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OpinionLocking in shoppers key to grocery war
The UK’s supermarket chains are never less than ultra-competitive, but this year the battle of the grocery giants has gone into overdrive.
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OpinionWhere the future of food lies
Speculating about the future can be a risky occupation, especially where food retailing is concerned. Things change so fast in our world that the revolutionary can quickly seem commonplace.
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OpinionMarc Bolland’s Marks & Spencer food conundrum
I’m an admirer of Marc Bolland. But then I am not unique in that respect because he has quite a supporters club, a club that the Marks & Spencer board has now joined.
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GalleryStore of the week: Hawes & Curtis Jermyn Street, London
If one is honest, it’s not often that a shirt retailer would really merit consideration for inclusion in this section of the magazine for the simple reason that it can be a case of seen one, seen them all. Not so with the Hawes & Curtis flagship on Jermyn Street, ...
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GalleryWinter window wonderland
With less than four shopping weeks to Christmas, the stores on Oxford Street should be a riot of festive fun. John Ryan walks the West End with Mary Portas to get her take on the displays.
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NewsSuitors eye Borders stores as break-up fears escalate
Major high street retailers are circling Borders UK stores as fears mount that the business will be broken up.
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NewsHow retailers geared up for ‘Cyber Monday’ charge
December 7 was forecast to be the biggest day for retailers online for Christmas shopping, according to leading trade body IMRG.
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NewsJohn Kinnaird to ditch Envy name in store revamps
Value fashion retailer Envy is to disappear from the high street as the chain’s owner starts to convert the shops to its Tom Wolfe fascia.
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NewsOxford Circus meets Brand Alley
Private sales site Brand Alley launched a cheeky viral campaign this week with models strutting across the new diagonal crossing at London’s Oxford Circus.
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AnalysisInside the box: Christmas adverts
A couple of retailers stand out for their originality in this year’s crop of festive ads, but too many of them lack impact, Saatchi & Saatchi’s Richard Huntington tells Joanna Perry.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Organising emergency keyholding
How should my store managers organise emergency keyholding?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Competitive voucher codes
Why aren’t the voucher codes we send out being used as much as the ones our competitors create?
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NewsBlacks backs online feedback system
Blacks Leisure is to expand its online customer feedback system after a trial ran in two thirds of its Blacks and Millets stores.
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NewsArgos uses voice direction tool for store deliveries
Argos hopes to improve efficiencies by rolling out a voice-directed put-away system to its entire estate following a successful trial.
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NewsThorntons stock control system eases wastage
Thorntons has cut discounts and wastage in its stores significantly after introducing a store replenishment system from Aldata.
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AnalysisMaking your customers the boss of your business
Customer relationship management should focus on putting existing customers at the heart of your business, finds Sara McCorquodale at a Retail Week roundtable debate with top retailers.
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NewsSpecsavers on course for strong year as value strategy pays off
Specsavers is confident of hitting a £1.4bn turnover in its full year to the end of February after reinforcing its value credentials.
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NewsGap like-for-like sales flat in November
Gap said that comparable store sales across its group were flat for the four weeks to November 28, compared with a decrease of 10% in November last year.
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OpinionFlannels CVA signals continued woes for the luxury market
The economic crisis has well and truly taken the shine off the luxury market with excessive spending off the agenda for many.