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NewsHome shopping retailer and supplier JML dodges recession
Home shopping retailer and supplier JML has said its niche products have cushioned it from the recession, with its home shopping arm driving the majority of its business.
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AnalysisA manifesto for change on the high street
For too long the UK’s town centres have been crippled by taxes, plagued by crime and neglected by central and local government. Launching Retail Week’s Manifesto for the High Street, Tim Danaher explains what needs to be done to draw shoppers back
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AnalysisOnline ratings and reviews
Amazon pioneered them and other online retailers have followed suit. So are ratings and reviews worth adding to your website and what are the risks?
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AnalysisAnthony Thompson: new Fat Face chief is a product man
If what he did for George at Asda is any indication, Fat Face’s new chief executive is well qualified to get the business back in shape.
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AnalysisPre-recession plans give Ahold strong US footing
A decade ago, Dutch retailer Ahold was present in 25 markets around the world.
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NewsAll Saints Christmas like-for-likes soar 32%
All Saints has reported a strong festive period, with like-for-like sales up 32% from December 1 to date.
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OpinionPoliticians must act to save our high streets
A good high street is at the heart of its community. If it’s taken over by anti-social gangs of youths and swathes of empty shops, it can’t serve that role.
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OpinionStores for the digital age
She may be a web pioneer, but Martha Lane Fox sees a multichannel future for the high street
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OpinionThe reality of our virtual recession
Enjoy the brief honeymoon period until the election is out of the way and we will be told how much worse finances are than we all thought
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OpinionSuperdry: A Super prospect?
Walk down any high street or into a bar and you’ll almost certainly see one brand in evidence - Superdry.
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GalleryCo-operative Group Oakham, Rutland
It’s not often that a supermarket features as a store of the week, principally because it is in the nature of the sector to attempt to standardise everything from product to store design. This tends to mean that if you’ve seen one, it’s likely that ...
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GalleryStore Twenty One: a classier proposition
First trialled in 2008, value fashion retail format Store Twenty One is proving a hit. John Ryan visits Retford to assess its progress
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Lipsy wins damages over disputes
Next-owned young fashion brand Lipsy has reached undisclosed settlement agreements with two rival retailers over claims that two of its dresses had been copied.
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AnalysisChristmas trading: Cause for celebration
To their relief, most retailers pulled off a good Christmas after a fraught year. As the festive trading season nears its end, Lisa Berwin examines the key findings from OC&C’s Christmas Trading Index
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OpinionRetail surgery: Sharing brand collateral with international franchise partners
We are starting to work with international franchise partners. How much of our branding collateral should we share with them?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Making page load speeds a priority
The page load speeds for our website are poor compared with competitor websites. How can we convince management that fixing this should be a priority?
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NewsCo-op Pharmacy invests in new mobile devices
The Co-operative Pharmacy has rolled out hand-held terminals for staff to use with stock-taking and price markdowns in a bid to drive efficiencies.
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Farmfoods ups security in PoS system upgrade
Frozen food retailer Farmfoods has rolled out a secure mounting device for Chip and Pin machines as part of its point-of-sales systems upgrade.