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Analysis
July
Store of the Month: A quintessentially middle-English retailer, Lakeland reinvents itself with a store that takes kitchen and cookware and presents them as a series of lifestyle offers. This is a long, deep shop and yet in spite of the relatively high equipment, finding your way around is simple due ...
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Analysis
August
Store of the Month:Primark opened a huge new store in Bristol on a site where House of Fraser and former department store group Bentalls both failed to make an impact. No such problem here – the retailer’s second largest store, at just under 100,000 sq ft, has been pulling shoppers ...
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Analysis
October
Store of the Month:Primark opened a huge new store in Bristol on a site where House of Fraser and former department store group Bentalls both failed to make an impact. No such problem here – the retailer’s second largest store, at just under 100,000 sq ft, has been pulling shoppers ...
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OpinionPoor reading from Waterstone’s
Much is made of the benefits of last man standing status in retail but some, such as HMV-owned bookseller Waterstone’s, look punch-drunk.
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OpinionHere’s to another decade of evolution
At the close of the millennium’s first decade, it’s timely to cast an eye, both back to 1999 and forward to 2019. Parallel leitmotifs arise from opposite directions, across the channel and across the pond.
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GalleryDyson Bluewater
There is a sense currently that if it’s a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, then there will be a new pop-up store on the block and last week, Wednesday saw the opening by Dyson, the vacuum cleaner people, of a temporary store in Bluewater.
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AnalysisAsda head office staff take to the shopfloor at Christmas
Like many retailers, Asda’s head office staff are sent into stores to help with the Christmas rush. Sara McCorquodale finds out what they learn.
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NewsAsda ploughs into online greetings card market
Asda has waded into the online personalised greetings card arena in a tie-up with manufacturer Hallmark.
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NewsClaire’s revamps its image in bid to appeal to older teenagers
Accessories specialist Claire’s is overhauling its image to appeal to older teenage customers as it plots aggressive expansion across Europe.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Christmas Day trading
With retailers exploiting every opportunity to grab shopper spend this Christmas, just who is allowed to trade on the big day itself?
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OpinionResourceful retailers made the best of 2009
Calm isn’t a word you’d usually use about retailers the week before Christmas. But with the big day just a week away, there seems a reassuring absence of panic among the UK’s leading retailers.
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NewsChristmas trading: It’ll be alright on the night
Fears of poor festive trading have been confounded and Christmas is all but in the bag, leading retailers say.
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OpinionRetailing the green agenda
Retailers can help governments deliver results on carbon emissions, says Ian Cheshire.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Maintaining good customer will despite price hikes
Our prices are going to have to go up when VAT returns to 17.5% on January 1. How can I maintain customer goodwill?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Ensuring safety claims made by suppliers are legitimate
We’ve had to recall a few products recently. How can we ensure the safety claims made by our suppliers are legitimate?
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NewsFocus reshuffles its management team
Focus DIY has made a series of senior management changes, which include promoting its chief operating officer Rob Gladwin to the position of managing director.