are expected to beat market expectations.
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NewsHMV like-for-likes slump 16%, and losses at the group widen
HMV UK & Ireland like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks to October 23 have slumped 16.1%, and losses have widened across the group.
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NewsMothercare doubles international sales target to £1bn by 2014
Maternity specialist Mothercare has revealed ambitious new international targets as it shows off its Indian business to investors.
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NewsHackers say Amazon targeted this afternoon in WikiLeaks row
Pro-WikiLeaks hackers have said that they are launching a cyber-attack on Amazon.com this afternoon because of the etailer’s refusal to host the whistleblower website on its servers.
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NewsPayment disruption fears as Mastercard targeted by hackers over WikiLeaks stance
Mastercard payments may have been affected after its website was hacked earlier today.
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GalleryThe Conran Shop, London
At this time of year for retailers there is only one objective: sell, sell, sell (at an appropriate margin naturally), while for shoppers it’s a case of buy, buy, buy (at the lowest possible mark-up, of course).