More on Me + Em – Page 2937
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Gallery
Store of the week: Le Studio SFR Rue Tronchet, Paris
Probably not the most festive shop in Paris, but telecoms network and technology retailer SFR offers one of Europe’s most interesting new retail environments.
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News
Arcandor: Christmas on track despite supply scare
German retail group Arcandor has said its Christmas sales will not be affected as some of its Asian suppliers face financing difficulties.
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Wal-Mart overseas chief to take helm after Scott
Wal-Mart’s board of directors has elected head of overseas operations Mike Duke to succeed Lee Scott as president and chief executive in a move that signals its intention to continue with its overseas expansion programme.
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JJB store revamps drive sales
Embattled retailer JJB claims it has experienced a dramatic sales uplift in its “new era” stores.
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Specsavers launches raft of stores in New Zealand
Specsavers launched in New Zealand this week with six store openings on the country’s North and South Islands.
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JD Sports mulls bid for rival JJB
JD Sports Fashion is said to be considering a bid for rival JJB Sports.
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Contactless payment for all Pret A Manger sites
Pret A Manger is rolling out contactless payment to 171 stores, after an initial trail at seven sites proved a success.
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NewsWoolworths circled by potential buyers
Potential buyers have come flooding in for both Woolworths’ stores and for the business as a whole.
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Consumer confidence still poor in November
Customer confidence has improved slightly but still remains low, the latest GfK NOP Christmas survey data shows.
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Zavvi confident stocks will be maintained after EUK collapse
Entertainment retailer Zavvi is understood to be confident it can maintain levels of stock in the run-up to Christmas, despite the collapse of Woolworths subsidiary EUK, which supplied it with almost all its product.
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John Lewis slashes prices to match House of Fraser Sale
John Lewis has become the latest retailer to slash its prices, offering 25 per cent off branded goods to match prices at House of Fraser’s two-day Sale which began on Thursday.
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Gordon Brown promises help for Woolworths staff
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has vowed to provide support for Woolworths staff threatened with redundancy.
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Halfords pilots second bike fascia to grow shopper base
Halfords is testing another standalone cycle shop format, called Cycle Republic, intended to provide an alternative to its existing Bike Hut fascia.
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News
Green will not bid for Moss Bros
Sir Philip Green’s Warbeck Holding Company has said it will not make an offer for Moss Bros.
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Analysis
Asda: In good company
Celebrating long-serving staff is great for morale and keeping staff turnover down. Jennifer Creevy finds out how they do it at Asda.
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Analysis
BCSC and MAPIC: The best of a bad situation
The atmosphere at this year’s BCSC and Mapic conferences was unsurprisingly subdued, but there are still some rays of hope for cautious optimists. Ben Cooper reports from the events.
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Analysis
Leasing IT systems: Up for rent?
Leasing IT systems can free up cash for retailers while still allowing them to invest and upgrade. But with banks increasingly wary of lending to the retail sector is it still an option, asks Liz Morrell.
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Analysis
Christmas store design in Paris
The Parisian retail scene has some real show-stoppers this Christmas. But is it better than London? John Ryan takes to the streets of the French capital to decide.
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Opinion
VAT reduction just doesn’t cut it
Oh the irony. Even if Alistair Darling’s 2.5 percentage point cut in VAT had prompted consumers to open their purses this week, they would have been snapped firmly shut again only days later when two household retail names went into administration.
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Analysis
Sally Bailey, White Stuff: The right stuff
White Stuff has so far bucked the downturn with storming results and chief Sally Bailey wants to keep it that way. She tells Amy Shields why the tough market needn’t mean growth has to stop.