More on Me + Em – Page 2992
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News
Interest rate held at 5%
The Bank of England has held the interest rate at 5 per cent for the fifth month running despite increasing fears of an imminent recession.
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Analysis
Voices of experience
This will be the first downturn many retailers have worked through, but there are those who have been here before. Some of retail’s most distinguished names tell Charlotte Hardie in their own words how to deal with a slowdown.
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AnalysisMalcolm Walker’s magic touch
Malcolm Walker has defied critics with his turnaround of Iceland, but could he do the same with Woolworths? Jennifer Creevy meets him to discover what can be learnt from the chain’s recovery.
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Size matters
Times are tough for retailers, but the bad news hasn’t necessarily trickled down to those in this year’s Top Shopfitters league table. John Ryan kicks off our five page special by finding out how they are beating the downturn.
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Survival instinct
Styles & Wood may have suffered a major profit blow, but it has still topped this year’s league. John Ryan asks what this says about the market.
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Ex-Unwins directors may face legal action
The former directors of off-licence Unwins could face legal action after a two year investigation into the failed retail chain.
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Analysis
From the shopfloor
The outlook appears mixed for shopfitters, but the industry is reassuringly optimistic about its prospects. Here, some of the biggest names in the field tell John Ryan why life isn’t so bad.
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Analysis
Sweat your assets
The quarterly rents debate may still be raging, but there are other ways retailers can work with their landlords to make savings in these straitened times. Ben Cooper investigates.
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AnalysisFace facts: using data to maximise sales
A lot of retailers already have the data they need to help maximise sales, but they don’t necessarily know how to use it. Joanna Perry reports.
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Fast Retailing eyes global growth
Japanese clothing giant Fast Retailing is to take on the Russian and Indian markets where it will open Uniqlo stores.
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NewsFat Face cuts debt
Fat Face, the private equity-owned leisurewear specialist, has taken advantage of weak debt markets to slash its borrowings.
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M&S faces strike after mole's dismissal
Trade unionists are mobilising against Marks & Spencer following the retailer’s dismissal of a staff member who leaked details of plans to change redundancy terms.
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Opinion
Viva España
As retailers return from their summer breaks, at least one is confident that it will keep the Mediterranean holiday spirit alive.
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M&S fires redundancy mole
Marks & Spencer has sacked the staff member who leaked details of proposed changes to the retailer’s redundancy payments to the media.
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Aldi signs celebrity chef
Discount grocer Aldi has struck a deal with celebrity chef Phil Vickery as part of its quest to push its market share in the UK to 10 per cent.
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Signet first-half profits fall
Jewellery giant Signet – the company behind H Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis in the UK– suffered a 27.8 per cent fall in profits in the first half of 2008.
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Confetti gives thumbs-up to e-marketing
Confetti has implemented an e-mail marketing system from Neolane after a successful three month trial.
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Game adopts system to sort online queries
Game Group is to implement a system to handle all inbound e-mails from its customers.
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TK Maxx to use data to tackle shrinkage
Discount retailer TK Maxx is to roll out a data-mining system to identify fraudulent activity and process errors.
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Food inflation growth slows
Food inflation growth has slowed for the first time since March, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index for August.