More on Me + Em – Page 3002
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Opinion
The grocers shouldn’t rely on price alone
Supermarkets Tesco and Asda will be fighting tooth and nail this weekend to make sure customers choose to visit their stores to do the weekly shop.
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News
Gap to take the plunge into UK e-tail market
Gap will launch a transactional web site in the UK as it seeks to bolster its European business despite axing its London-based European design team.
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News
Man shot during Sainsbury’s robbery
A man has been shot during a foiled robbery at a Sainsbury’s store in London.
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News
Sale of DSGi’s overseas operations moves a step closer
DSGi has drafted in adviser Deloitte to guide the sale of its Spanish, Italian and Eastern European businesses.
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Shop Direct strike looms as pay dispute escalates
Home shopping giant Shop Direct Group faces the prospect of a crippling strike by key operational staff in a dispute over pay.
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News
Grocers fire new salvo in price war
The latest offensive in the grocery price war is being fought out this weekend, as leading supermarkets slash prices of key lines once again.
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News
Wet weather drives sales at John Lewis
Poor weather last week has lifted sales at John Lewis, which were up 9.3 per cent in the week to August 9.
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Faith sale on cards as restructuring specialist hired
Shoe chain Faith could be sold in a fire-sale, after lenders to its owner Bridgepoint appointed restructuring specialist FTI Consulting.
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Tesco caught up in Turkish bribe scandal
Tesco has unwittingly found itself in the centre of a political scandal in Turkey.
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Asda reveals strong second quarter growth
Asda has revealed its coastal stores have traded 'phenomenally well' this summer with Britons holidaying at home, as the grocer unveils like for like sales, excluding petrol, up 5.5 per cent in its second quarter.
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M&S Sale to start next week
Marks & Spencer will go on Sale next week, when the retailer hopes bargain-hungry shoppers will flock to its stores following a difficult trading period.
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Analysis
Grand ambition
Size and architectural constraints made Cambridge’s Grand Arcade a difficult project and, five months after opening, it is still only 85 per cent let. Ben Cooper weighs up the centre’s success.
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Analysis
Family affair
With his technology nous, Scott Weavers-Wright makes the ongoing development of niche multichannel retailer Kiddicare look like child’s play. Joanna Perry visits his new superstore.
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Opinion
Zara power
It has been described as “the most innovative and devastating retailer in the world” by its peers, and now it has taken the crown as the globe’s leading fashion retailer.
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News
Tough times for British Land
British Land today reported a fall in underlying first quarter profits but that rents on its retail portfolio are still rising.
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Analysis
Born survivor
A science degree, years in hospitality retailing and a passion for survival skills are all proving useful in Paul Mildenstein’s role at Claire’s Accessories. Charlotte Hardie meets him.
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Analysis
Nike goes for gold
As the Beijing Olympics enters its second week, Nike Town’s Oxford Street flagship is making the most of the event. And the store is in seriously good shape, as John Ryan discovers.
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AnalysisBlazing a trail in electronics
From its humble beginnings as a battery charging enterprise in Hull, Comet has flourished into a multichannel pioneer. Charlotte Hardie takes a look back on its 75th anniversary.
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Opinion
Dispute laws were wrong for retailers
Instead of calling someone in and having a word, it was straight to written warnings and formal meetings.
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Opinion
Retailers need to restore faith
During tough times we should be helping our customers, not passing cost hikes on to them.