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Opinion
Staff engagement is vital in recession
Arguments apportioning blame for the recession, whether on the inmates of Downing Street, the boardrooms of global banks or elsewhere, risk becoming academic and mired in partisanship. Only one thing is clear: no matter whose fault it is, it is our recession now.
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AnalysisOpticians merger: Double vision
Alliance Boots’ merger of its opticians arm with Dollond & Aitchison will create an optical behemoth, but will it be enough to knock Specsavers off the top spot? Jennifer Creevy eyes the prospects
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Analysis
Property Directors Forum: Few concessions
This year’s Property Directors Forum had some heated moments as retailers and landlords thrashed out their mounting concerns. Ben Cooper was there
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Opinion
Jessops needs to snap to it
Few were more surprised than the City when Jessops posted robust Christmas trading figures. For many, the sight of the specialist camera retailer edging towards the top of the festive performance league table and sitting happily near Somerfield and Waitrose was nothing short of a miracle.
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News
Ailing Irish retailers call on government for protection
Irish retailers have urged their government to take action to ease the mounting pressures on beleaguered companies suffering in the recession.
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News
Bloomingdale’s boss defends premium strategy
Department store retailers should continue to push upmarket in defiance of the downturn, according to Bloomingdale’s chairman and chief executive Michael Gould.
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News
Retailers rally against recession as they outperform the index
General retail stocks and food retailers outperformed the All Share index after a better than feared festive reporting season.
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News
Ideal Shopping direct: buyout speculation
Ideal Shopping Direct chief executive Mike Hancox has denied that its founders are plotting to take the TV shopping group private after they ousted board members.
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News
Zavvi management table bid for business
The management of collapsed entertainment retailer Zavvi has made a bid for the company.
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News
Woolworths online rebirth to tap entertainment
Woolworths is to be reborn as a serious player in the online entertainment market under the ownership of Shop Direct.
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News
Co-op to tout 'social' brand values
The Co-operative Group has unveiled the details of a 10m brand campaign to communicate the benefits of shopping at a successful business that is owned by its members.
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News
Carpetright invests in ads as rivals flounder
Carpetright is to plough more cash into its advertising this year as it seeks to take advantage of competitors suffering in the recession.
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News
Adili launches own-label to reduce losses and lift brand
Ethical fashion e-tailer Adili is pinning its hopes on the launch of an own-label womenswear offer to help reduce losses and further its growth potential.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Harvey Nichols, Jakarta
Luxury may be taking a bit of a battering at the moment but this doesn’t appear to be preventing some of the bigger players from continuing to expand.
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News
Baugur stakes in retailers seized
Baugur stakes in retailers including House of Fraser, Hamleys, and Iceland have been placed under the control of nominated receivers to prevent any asset sale.
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News
Signet sales fall prompts cash and costs focus
Anglo-American jeweller Signet is to slash costs and concentrate on cash generation after suffering a fourth-quarter sales slump.
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Opinion
Iceland should cut the Baugur cord
The meltdown of Icelandic investor Baugur has implications for frozen food chain Iceland, and the management need to take charge.
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News
Gap sales decline despite stronger international performance
US fashion giant Gap continued to struggle to lift sales in America last month, despite an improving performance internationally.
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News
H&M takes axe to plans for divided store roll-out
Swedish retailer H&M will not expand its standalone Divided fascia because of doubts over whether it works well as a separate concept.
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News
H&M takes axe to plans for Divided store roll-out
Swedish retailer H&M will not expand its standalone Divided fascia because of doubts over whether it works well as a separate concept.