More on Me + Em – Page 3003
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Recruitment dives as retailers hunker down
Thousands of retail jobs have disappeared in the past year as store groups initiated job freezes and other measures to reduce staff levels without axing staff.
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Tie Rack to rebrand as it eyes overseas growth
Tie Rack is to rebrand as Tie Rack London and is considering Europe and Asia for growth opportunities.
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Sainsbury’s to step up Tu Home introduction
Sainsbury’s is to roll out its Tu Home brand ahead of schedule following a three-month trial.
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Analysts give new Woolworths boss two years to show improvements
City analysts hope to see evidence that Woolworths is being turned around in less than two years under new chief executive Steve Johnson.
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Tesco Indian stores on agenda after Tata deal
Tesco is likely to open a retail chain in India if restrictive foreign investment laws in the country are lifted.
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Opinion
Woolies’ wonder can be restored
If Woolworths didn’t exist, would you invent it? If it wasn’t on the high street, would you miss it? Those questions have become clichés. Equally clichéd is the answer so commonly given – no.
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Kinnaird unveils Envy growth plans
Fashion retailer Envy is to open the first standalone store for its Tom Wolfe brand at Westfield London this autumn.
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Lakeland to test new look at Liverpool One
Kitchen and homewares retailer and mail order operator Lakeland will unveil a new format when it opens a store at Liverpool One in mid-October.
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Sales of value range rocket at Carpetright
Carpetright has posted double-digitgrowth for its value range products, as consumers feel the pinch.
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Vodafone to open 50 stores by April
Vodafone is to open another 50 stores, taking its portfolio to 400.
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New Comet site takesservice-led approach
Comet has overhauled its web site to focus on customer service instead of product deals.
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DSGi: The city view
DSGi was the week’s biggest riser as talk spiralled about a likely disposal of its Spanish business and troubled Italian chain UniEuro, encouraging short sellers to close their positions.
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Retail shares spring back as bid rumours surround troubled trio
Reversing the recent pattern, general retail stocks surged as bid speculation, stakebuilding and other chances of corporate action buoyed the sector.
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Opinion
Tata and Tesco tie-up is ideal
Tesco this week finally secured a long-awaited deal enabling it to enter what many believe is the most exciting and potentially lucrative market in the world – India.
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Signet UK defies City’s gloom as US division fails to sparkle
Signet outperformed City expectations during its second quarter, driven by a resilient UK performance.
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Autumn outlook bleak as retail sales slip again
Heavy clearance Sales across the high street failed to lift July retail sales, which fell 0.9 per cent like-for-like.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Next, Tottenham Court Road
You have to hand it to Next. The Next Home format is still a fledgling offshoot of its parent, but it has already morphed into something considerably different from the first store that opened in Lakeside.
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Oka unveils Cotswolds store
Furniture retailer Oka will open its store in the Cotswolds village of Broadway, Worcestershire on August 22.
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Vodafone to ramp up retail presence
Vodafone is eyeing another 50 retail stores in the UK and hiring 500 staff to try and improve customer service.
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Harrods outlines mission to double sales of own-brand
Harrods is to double its own-label sales over the next two years and is remodelling its menswear department.