More on Me + Em – Page 2868
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OpinionThe glass is always half full
Upbeat media stories are hard to come by says Jacqueline Gold, but don’t let that get retail down
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News
Shoppers lap up Tesco's increased local produce
Tesco has revealed sales of locally sourced products have soared 30 per cent in the calendar year to date.
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Operating in a downturn: strategies for success
It’s not all doom and gloom. The big hitters had lots of practical insight into surviving the crunch at this year’s Retail Week Conference. We summarise some of the hot topics discussed at the event
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Don McCarthy insists that Aurum's future is safe
Aurum chairman Don McCarthy has insisted that the future of the jewellery group is secure and said the retailer has outperformed the beleaguered jewellery sector.
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Spectre of deflation looms as Retail Price Index falls to zero
The stores sector faces deflation after the Retail Price Index (RPI) fell to zero last month for the first time in nearly half a century.
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Debenhams considers second shot at Russia
Debenhams is in negotiations with potential franchise partners to open stores in Russia after putting plans for the country on hold last year.
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Analysis
Middle East jobs: Gulf retail in transition
The Middle Eastern job market, once a hot spot for UK retailers, has shrunk in line with the global economy. But as Liz Morrell finds, there are still openings for the right applicants
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New Moss Boss chief lays out plans to sharpen in-store focus
Moss Bros chief executive Brian Brick has laid out his immediate focus for the business, after taking up the reins permanently at the menswear retailer.
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AnalysisMiddle East gets snared by the slowdown
It’s been one of the development wonders of recent years, but the Middle East’s retail property market has come unstuck
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Westfield standstill ‘choking’ Bradford
Delays to starting construction work on Westfield’s shopping centre project in Bradford are decimating the town, according to one of the local MPs.
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US retail could be on the turn, says Ted Baker chief Ray Kelvin
Ted Baker chief executive Ray Kelvin is optimistic that the economic crisis in the US is beginning to bottom out.
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AnalysisRay Kelvin: the ‘closest man to Ted’
Ted Baker chief executive Ray Kelvin takes an unorthodox approach to retail. Amy Shields talked to him as he prepared to post results
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The Q in B&Q: Founder visits New Malden eco-store
David Quayle, one of the B&Q founders and the man behind the Q in the retailer’s name, visited the eco-friendly New Malden store last week with chief executive Euan Sutherland as the business celebrates its 40th anniversary
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NewsPricewaterhouseCoopers: Sales to be had in high street shake-up
The number of retail pre-pack administrations will climb this year as the recession takes its toll, but fewer chains will disappear from the high street completely.
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Unilever boss urges united front on costs
Unilever UK and Ireland chairman Dave Lewis has said that suppliers are conscious of the need to help retailers keep prices down and deliver efficiencies, but reminded stores that suppliers share many similar business pressures.
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B&Q website to take advantage of ‘world-class’ Screwfix fulfilment
B&Q and its sister brand Screwfix are sharing fulfilment capabilities as parent company Kingfisher seeks to expand its UK trade business and find synergies between the two businesses.
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Burberry launches childrenswear format
Fashion retailer Burberry has unveiled its first UK standalone childrenswear store at London’s Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill.
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Gallery
Store of the Week: House of Barbie, Shanghai
Barbie’s turned 50 and strangely remains as shapely and improbable as ever – there must be a very ugly portrait somewhere in her attic. Perhaps it’s in Shanghai’s House of Barbie, which opened earlier this month and is a multi-floored, 40,000 sq ft homage to this icon of unachievable femininity.
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AnalysisLoss prevention IT: Beating the new crime wave
Retailers face a potential tidal wave of theft and fraud as recession-hit consumers increasingly turn to crime. Now more than ever, says Alison Clements, stores need to invest in loss prevention IT.