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NewsNext and John Lewis ramp up campaigns
Next and John Lewis will today launch major TV campaigns as they seek to further push their points of difference to customers.
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NewsGame suffers body blow as two top chiefs exit amid results woe
Game was dealt a blow this week with the exit of its two most senior executives as it revealed a sharp fall in full-year profits and turnover and plans to close more than 100 stores.
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NewsBeales kicks off stores drive with new format
Department store group Beales has opened a standalone menswear shop at Fareham in Hampshire.
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NewsRivals dent Maplin’s multichannel sales
Electricals retailer Maplin suffered a sharp fall in multichannel sales last year, in stark contrast to its rivals.
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NewsClarks says upbeat trade signals end of recession
Clarks chief executive Peter Bolliger is optimistic that trading conditions are improving at home and abroad following the downturn.
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NewsJudith McKenna will not run for Asda chief executive role
Asda chief financial officer Judith McKenna is understood to have ruled herself out of the running for the top job at the retailer.
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NewsTesco ‘back in the lead’
Leahy laughs off Asda’s non-food ambitions as Tesco posts strong year’s sales and record profits
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NewsBest Buy revs up to sell electric cars in the UK
Best Buy will turbocharge its UK debut next Friday with the inclusion of electric cars on the sales floor.
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DataICM Poll: The influence of ethical retail practices
In an exclusive poll for Retail Week, ICM Research interviewed a random selection of 2,045 adults aged 18 and over between April 9 and 11, 2010 about retailers’ ethical processes.
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Analysis
A helping hand
Supporting a charity is not just about giving something back, it can benefit staff
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AnalysisNick Worthington: Dreams’ driven chief executive
He may not have the profile of the retailer’s flamboyant founder Mike Clare, but Dreams’ chief executive has continued its strong growth despite the recession
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NewsAll Saints secures extra funding on strong results
Fashion retailer All Saints almost doubled EBITDA to £23.6m last year, helping it secure further investment from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets to ramp up overseas expansion.
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OpinionTesco primed for economic recovery
Sir Terry Leahy may be many things, but you won’t often hear him accused of being a ray of sunshine. So when you hear him speaking as positively as he was this week about how UK consumers have left the recession well and truly behind them, you know he is ...
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OpinionUK sees eruptions of optimism
The recent spate of sunny weather has brought not just an uplift in spring 10 sales but also a renewed sense of optimism. Results from some of the leading fashion firms seem to suggest we are over the worst.
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OpinionBalance is key for Thorntons
Thorntons may not be the biggest retailer, but some of the trading trends it reported on Tuesday will be front of mind for retailers more widely.
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GallerySainsbury’s Dursley: The new green norm
Eco-stores may be old hat, but Sainsbury’s latest in Dursley shows green thinking can play a part in a regular store. John Ryan reports
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GalleryThe Conran Shop, Westfield London
Pop-up shops are in danger of becoming a little bit of last year’s news, given the seeming propensity of almost every retailer to jump on this particular bandwagon.
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AnalysisThe green team
The UK’s biggest retailers are casting their nets ever wider when it comes to taking responsibility for sustainability initiatives. How exactly are they raising their green game
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World Retail Congress to be rescheduled
World Retail Congress, organised by Retail Week’s parent company Emap and due to be held in Berlin this year, has been postponed due to the chaos to air travel caused by last week’s volcanic eruption in Iceland.