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NewsTesco to take on Amazon with online marketplace
Grocer readies attack on etail giants with its own take on an online marketplace
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AnalysisShop Direct’s military manoeuvres
Can going commando deliver cost-effective management training, asks Liz Morrell
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Scope
The inside view from retail human resources manager Craig Rowe
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AnalysisLands' End: Living the American dream
US retailer Lands’ End has come out of the shadows to reveal its expansion plans and a new target customer.
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AnalysisWill the Emerald Isle sparkle again?
With EU pressure to accept a bailout, Ireland’s economy is a mess. Will its retailers recover, asks Charlotte Hardie and Greg Lawless
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AnalysisWill Kernan
The high energy COO has more than made his mark at New Look and remains confident of its future despite a recent drop in like-for-likes.
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AnalysisInternational etail sites
When it comes to expanding online overseas is it better for retailers to launch dedicated websites for each market, or is the expense not worth it?
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AnalysisCasino trumps Tesco to Carrefour’s Thai assets
Casino subsidiary Big C has emerged as the surprise purchaser of Carrefour’s assets in Thailand.
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OpinionCore values are key to business success
It would be heartening to regard the recession as only a harsh phase in the macroeconomic cycle, and one from which we will duly emerge.
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OpinionA man of the people
You can’t treat people in the same way as you would products, says Lord Kirkham
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OpinionRising costs puts focus firmly back on product
UK consumers have never had it so good. In fact, thanks in large part to sourcing from the Far East, we have been in such a long period of deflation that shoppers have got used to a world in which prices fall consistently.
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OpinionSignet is a diamond in the rough
Since it listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2008, Signet - which after its crisis as Ratners in the early 1990s has traditionally kept a low profile - has been a little overlooked in the UK.
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GalleryThe right stuff from White Stuff
White Stuff has opened its biggest store yet, in Edinburgh, bringing an old building to life with cunning visual merchandising and plenty of humour. John Ryan visits
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GalleryCitadium Paris
Read the blurb on the Citadium website and a bold claim is made that this four-floor, circular temple to fashion is (in a loose translation) “more than a shop, Citaduium today is a way of life where shopping is in tune with fashion, music and events”.
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AnalysisWeathering the fashion costs storm
With cost increases across materials, shipping and labour, are rising prices the only way for retailers to protect profit?
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NewsFashion industry charity renamed and rebranded
Fashion industry charity the Textile Industry Children’s Trust has rebranded to The Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust as it launches a new campaign to promote its educational grants for children with special needs.
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NewsMarks & Spencer showcases spring 11 collection
Nostalgic feel Marks & Spencer showcased its spring 11 collection this week, featuring looks inspired by the 1970s such as maxi dresses (pictured) and fashion stories including ‘Coney Island’, featuring nostalgic interpretations of 1950s dresses and ‘Carnival’, incorporating bold prints and bright colours.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Are the sacred cows of retail slowly dropping dead?
Are the sacred cows of retail slowly dropping dead?
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OpinionRetail surgery: What are the key changes that have been made in the updated PCIDSS and PA-DSS standards?
What are the key changes that have been made in the updated PCIDSS and PA-DSS standards?