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Retailer screening leads to decrease in card-not-present fraud
Phone, internet and mail order fraud has fallen by 19% to £266.4m from 2008 to 2009, according to new figures from the UK Cards Association.
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NewsShop vacancies on the rise
Shop vacancies rose in the three months to January 31, with more than one in ten shops on the high street lying empty.
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NewsJohn Lewis commercial director takes on 'bricks and clicks'
John Lewis has charged commercial director Andrea O’Donnell with overseeing retail development, format development and retail implementation at the department store chain.
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NewsRetail sales ahead 2.2% in February
UK retail sales grew 2.2% on a like-for-like basis in February, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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NewsDFS set to be sold within days
Sofa giant DFS is poised to be sold for more than £500m before the end of next week.
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Analysis
Securing payment data: The key to combating card crime
While PCI compliance is vital for beating card payment fraud, end-to-end encryption is the real answer, according to VeriFone marketing director Tony Saunders
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NewsGeorge at Asda launches 100-day returns policy
George at Asda has launched a 100-day returns policy across its entire range, as it seeks to step up the competition on rivals Primark, Tesco and Marks & Spencer.
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NewsN Brown to launch plus-size menswear
N Brown, the internet and home shopping group, is to launch a plus-size menswear brand called Williams & Brown
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NewsBlacks Leisure starts store expansion
Blacks Leisure has begun a store rollout programme which it said is the next phase in the company’s turnaround plan.
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NewsMatalan founder to pay himself £250m dividend
Matalan founder John Hargreaves is set to pay himself a £250m dividend as part of refinancing plans at the value chain.
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NewsGovernment mulls imposing VAT on food
Government could begin charging VAT on food as a means of reducing the national defecit.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership staff to receive 14% bonus
John Lewis Partnership staff are expected to receive around 14% of their annual salary as a bonus as the retailer reveals strong full-year profits.
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NewsIPO to value SuperGroup at £395m
Fashion retailer SuperGroup is expected to reveal this week an IPO share price of 500p, valuing the business at £395m.
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OpinionScandi brands, Scandi bland?
News that Danish fashion chains Vero Moda and Jack & Jones are to open a dual fascia shop on Oxford Street should be greeted as good news by shoppers in search of variety on one of the UK’s leading commercial thoroughfares. Yet it is hard not to stifle a mild yawn.
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NewsVero Moda and Jack & Jones to open on Oxford Street
Danish fashion chains Jack & Jones and Vero Moda will open a new dual fascia shop on Oxford Street.
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NewsAlexon to raise capital to speed recovery
Alexon Group has announced plans to raise £20.3m to accelerate its turnaround plan.
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Opinion
The slightly less private Ryan
Was the Oracle Retail Week Awards last night and I reckon it was the best yet.
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AnalysisMark Price: Leader of the pack
Named Retail Leader of the Year at last night’s Oracle Retail Week Awards, Mark Price has transformed Waitrose.
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NewsBenetton launches interactive catalogue
Italian fashion group Benetton has launched a multimedia element to its worldwide catalogues that will give customers behind-the-scenes access to its new collections.
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NewsRepublic ups online query response rates
Republic’s integration of new online customer service technology has led to 90% of enquiries on Republic.co.uk being dealt with by its automated help section, allowing swifter response rates.