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AnalysisPop and go
Pop-up shops have become an effective consumer touch-point for brands, a convenient way of filling space and creating a dynamic environment. But is the fizz going out of pop, asks Mark Faithfull
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AnalysisTheo Paphitis
The multimillionaire entrepreneur and TV Dragon is preparing to launch his new lingerie brand next spring. Nicola Harrison finds out what drives him
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AnalysisChristmas vouchers
The festive grab for shopper spend is hotting up, but how are the big grocers trying to outgun each other and are their efforts worth it?
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AnalysisSpaced out
As the big four grocers battle it out in a race for space and online-only specialists increase their virtual capacity, Jennifer Creevy looks at whether returns will end up being hit
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OpinionWe need partnerships, not talking shops
Cracks and leaks are my starting point and no, this isn’t about winter pipework precautions.
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OpinionEntrepreneurs are not villains
The role of business in generating prosperity still isn’t recognised, says Malcolm Walker
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OpinionWill Bolland’s caution be enough for M&S?
Marc Bolland showed when he succeeded Sir Ken Morrison that he knew how to manage a legacy. And while the Dutchman was unmistakably in charge as Marks & Spencer announced its interim results this week, Sir Stuart Rose’s M&S will live on, because Bolland’s eagerly awaited vision wasn’t very radical ...
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OpinionAsos could well defy doubters
Online star Asos not only has fashion to die for, its numbers look pretty stylish too.
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GalleryLiverpool One comes of age
It’s close to two years since the first stores opened in Liverpool One, has it succeeded in becoming a part of the city’s fabric?
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GalleryJack & Jones, Oxford Street
There’s been a bit of a rash of Continental retailers invading these shores of late with many of them being what might be termed Scandi brands.
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NewsFeelunique.com guns for growth in bid to dominate online beauty
Etailer Feelunique.com is gunning to become the “household name for beauty products” as it lays out its growth strategy for the next five years.
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AnalysisOnwards and upwards for the ecommerce market
Online retail sales growth may be slowing, but there is still a whole world of opportunity out there on the web, and retailers willing to embrace it, finds Alison Clements.
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NewsFashion Rocks pushes on with launch
Fashion Rocks, the young fashion retailer to be launched by the founders of USC, is to debut online in January and open its first shop in March.
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NewsLa Senza to widen appeal and target M&S customers
Lingerie chain La Senza is shifting its strategy to directly target older M&S customers in order to grow its market share.
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AnalysisJapan’s Aeon to triple spend on emerging Asian markets
Japan’s second largest retailer Aeon recently announced an ambitious new three-year business plan, in which the company will nearly triple its investment in overseas Asian markets by fiscal 2013.
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AnalysisA lot of hot air?
Many retailers are still struggling with reducing packaging for online orders. Charlotte Hardie puts some big names to the eco delivery test
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OpinionRetail surgery: Some of my employees are nearly 65 and one of them has a very physical job. Given the plans to abolish the default retirement age, what are my options?
Some of my employees are nearly 65 and one of them has a very physical job. Given the plans to abolish the default retirement age, what are my options?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How will the forthcoming VAT increase affect my rent, specifically the Stamp Duty Land Tax liability on my shop leases?
How will the forthcoming VAT increase affect my rent, specifically the Stamp Duty Land Tax liability on my shop leases?