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AnalysisOnline retail demographics: the law of averages
The average age of internet buyers in Europe is 40. Does this mean multichannel has become truly mass market, and are there still distinctions in the way different groups shop? Joanna Perry investigates
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OpinionUpgrade in store for Ted Baker?
SuperGroup’s £5 a share IPO is good news for founder Julian Dunkerton. It might also be good news for some of the retailer’s fashion peers - in particular Ted Baker.
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OpinionWhy Superdry boss will need 2020 vision
An unscientific survey admittedly, but an analysis of the branded hoodies on a flight back from the French Alps last week revealed that even Abercrombie & Fitch was being left in the wake of Superdry.
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OpinionGreen shoots have many sources
Word is the recession is over - and it’s not coming from stats, but consumers, says Lord Kirkham
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OpinionJustin King and Sir Stuart Rose’s lessons for Marc Bolland
According to Michael Watkins of Harvard Business School, chief executives get just 90 days to prove themselves in a new role. So how should Marc Bollland proceed at M&S?
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GalleryDobbies: From food to fuchsias in Aberdeen
The new-look Dobbies garden centre in Aberdeen is sustainable and modern, with a seamless mixed-product offer.
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GalleryStore of the Week: Banana Republic Regent Street
What is it about animals that makes them immediately acceptable as props in a window display? The answer is that there is probably something of the pet-owner in all of us, and if they are on view in a non-threatening stylised form, then what’s not to like?
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OpinionRetail surgery: I understand the law on temporary workers is changing. How will this affect retailers when it comes to sourcing and treating their staff?
I understand the law on temporary workers is changing. How will this affect retailers when it comes to sourcing and treating their staff?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Is it true that we are no longer going to be able to provide credit at the point of sale in the same way as we have?
Is it true that we are no longer going to be able to provide credit at the point of sale in the same way as we have?
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NewsQD brings in SAP business system to up efficiency
QD Stores Group is implementing a new IT system that will help it stay ahead of rising competition in the value sector as it grows its portfolio.
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Opinion
The UK’s poshest Council House
Everyone always says how ugly Birmingham is but its easy to forget that it has some of the UK’s finest civic architecture, and we were privileged today to hold our future of the high street conference in the splendid Victorian setting of the city’s Council House.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose to stand down from M&S in March 2011
Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose will leave the retailer next March, earlier than he was obliged to.
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OpinionCould Richemont net a winner?
No wonder Richemont is targeting a larger slice of Net-a-Porter — it has been one of the best etail growth stories in a market where its founder Natalie Massenet once faced naysayers who believed luxury fashion would never work online.
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NewsB&Q ramps up its green credentials
B&Q will launch its first eco shop-in-shops at two of its biggest stores tomorrow (Friday).
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NewsCo-op reports bumper profits, lifted by Somerfield acquisition
The Co-operative Group has reported underlying operating profits up 20% to £473m, buoyed by its acquisition of Somerfield.
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NewsPolice launch race probe into Walmart store announcement
Police have launched a race hate investigation after the broadcast of an announcement in a Walmart store ordering black people to get out.
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Opinion
A lesson in Anthropologie
Writing from Virgin Trains’ woeful standard class on my way to Retail Week’s conference on the future of the high street in Birmingham.
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NewsPrivate equity firms confirm interest in DFS
Two private equity firms have reaffirmed their interest in buying sofa retailer DFS and a third is expected to do so, despite doubt about whether a sale will be concluded.
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NewsOcado to float after general election
Home shopping group Ocado has signalled its intention to launch an IPO after the general election.
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NewsEthel Austin closes a further 81 stores after failing to secure buyer
MCR, the administrators of Ethel Austin, will close a further 81 stores after failing to secure a buyer for the value chain.