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Opinion
Merry cross-channel Christmas
Many UK retailers are into what will be their first peak trading period delivering true cross-channel services. And by the end of January we should have a better idea of what difference these investments in customer choice have made to their trading.
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NewsComet suffers widening losses
Losses at electrical chain Comet widened in its first half when toughening trading conditions and spending on store refits and rebranding took a toll.
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NewsShop price inflation dips in November as retailers ramp up promotions
Overall shop price inflation fell to 2% in November from 2.2% in October, outlining that retailers are running discounts and promotions in the highly competitive run up to Christmas.
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NewsGame cautious as like-for-likes drop
Game UK & Ireland like-for-likes slumped 12.2% while total sales dropped 14.7% in the 44 weeks to December 4.
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NewsCo-op trials city-centre home shopping service
The Co-operative Group is to trial a home delivery service to shoppers living and working in Manchester city centre.
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Browns of York improves operations through new EPoS and back office system
Browns of York has improved store operations through implementing a new EPoS and back office system.
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NewsMarks & Spencer and Waitrose gain food sales, Nielsen reports
Marks & Spencer and Waitrose both gained food market share their sales value growth has outpaced leading grocers, the latest data from market analyst Nielsen showed.
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NewsHalfords mobile site goes transactional
Halfords has enhanced its mobile site by making it transactional to give customers a better multichannel experience.
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NewsTesco market share up, Morrisons share down
Tesco has increased market share for the first time since May, while Morrisons market share has slipped for the first time since the end of 2007.
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NewsAsda director Doug Gurr to leave in January
Asda executive director Doug Gurr is to leave the business in January.
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NewsJ Crew's Mickey Drexler favoured TPG deal
J Crew chief executive Millard ‘Mickey’ Drexler negotiated the potential sale of the American casualwear business for seven weeks ahead of the announcement of a $3bn (£1.9bn) private equity deal last month.
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NewsKurt Geiger to launch discount website
Premium footwear retailer Kurt Geiger is to launch a discount website early next year in a bid to grow revenues from the channel.
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NewsPhones 4U to double shop-in-shops in Dixons next year
Phones 4U will double its shop-in-shops in Dixons next year.
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NewsWeb sales peak at £831,000 per minute on Mega Monday
A record £831,000 per minute was spent online at peak yesterday on the busiest online shopping day of the year, according to Retail Decisions.
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NewsH Samuel pop-up opens in Westfield
H Samuel opened a pop-up shop in London’s Westfield yesterday, the seventh the jeweller has opened this year.
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NewsHolland & Barrett expands into Cyprus
Holland & Barrett has expanded into Cyprus via a franchise agreement.
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NewsGoogle online bookstore opens in Europe next year
Google will open its online bookstore in Europe next year following its US launch yesterday.
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NewsDolphin owner eyes Bathstore
Dolphin Bathrooms owner Sun European Partners has held early discussions with Bathstore over a potential acquisition of the business.
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NewsShoppers plan to spend more on Christmas meal but rein in spend on presents
Three-quarters of shoppers are planning to spend more or the same on their Christmas meal this festive period compared to last year, according to the latest IGD ShopperTrack.