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Desigual to open Berlin flagship
Spanish fashion retailer Desigual is to open a flagship store on one of Berlin’s main shopping streets, Tauentzienstrasse, in early July.The store will be its first in Germany and, depending on its success, more may follow. Desigual product is sold in 180 shops in Germany at present.Last year the retailer’s ...
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Ikea abandons India investment plans
Ikea has abandoned $1bn (£611.2m) investment plans for India due to the red tape that still exists for foreign retail entrants.The furniture giant had been considering launching in India but wanted to do so with full ownership, which the law does not allow foreign retailers to do.After the election of ...
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Singapore retail sales in biggest slump for a decade
April sales suffered their biggest drop for a decade in Singapore as shoppers cut back on high-ticket purchases in the country’s deepest recession to date.The retail sales index fell 11.7 per cent in April against last year. Sales had fallen 7.3 per cent in March and 5.5 per cent in ...
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OpinionDSGi begins to show spark
Electricals rivals Kesa and DSGi both post full-year results next week. There hasn’t been much spark in either lately. But as Best Buy limbers up to take on the European incumbents next year, there are signs that the pair are getting into shape.
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OpinionSave our iconic streets from wrack and ruin
Up and down the country, some of our most prestigious retail locations are being allowed to rot. But high-profile shopping districts are vital for the prosperity and image of major UK cities, and can’t be simply abandoned.
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OpinionDon’t neglect your core customer
Upmarket retailers can talk about value but can’t lose sight of core principles, says Simon Burke
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GalleryStore of the week: Uniqlo, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Uniqlo is well known for the unusual shapes of its stores around the world, but in its Tokyo backyard it has worked with local architectural and design practice Curiosity to pull out all the stops for its shop that opened last month.The 32,755 sq ft Uniqlo Megastore is located near ...
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GalleryMaking the most of Matalan
Matalan’s defining proposition has always been value, but now it is making its stores more engaging places to visit. John Ryan meets chief executive Alistair McGeorge and visits the Stockport branch
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NewsMyrto Samou wins Graduate Fashion Week Gold Award
Myrto Samou of University for the Creative Arts at Rochester won the River Island Gold Award at last week’s event.Judges included designers Matthew Williamson and Giles Deacon, as well as River Island chief executive Richard Bradbury. Bradbury said: “The quality, the attention to detail and ...
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OpinionPrice-conscious retail with a conscience
Conspicuous consumption is giving way to conscientious consumption. This is not just a sign of recessionary times but the dawning of an era, says Michael Poynor
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Most retailers expanding abroad entering Mid East markets
Saudi Arabia attracted the most new retailers in the past year, with 37 opening their doors there, a CB Richard Ellis report found.The study showed that most retailers expanding abroad were entering Middle Eastern markets; Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates were also in the top five.Separately, AT Kearney’s annual ...
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AnalysisStreets of shame
Some of the UK’s most celebrated streets are a shadow of their former selves. And while the recession is partly to blame, other factors are at work. Retail Week looks at why three of the UK’s most prestigious retail locations have taken a turn for the worse and if the ...
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AnalysisThrough the keyhole of retailers’ headquarters
A glitzy head office is all well and good, but does it add to outside impressions, staff morale or productivity? Charlotte Hardie inspects some of the most and least glamorous to find out
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AnalysisRetailers and suppliers: An exercise in trust
Now more than ever, retailers and suppliers need to work together and be transparent, but a lack of trust is costing them, says Charlotte Hardie
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OpinionRetail surgery: Using post-Christmas data to drive summer Sales
How can I best use data from the post-Christmas Sales to make the most of the summer Sales season?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Where is the line between imitation and infringement?
When does product imitation cease to be commercially advantageous and become an infringement of intellectual property rights?
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NewsThe Entertainer to localise promotions
Toy retailer The Entertainer is to localise its promotions and slash the time taken to roll out special offers to stores with the introduction of a signage system and mobile printers.
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NewsJD Sports to bring forecasting system to fashion arm
JD Sports Fashion is to extend its use of the Oracle planning and forecasting system from its main sports business to its two fashion chains Scotts and Bank.
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AnalysisRetail Week Technology Awards: the winners
In its first year rebranded as the Retail Week Technology Awards, we are delighted to announce the winners, who between them have shown how technology can be used for maximum impact across all operational areas of a retail business.
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OpinionLuxury retailers are in danger of falling out of fashion
Bullish comments made by luxury retailers should be treated with caution.