More on Me + Em – Page 2881
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News
Topman backs new music
Sir Philip Green’s men’s fashion chain Topman this week launched a music platform to showcase emerging and growing talents.
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Selfridges stays cautious with staff pay freeze
Selfridges is imposing a pay freeze on all its staff as the upmarket department store chain takes a cautious approach to costs in light of the recession.
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Build-A-Bear lowers its entry price point
Toy specialist Build-A-Bear Workshop has lowered its entry price point to draw in customers in the downturn, as it revealed a robust full-year performance.
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Hotel Chocolat reinforces top team
Hotel Chocolat has strengthened its senior management team as it seeks to expand its business despite the tough climate.
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Home Retail cuts 300 jobs at head office
Home Retail Group has made 300 redundancies across all functions at its Milton Keynes head office.
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Analysis
Customer feedback: Listen and learn
The voice of the customer is one that retailers are increasingly willing to listen to as service and satisfaction become essential. Joanna Perry finds out how shoppers are being surveyed
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Sterling's frailty poses threat to retail stocks
The impact of sterling’s collapse against the dollar threatens to end the retail sector’s share price rally within months.
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Opinion
Only well-led retailers will get backing
In testing times it’s human nature to turn to the knowledge and experience of leaders.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Recipease, Battersea, London
It may seem, from time to time, that Sainsbury’s front man, school dinner saviour and Volkswagen campervan driver Jamie Oliver is in almost every place you might care to think of, but the opening of his foodie shop Recipease last week added to this extensive list.
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AnalysisWhite Stuff: Personal touch
How do you stop a store chain looking like a chain? Fashion retailer White Stuff’s quirky visual merchandising shows how flair can create unique shops. John Ryan visits its new branch in York
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Analysis
Nick Moore: In the hot seat
Conran Shop boss Nick Moore tells Nicola Harrison why top-quality furniture and service will survive recessionary times
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Analysis
CVAs: An irrevocable split?
Stylo’s failed CVA attempt has churned up more ill will between landlords and retailers. And, as Ben Cooper discovers, the atmosphere of mistrust could seriously damage future relations
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News
Praktiker cuts worker hours in attempt to stave off job losses
German home improvement retailer Praktiker has introduced shorter working hours in a third of its stores as it seeks to cut costs in the economic downturn.
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Tesco opens its doors at Czech department store
Tesco opened its new-format department store in the Czech Republic city of Liberec last week.
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City remains cynical over retail despite recent rally in non-food
The likely longevity of retail’s recent rally was once again one of the big City talking points.
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Morrisons: preliminary results next week
Morrisons posts full-year results next Thursday and profits are expected to come in at about 630m.
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Dunelm stands by expansion plan after reassuring first half
Value homewares group Dunelm is ploughing ahead with expansion plans after posting robust first-half trading figures.
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Former Principles co-owner battles on to secure chain
The former management of fashion group Mosaic is understood to be working to ensure that former Principles co-owner Peter Davies is successful in his bid for the fashion brand.
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DSGi calms fears as trial formats take off
DSGi is to revamp 100 stores this year after a successful trial and has played down speculation it is in danger of breaching banking covenants.
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Opinion
Tesco's victory puts the cat among the pigeons
Tesco recorded a landmark victory over the Competition Commission this week, winning its appeal over the proposed competition test in the planning system. Does this throw the other recommendations from the Commission into doubt?