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NewsSwiss fashion retailer to extend item-level RFID across European stores
Switzerland-based fashion retailer Charles Vögele has completed its implementation of a standards-based, item-level RFID system across its retail supply chain in Slovenia.
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NewsSainsbury's London office evacuated after fire alert
Sainsbury’s head office was evacuated last night after smoke in a basement room set off the building’s fire alarm.
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NewsMore boardroom unrest for M&S
Further boardroom tension has surfaced at Marks & Spencer over the timing of Sir Stuart Rose’s departure.
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NewsKesa slumps to full-year loss
Kesa has reported an £81.8m full year loss and said that it does not expect a recovery this year.
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NewsSainsbury’s to launch Jamie Oliver TV ad tonight
Sainsbury’s is to launch a new Jamie Oliver TV ad on Wednesday evening as part of its “Feed your family for a fiver” campaign.
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NewsIkea makes redundancies as growth slows
Ikea has made 5,000 redundancies this year as it seeks to navigate through the toughest furniture market in memory.
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OpinionHabitat and the Twitter backlash
Habitat has provided a perfect case study in how not to use social media with its clumsy attempts to insert popular internet keywords into its promotional Twitter posts.
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NewsMorrisons and Sainsbury’s growth outpaces Aldi, TNS reports
Food shoppers “have started to revert to pre-recession behaviour” and established big grocers are outpacing discount stars such as Aldi, latest TNS Worldpanel grocery data showed.
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NewsFour retailers sign for space at Aberdeen Union Square scheme
Four retailers have signed up for space at Hammerson’s Union Square in Aberdeen, the shopping centre project due for completion this autumn.
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NewsTheo Fennell returns to board and ups his stake in celebrity jeweller
Theo Fennell has returned to the board of his eponymous business and taken a larger share in the celebrity jeweller as part of a shake up of the board.
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NewsMr Shoes is latest footwear casualty
Shoe chain Mr Shoes has become the latest footwear retailer to fall into administration.
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OpinionMonthly rents should be for life, not just for a recession
Six months ago and with the collapse of the world banking system all around us, if anyone did dare think as far ahead as tomorrow’s quarterly rent day, it might have seemed an insurmountable future hurdle.But believe it or not, the talk from all sides, including landlords and agents, is ...
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NewsHabitat says misuse of Twitter keywords was a mistake
Habitat has been accused of trying to hijack interest in the Iranian election to drive users of the blogging site Twitter to posts about its special offer and Sale.
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NewsIncoming DSGi chairman appointed non-exec director
Incoming DSGi chairman John Allan has been appointed a non-executive director of the electricals retailer.
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News35,000 shops could shut this year
Up to 35,000 shops face closure in the UK this year as the recession continues to take its toll on the retail sector.
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NewsDebenhams open offer gets subdued response
The response from investors to Debenhams’ open offer to raise £323m has been subdued, after only 30.3 per cent of the total shares offered were taken up.
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NewsIdeal Shopping appoints non-exec to its board
Ideal Shopping Direct has appointed Graham Cole as an independent non-executive on its board.
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NewsAsda says UK family £7 a week better off in May
The average UK family was £7 a week better off in May compared to the same time last year, according to Asda.
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IDC says European retailers still desire full IT integration despite cost-cutting
One in four Western European retailers is willing to invest in a single information model for their entire enterprise, despite the high priority of reducing IT costs, according to a report from IDC Retail Insights.
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NewsM&S chiefs waive share entitlements
Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose and executive director Steve Sharp are to waive share entitlements in the interests of “good shareholder relations”.