More on Me + Em – Page 2907
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Analysis
QVC's Steve Hofmann: With the programme
QVC has an unusually loyal shopper base. Boss Steve Hofmann tells Lisa Berwin why that will make it a force to be reckoned with in 2009 and why home shopping is no poor relation to the high street.
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News
Insurance rescue plan falls short, claims BRC
Government plans to shore up businesses hit by the withdrawal of credit insurance cover should go further, say retailers.
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Analysis
Bernard Lewis: River runs through him
In 61 years, River Island founder Bernard Lewis has seen retail go through it all. He talks to Lisa Berwin about success, surviving the downturn and why he’s backing UK retail
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Fortnum & Mason eyes shop-in-shop empire in Japan
Iconic department store Fortnum & Mason is to expand its operations in Japan in a tie-up with local department store group Isetan.
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Next carves out shop space for Lipsy brand
Next is to carve out space in its Manchester store to open a shop-in-shop for its recently acquired young-fashion brand Lipsy.
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Opinion
VAT cut is not optional
It’s been a good week to bury bad news. So retailers ought to be grateful that on the day Barack Obama was inaugurated, a curious statistic was tucked away at the back of the ONS’s inflation report.
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Analysis
Tesco: Knock on wood
Updated with video interview: Tesco has finally accomplished its goal of an eco-store blueprint that is innovative and green but cost-effective too. John Ryan visited the shop in Manchester’s Cheetham Hill on opening day
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AnalysisRetail staffing: Power to the People
Backing UK Retail isn’t just about the role the industry plays in the economy – it’s about the part it plays in communities too. Charlotte Hardie asks how store jobs have helped local people
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News
Uniqlo readies for concession debut in Selfridges
Uniqlo is poised to open its first concession at Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street next month.
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LK Bennett sets sights on UK and international expansion
LK Bennett executive chairman Robert Bensoussan has laid out plans to double the size of the business within five years.
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Flurry of interest for Marks & Spencer stores
Marks & Spencer has received a flurry of interest from retailers wanting to take over the stores it has earmarked for disposal.
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NewsWyevale offers 3% wage rise to engage staff
Garden centre chain Wyevale is to give staff across the business a 3 per cent pay increase in order to motivate them.
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Abel & Cole targets the big four
Organic online grocer Abel & Cole is to ramp up its marketing this year to push its price credentials in the face of fierce competition from the big four supermarkets.
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Carrefour loses out to rivals with weak Q4 sales growth
Carrefour has posted its slowest quarterly sales growth in five years and been outperformed by its European counterparts.
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Circuit City stores close as business liquidated
Circuit City has become the US’s largest retail victim of the global downturn, leaving 34,000 staff jobless as all 567 stores close.
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Sainsbury’s head office jobs to go in shake-up
Sainsbury’s has restructured its head office central support teams in a move that could lead to up to 300 jobs being axed.
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Fund set up to back retailers of the future
A consortium of retail entrepreneurs has united to create an investment fund to support fledgling UK retail businesses.
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Blackwell creates wholesale arm
Academic books retailer Blackwell is venturing into the wholesale arena with the launch of a new division to drive sales of its own-brand products.
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Retail stocks rally, but analysts warn it's too soon for optimism
Sighs of relief that retailers’ Christmas performance was no worse than feared have helped store stocks rally in the new year, but some analysts fear optimism may be premature.
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Overseas growth expansion to drive N Brown growth
Home shopping group N Brown has pushed the button on international expansion and hopes to generate 10 per cent of sales from overseas.