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NewsRWC2010: Multichannel retailers debate future role of catalogues
N Brown chief executive Alan White has said the ultimate goal for multichannel retailers is to ditch catalogues and concentrate on digital sales.
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NewsRWC2010: Ebay to launch specialist fashion channel
Ebay is to launch a specialist fashion section within the next two months, the online giant’s UK managing director has revealed at the Retail Week Conference.
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NewsSouth African president to tour Sainsbury’s
The South African president has asked for a tour of Sainsbury’s – the first time a visiting head of state has requested an official tour of a British supermarket.
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NewsAsda in pledge to end unfair treatment of temporary workers
Asda has teamed up with union Unite to launch an initiative to end discrimination and unfair treatment across the supermarket’s 29 meat and poultry suppliers.
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NewsRWC2010: Reformatted DSGi stores are best performing stores in group
DGSi’s new reformatted stores are the best performing in the group and its latest £5m advertising campaign has helped drive sales, chief executive John Browett has revealed.
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NewsRWC2010: Retail poised for period of M&A activity, says Debenhams chief
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman has said the sector is poised for a period of mergers and acquisitions as the recovery gains momentum.
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RWC2010: Retailers call for landlords to contribute to BIDs
Retailers have called for landlords to contribute to Business Improvement Districts, a key plank of Retail Week manifesto for the High Street.
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NewsKim Winser appointed chairman of Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur, the luxury lingerie chain, has appointed former Aquascutum chief executive Kim Winser as chairman.
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RWC2010: Small tweaks essential to maintain in-store excitement
Change windows frequently and ensure that you give shoppers a reason to come back. That was the advice given by Gary Temprell, retail director at The White Company and Beverley Aspinall, managing director of Fortnum & Mason at the Retail Week Conference.
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NewsRWC2010: Tesco aims to make F+F biggest global fashion brand
Tesco wants its Florence + Fred clothing range to be the biggest global fashion brand within five years, Tesco chief executive of clothing Terry Green told Retail Week Conference delegates.
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NewsRWC2010: Emerging retailers can thrive if attuned to customer needs
There is a place for emerging businesses, as long as they make sure they stay closely in tune with what customers want, three rising stars told the Retail Week Conference.
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NewsRWC2010: Rose raises prospect of very different M&S under Bolland
Marc Bolland is “absolutely the right man” to become chief executive of Marks & Spencer, executive chairman Stuart Rose insisted, hinting that the retailer may be poised for a period of radical change.
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NewsRWC2010: Retailers debate igniting post-recession growth
Dealing with the fallout of the recession was the subject of a panel debate at the Retail Week Conference this morning.
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NewsWaitrose hires celebrity chefs as ‘food ambassadors’
Waitrose has hired celebrity chefs Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal to act as food ambassadors for the brand.
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NewsRWC2010: Tough trading conditions to continue, Stewart Binnie warns
Retailers should brace themselves for a further VAT increase within the next year, Aurora Fashions non-executive president Stewart Binnie has warned Retail Week Conference delegates.
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NewsRWC2010: Charlie Mayfield warns against expecting quick recovery
John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield opened the Retail Week conference this morning with a warning that retailers need to be careful of a false dawn in the economy.
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NewsH&M proposes stock split
H&M will propose a stock split at its annual general meeting, whereby each of its existing shares will be divided into two new shares to dilute its share price and give its customers more opportunity invest in the retailer.
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NewsAsda starts price war on IVF drugs
Asda is starting a price war on IVF drugs in an attempt to become the UK’s most competitive pharmacy.
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NewsCharlie Mayfield: Private businesses can learn from co-ops
How business is done post-recession must be reconsidered and private companies can learn from co-ops, John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield has said.
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NewsSir David Michels rules out M&S chairman role
Marks & Spencer deputy chairman Sir David Michels has ruled himself out of the running to replace Sir Stuart Rose as chairman of the retailer.