More on Me + Em – Page 2995
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Carphone poised to fall out of FTSE 100
Carphone Warehouse faces the prospect of eviction from the FTSE 100 next month, taking retail’s representation in the blue chip index to its lowest level within memory.
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Superquinn chair rebuffs sale rumours
Superquinn executive chairman Simon Burke has slammed rumours that the Irish grocer is up for sale, and insisted that there is “no offer on the table”.
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Bid rumour bumps up Sainsbury’s shares
Shares in Sainsbury’s rose more than 8 per cent yesterday as speculation mounted about a potential takeover bid.
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Asda leads charge against tax on empty property
Asda has given its backing to a campaign by the British Property Federation (BPF) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) against stealth tax on empty property.
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All Saints to kick-start global growth offensive
Fashion retailer All Saints has pressed the button on ambitious international expansion.
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John Lewis Leicester unveiled
John Lewis is poised to unveil its new Leicester store when the city’s Highcross Quarter scheme opens on Thursday.
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Walker awaits Woolies talks as doubts emerge
Retail entrepreneur Malcolm Walker’s consortium is keen to start discussions with the Woolworths board about the possible acquisition of its retail arm, but doubts that a deal can be struck started to creep in.
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A demanding autumn line-up
Most years, next week’s opening of Leicester’s Highcross Quarter development would be the biggest shopping centre event of the year.
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35 retailers back Green’s letter to landlords
Sir Philip Green has written to some of the UK’s biggest landlords on behalf of 35 retail groups in an attempt to bring key aspects of how retail property is leased into the modern era.
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Aldi reaches tipping point as discount enters mainstream
Shoppers unlikely to desert value grocers even when economy picks up as snobbery is ditched.
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Opinion
What hope for Christmas?
The dog days of August are almost over. Store chiefs and analysts are back from Monaco and Mustique (or Margate, for those whose options are under water). And the countdown has begun to the year’s biggest retail blowout: Christmas.
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Analysts forecast DSGi sales drop as update approaches
Electricals group DSGi is expected to reveal a sales decline at next week’s AGM.
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Q2 wipeout bodes ill for shopper spending
Fears of recession have grown after UK economic growth collapsed in the second quarter.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Bodil Binner Copenhagen
Small, but perfectly formed. The cliché that has been used so many times by architects and designers seeking to describe often lacklustre interiors could almost have been made for this 645 sq ft jewellery store in Copenhagen.
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HMV takes new format up a gear in Liverpool
HMV will unveil the latest version of its store of the future next week when it opens its 15,000 sq ft shop at Liverpool One.
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Boots pilots drive-through model as it shakes up team
Boots UK opened its first drive-through pharmacy last week, as managing director Alex Gourlay rejigged his top team to accelerate the integration of the former Boots the Chemists and Alliance Pharmacy businesses.
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Ahold reveals new look for ailing chains in US
Dutch grocer Ahold has unveiled a fresh design for its Giant-Landover and Stop & Shop fascias as part of a wider push to reinvigorate the struggling chains.
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Russia still on West’s retail map despite political chill
International retailers are likely to push on with expansion in Russia despite a return to icy relations between the Kremlin and the West.
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AnalysisAldi: Flavour of the year
The discounters are the biggest story in retail right now, but Aldi boss Paul Foley doesn’t want to be bracketed with Lidl and Netto. Jennifer Creevy meets him and finds out why.
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Opinion
Supermarkets aren’t so super anymore
Post-war, post-rationing 1950s Britain was an era of possibility and growth and the perfect climate for a new retail concept – the supermarket.