More on Me + Em – Page 2603
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OpinionWhy we must get everyone online
Get more people to interact with government online and save billions, says Martha Lane Fox
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OpinionVolatile shoppers show job ahead of David Cameron
Talk to retailers about the market at the moment and there is one word they are using to describe trading, and that’s volatile.
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GallerySussan, Melbourne
It is not often that fashion from Down Under features in these pages, but Australian fashion retailer Sussan opened this flagship store in the refurbished Chadstone Mall in Melbourne earlier this year, following a design created by London consultancy HMKM.
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GalleryShopfitters: doing more for the same
Shopfitters are under the cosh and many have gone under. For those left, there is work, but it is harder to win, says John Ryan
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NewsM and M Direct adds a splash of colour
Etailer M and M Direct is launching a limited edition designer Splashmac collection with the help of celebrity models.
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NewsLiberty signs licensing deal with Italian menswear manufacturer
Liberty of London has signed its first licensing deal, the latest move in the department store’s attempt to become profitable.
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NewsBhs gives concessions to Barratts and Priceless
Bhs is trialling a Barratts and Priceless shoe offer as it starts to implement a brand-led strategy across the Arcadia Group’s department stores.
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OpinionRetail surgery: A customer is pursuing a claim against us after a kettle broke and hot water scalded her. Must we defend the claim, or is the maker responsible?
A customer is pursuing a claim against us after a kettle broke and hot water scalded her. Must we defend the claim, or is the maker responsible?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Have the rules changed again on what Google AdWords we can buy?
Have the rules changed again on what Google AdWords we can buy?
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NewsFaster intranet helps Carphone Warehouse sell
Carphone Warehouse has moved onto a new hosting platform to help speed up its in-store internet connectivity, allowing better product demonstrations to customers and improved staff training.
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A&P posts Q4 loss of £113m
Tengelmann-controlled A&P has announced its fourth-quarter and full-year results for the 12 and 52 weeks ended February 27, 2010.Fourth-quarter net loss was $171.4m (£113.85m), up 53% compared with the net loss of $112.1m (£74.46m) a year earlier. Overall sales fell 12.9% to $2bn (£1.33bn), while like-for-like sales were down 4.8%. ...
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Delhaize Q1 revenue up 1.7%
Delhaize Group posted 1.7% revenue growth In the first quarter of 2010 at identical exchange rates.At actual exchange rates, revenue decreased 2.3% to e4.97 bn (£4.48bn), due to the weakening of the US dollar by 5.8% against the euro compared with the first quarter of 2009. Organic revenue growth was ...
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NewsEconomists expect new government to push up VAT
Top economists are expecting the new coalition government to raise VAT to 20% to help plug the gaping budget deficit.
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NewsBaugur boss Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson accused of ‘looting’ Icelandic bank
Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, the owner of the now defunct Icelandic investment vehicle Baugur, has been accused of spearheading the $2bn (£1.3bn) “looting” of Icelandic bank Glitnir before its collapse in October 2008.
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NewsTesco loses to Sainsbury's in planning row
Tesco has lost out to Sainsbury’s in a ten-year planning row in Wolverhampton.
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Bim Q1 proftis up 20%
Hard discount retailer Bim reported that its net profit rose 20% in the first quarter of 2010, up to TRL66m (£28.5m), and is on track to beat its 2010 profit and turnover targets. Sales climbed 29% to TRL1.58bn (£682.69m).
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Big W launches online
Woolworths’ discount department store, Big W, has launched an online store, allowing web-based shoppers access to more than 4,000 items from its range, including 600 items that are not available in-store.
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NewsClinton Cards like-for-likes dip
Clinton Cards has reported like-for-like sales excluding VAT were 1.7% lower in the 13 weeks to May 13 than the same period the previous year.