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OpinionJohn Thurso: The Liberal Democrat retail plan
We will only get an economy that works for everybody if we guarantee fiscal responsibility, restructure our banking system and provide a boost to jobs and incomes, says Liberal Democrat Business Spokesman John Thurso
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GalleryA tour of Berlin’s world of retail
Berlin has become a hotbed of retail innovation and home to some of Europe’s best retailing. John Ryan takes a walk around the stores that are raising the bar with quirky design features
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GalleryChurch’s, Westfield London
Buy a pair of Church’s shoes and the expectation is you will probably be wearing the same footwear as you are eased into your coffin. These are products intended to last as long as the wearer and the few stores there are, 12 in total, seem designed to reflect the ...
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NewsH&M makes sustainable cotton pledge for 2020
Fashion giant H&M has committed to source all cotton from sustainable sources by 2020 at the latest.
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OpinionRetail surgery: What should we do to maximise customer service and loyalty when customers expect to be worse off after the election?
What should we do to maximise customer service and loyalty when customers expect to be worse off after the election?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Our estimates of the number of customers who shop across more than one channel are much lower than our competitors’. Why is this?
Our estimates of the number of customers who shop across more than one channel are much lower than our competitors’. Why is this?
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AnalysisNew print technologies drive checkout changes
The introduction of thermal receipt printers brought speed and reliability to checkouts - now they have advanced to offer eco-friendly, security and promotional benefits too
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NewsNew EPoS system cuts downtime at SuperGroup
SuperGroup is implementing a new EPoS System across its 42 UK stores, which will aid with its ambitious growth plans.
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NewsBest Buy promises opening weekend bonanza
US electricals giant Best Buy opens its doors to the public for the first time on Friday and will mark the occasion with four days of activities over the May Bank Holiday weekend.
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OpinionYoung guns
Young fashion is continuing to shine as one of the best growth areas in retail, with sales still growing for many players and the float of SuperGroup, and now potential sale of Republic, two great retail success stories highlighting investment appetite for such businesses.
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NewsSainsbury’s revamps tills to reduce queuing times
Sainsbury’s has invested in “cutting edge” technology to improve its self-service and manned tills, which it said will reduce customer queuing time by 500,000 hours a year.
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NewsHobbyCraft sold to Bridgepoint Capital
HobbyCraft has been sold in a management buyout backed by private equity firm Bridgepoint Capital, as predicted by Retail Week last week.
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NewsPositive sales for PPR in first quarter
French retail group PPR reported a positive first quarter with sales up 1.3% on a like-for-like basis to €4.1bn (£3.56bn) in the first quarter of the year.
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NewsWalmart is world’s most valuable retail brand
Walmart tops a list of ten retailers found to be among the world’s 100 most valuable brands, according to research commissioned by WPP.
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NewsHMV Group Q4 like-for-likes slump 13.2%
HMV Group has reported difficult fourth quarter with like-for-likes slumping 13.2% but said its full year pre-tax profits will meet City expectations.
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JC Penney aims for £14.2bn sales by 2014
JC Penney has set new, five-year operational and financial targets to reflect a focus on driving profitable, top-line growth and expanding market share.By the end of its 2014 financial year, the retailer is aiming to increase total sales by more than $5bn (£3.1bn) to reach about $23bn (£14.2 bn).In the ...
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SuperValu sales down 8.9%
Grocery retailer SuperValu posted an 8.9% net sales decline to $40.6bn (£26bn) in the year ended February 27.Same-store sales declined 5.1%. However, net income rocketed to $393m (£252m) compared with a $2.9 bn (£1.6bn) loss last year.SuperValu chief executive and president Craig Herkert said the retailer expects net sales to ...
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D&S rolls out 600 new private-label products
Walmart’s Chilean division D&S has rolled out more than 600 new and reformulated private-label products, including the debut of Walmart’s Great Value private-label range in the country.According to D&S, the Walmart private-label range has been imported “to have a better range of products at a great price” in the food ...
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Pick ’n’ Pay sales up 9.8%
South Africa’s second largest grocery retailer Pick ‘n Pay reported sales growth of 9.8% to ZAR54.7bn (£4.2bn) in its financial year ended February 28.Trading profit for the year slid 2.5% to ZAR1.65bn (£145.5m), as margins were undermined by price cuts in basic foods. The retailer reported double-digit growth in fresh ...