More on Me + Em – Page 2885
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Consumer confidence improves slightly in February
Consumer confidence improved marginally in February but remains extremely weak, GfK NOP's Consumer Confidence Index has found.
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New Look poaches Esprit boss to head global push
New Look has hired a leading international retailer as chief operating officer as it bids to become a global force in fashion retail.
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Toy retailers lap up Woolworths' market share
Specialist toy retailers’ sales have surged since the demise of Woolworths enabled them to seize market share.
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House of Fraser mulls fate of old Beatties stores
House of Fraser is understood to be considering options, including disposals, for the Beatties stores it acquired in 2005.
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'Son of Zavvi' will only be taking short leases
Head, the entertainment retailer launched by the former boss of defunct Zavvi, has only taken short-term leases on stores bought from the administrator, raising questions over its long-term plans.
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Wickes chief warns ‘there isn’t room’ for DIY big four
One of the biggest DIY retailers has warned that the sector is not big enough for the existing four big hitters to survive the recession and has raised the prospect of a price war.
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Analysis
Northern Ireland retailers benefit as Republic's consumers stream north
Amid the gloom of retailing in the UK one area is bucking the trend. But Northern Ireland’s gain is the Republic’s loss. Charlotte Hardie reports from Belfast on why Northern Irish eyes are smiling.
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Asda cuts prices and pledges 'absolute' price transparency
Asda will start to cut another 5,000 prices this weekend and has pledged to provide customers with “absolute” price transparency.
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EBay expects retailer sales to hit £1bn mark
Online giant eBay expects sales by retailers and other big sellers of product on its site to grow to 1bn.
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NewsFortnum & Mason to sell from European department stores
Fortnum Mason is poised to launch its food products in top European department stores as it seeks avenues for its merchandise and takes advantage of sterling’s weakness against the euro.
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Octopus wades into e-tail arena
Quirky gift retailer Octopus is to launch its first transactional website this summer in response to customer demand.
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NewsPlay.com expects to grow share despite market woes
Entertainment e-tailer Play.com expects to continue to increase its market share for at least the next five years, despite facing tougher comparatives.
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Jeweller Damiani lines up UK debut in capital
Luxury Italian jewellery retailer Damiani is set to make its debut in the UK with a West End store.
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Opinion
Don't write off Fresh & Easy
The weekend story that Tesco had “got it wrong in the US” made for great headlines but didn’t reflect the bigger picture.
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Reiss eyes global footing with range to tap younger market
Fashion retailer Reiss is poised to target a younger market and pilot a new fascia as it seeks to widen its appeal and develop into a global fashion brand.
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Ziff appeals to Stylo landlords for better terms
Stylo chairman Michael Ziff is in negotiations with landlords to strike acceptable terms after regaining control of much of the shoe group last week.
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Analysis
Task management: Taken to task
Systems that help retailers to plan and track how tasks are carried out in stores are gaining popularity. But while they have many benefits, they are unlikely to make the role of store manager obsolete, writes Joanna Perry
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NewsPeople Tree Foundation to champion fair trade
Ethical retailer People Tree has launched the People Tree Foundation to build a best practice model of fair-trade initiatives for retailers and governments to implement.
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AnalysisRace for space: Developers adding more retail space in Glasgow
With an almost unrivalled shopping line-up, Glasgow is ranked as the UK’s number two shopping location. But as Ben Cooper discovers, that hasn’t deterred developers from adding more space
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Opinion
A new lease of life for Bhs?
Sir Philip Green’s decision to merge Bhs into Arcadia didn’t grab many headlines this week. Strange really, because while no money might have changed hands this could turn out to be one of the most significant retail tie-ups of the year.