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AnalysisInternational expansion: A world of opportunity for retailers
As UK growth slows talk of overseas expansion is once again high on the retail agenda, but retailers need to pick their international markets with care, finds Liz Morrell
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AnalysisCan Rewe Group continue its scale of sales growth?
German-based retailer Rewe Group passed the €50bn (£41.5bn) sales threshold for the first time last year. Total sales reached €50.91bn (£45.9bn) in the 2009 financial year - 2.7% up on the previous year. The number of stores increased 5% over the same period.Rewe’s sales clearly outperformed the overall market, with ...
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AnalysisSainsbury’s uses its loaf on training with new Bakery College
The grocer’s bakery staff are gaining the specialist skills needed at a new facility, says Joanne Ellul
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AnalysisKingfisher’s French connection
Kingfisher’s French arm has been an unsung hero for the DIY giant, achieving strong results in a tough market. Nicola Harrison reports from Lyon
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OpinionPromises need to be kept
Retailers must deliver on their promises or risk losing customer goodwill, says Simon Burke
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OpinionDo retail leaders need retail experience?
The attack by Sir Ken Morrison on Marc Bolland was interesting for the fact that the life president of Morrisons could not get over his former chief executive not being a retailer, says Moira Benigson
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OpinionBaptism of fire awaits the new grocery chiefs
Falling inflation isn’t the only reason why it feels a golden age of grocery retailing is coming to an end. Three of the big four are either under new chief executives or soon will be.
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OpinionA matter of quality
Quality of management is typically one of the focal points for investors in any business. And in these celebrity-obsessed times, a business version of X Factor is often played out when retail’s big roles are up for grabs
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GalleryAvery Fine Perfumery, Mayfair
Now, the newly launched Avery Fine Perfumery in posh Mayfair adds a new dimension to interactive windows with a shop that provides a “spritz” (their words, not mine) of scent as you pass close to the window.
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GalleryParis fashion: in a league of its own
The World Cup might be in full swing but in Paris ‘le foot’ struggles to be heard above the noise of the fashion crowd. John Ryan reports
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NewsTed Baker targets China and Japan for big roll-out
Quirky fashion retailer Ted Baker is targeting China and Japan as it continues its aggressive international drive.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What will make the biggest difference in improving consumer perceptions of our customer service?
What will make the biggest difference in improving consumer perceptions of our customer service?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Who is responsible for health and safety when we have contractors working in our stores?
Who is responsible for health and safety when we have contractors working in our stores?
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NewsM&S manages to reduce theft for first time in more than a decade
Marks & Spencer cut theft from its stores for the first time in more than a decade last year, in stark contrast to the sector as a whole, which suffered a recession-fuelled crime wave.
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AnalysisEPoS: And your point is?
As retailers seek to improve the experience in their stores, what is most important to them when they are choosing a new EPoS system, asks Joanna Perry
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NewsJJB Sports chairman John Clare to be paid in shares
JJB Sports’ chairman John Clare has shown his confidence in the recovery of the sports chain by taking a share award only for his role at the retailer rather than cash.
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Opinion
Powering ahead
This morning we celebrated the launch of Retail Week’s 2010 Power List with a breakfast addressed by BBC Business Editor Robert Peston.
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NewsRetail sales up 4.4% in May, ONS says
The value of retail sales rose by 4.4% in May, with sales volumes ahead 2.2% on last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).