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OpinionTime for Argos to help itself
What has almost 1,000 pages and sells everything from air beds to yoga mats? It’s not Argos’s latest big book, but Tesco’s.
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OpinionTesco brings drive-though shopping across the Pond
Tesco’s drive-through shopping service comes as no surprise - Tesco is a great innovator (or very good at borrowing ideas from elsewhere) and we as a nation are following our chums across the Atlantic in expressing a liking for doing things in our cars.
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GalleryMaking sense of in-store imaging
There are more ways than ever of communicating visually with your customer, but does it all add up to a better store? John Ryan reports
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GalleryTemma Cologne
Temma, in the southern part of Cologne, is the kind of food shop rarely encountered this side of the Channel.
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AnalysisMamas & Papas: A family affair
As it prepares to celebrate its 30th birthday, Mamas & Papas is looking beyond the UK while staying true to its family roots.
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AnalysisHow the plus-size market is becoming a big deal
With mainstream retailers targeting plus-size and specialists ramping up their offers, how is this expanding market best exploited, asks Joanne Ellul
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NewsGeorge at Asda teams up with tailor for designer collection
Savile Row-inspired offer marks brand’s decision to switch from disposable fashion to quality clothing
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NewsKate Moss’s last Topshop collection
Topshop has confirmed its next Kate Moss collection will be its last with the supermodel.
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AnalysisCarrier bag usage
UK retailers are succeeding on their own initiative in reducing carrier bag usage, so why is compulsory legislation needed to ban them?
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OpinionRetail surgery: We spend a lot of money on shopfits. How can we ensure that stores are designed so that we get a good return on this investment?
We spend a lot of money on shopfits. How can we ensure that stores are designed so that we get a good return on this investment?
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OpinionRetail surgery: What are the implications of the VAT rise on the taxes we pay on our shop leases?
What are the implications of the VAT rise on the taxes we pay on our shop leases?
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AnalysisRetail technology roundtable: Spend and save
Despite their budgets remaining depressed, the IT directors who joined Retail Week and BT Expedite to discuss their plans were upbeat on what can be achieved, found Joanna Perry
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QVC to open New York pop-up store
TV shopping channel QVC is to open its first ever pop-up store in New York during fashion event Fashion’s Night Out. The store will open at 6pm on September 10 in the Rockefeller Center and will also broadcast live on TV on September 11 and 15.
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Meijer launches product locator app
Meijer has launched a product locator app called Find-it, built upon Point Inside’s mobile destination content platform. Shoppers will be able to see the location of more than 100,000 items in a Meijer store using their smartphones, eliminating the need to ask store employees where to find particular items. The ...
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Mercator sales up 3.2%
Mercator has reported sales of 1.33bn (£1.10bn), up 3.2% year-on-year.Its profit increased 57% to 18m (£14.7m). Mercator has invested about 45m (£37m) in the first half of the year, mainly in developing its retail network.
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Massmart like-for-likes up 2.6%
Retailer Massmart has published its full-year results to June 27. Group net sales amounted to R47.5bn (£4.2bn), representing growth of 10% year-on-year. Like-for-like sales increased by 2.6%.
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Shoprite full-year profits up 18.7%
Shoprite has revealed its full-year results to June, saying that group-wide sales increased 13.6% to R67.4bn (£5.9bn). Trading profit was also up 18.7% to R3.5bn (£308.2m).
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Magnit revenue up 31.84%
Food retailer Magnit has reported revenue grew 31.84% year-on-year to RUB103.66bn (£2.2bn). The growth was underlined by new store openings as well as like-for-like sales growth of 4.93%. Magnit’s hypermarkets outperformed supermarkets and neighbourhood stores, showing like-for-like sales growth of 14.16%.
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Matahari H1 sales reach £200m
Matahari has recorded total gross sales of IDR3.18trn (£200m) in its first-half, with operating income and net earnings reaching IDR391bn (£300,000).This solid sales performance is supported by 8.3% like-for-like sales growth from its department store business last year.
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Rewe sees potential for 150 Billa Box stores
Rewe Group chief executive Frank Hensel sees potential for up to 150 Billa Box convenience stores, Hensel has told Austrian daily Kurier. The first Billa Box pilot was launched last year in central Vienna, trading from 1,600 sq ft.