More on Me + Em – Page 3005
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Zara takes global fashion top spot
Zara has overtaken Gap to become the largest fashion retailer by sales in the world.
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Jewellery sector to grow despite tough conditions
Jewellery retailers are expected to ride out the credit crunch this year, with the market forecast to grow 4 per cent.
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NewsHollister close to signing for its next three units
US fashion brand Hollister is understood to be closing in on its next three stores in the UK as part of a first-phase roll-out.
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Bitter blow for Oxford as Westgate scheme delayed
Liberty International’s decision to reconsider its Westgate development will hold Oxford back from climbing up the rankings of the UK’s best shopping destinations, according to research organisation CACI.
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Opinion
Westgate – a taste of things to come?
Buried in Liberty International’s interim results last week was a phrase that nobody wanted to hear. The innocuous-looking statement “on hold”, next to the property giant’s Westgate scheme in Oxford, should not be underestimated.
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Inflation hits 4.4 per cent
Inflation has hit 4.4 per cent, more than twice the Government’s 2 per cent target and up by the highest amount since the Consumer Prices Index began in 1997.
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Sainsbury’s and Tesco face High Court battle
Sainsbury’s has won the right to a judicial review in a battle with Tesco over plans to build a large supermarket in the West Midlands.
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Co-op to sell 107 Somerfield stores
The Co-operative Group is understood to have appointed Credit Suisse to manage the sale process of 107 Somerfield stores.
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Tiffany appeals against eBay court victory
US jeweller Tiffany has lodged an appeal against the court ruling that found in favour of eBay following a dispute over counterfeit goods on its site.
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Tesco signs India deal
Tesco is to launch a wholesale cash-and-carry business in India and has signed a deal with conglomerate Tata to develop its hypermarket business.
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Woolworths names ex-Focus boss as chief executive
Woolworths has named Steve Johnson, former boss of DIY group Focus and consultant at Bain & Company, as chief executive
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UK retail sales slip further
UK like-for-like retail sales fell 0.9 per cent in July compared with the same month last year.
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DIY endures worst summer since 2004
DIY retailers are suffering their worst summer since 2004, as consumers hit by the downturn put off big home improvement projects.
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Analysis
Suppliers partner to deliver e-fulfilment for Pets at Home
Manhattan Associates and Unipart Logistics have completed a project to get Pets at Home up and running with fulfilment for its new e-commerce operation.
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Analysis
European Retail Solutions Awards
A new location, new categories and new judges all helped make this year’s awards bigger and better than ever. Staged in the historical surroundings of Old Billingsgate in London, retailers and technology suppliers came together to reward innovative projects that are making their mark on the industry
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General Trading Company sold to Mortimers
General Trading Company, which went into administration last month ( July 18 ), has been bought by the management of former gifts and homewares retailer Mortimers and will relaunch in the autumn.
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Opinion
Woolworths: reasons to be fearful
The wonder of good old Woolies is that it’s still here. Why on earth would you go into one of these shops? Visit an average Woolworths store and the experience is likely to be along these lines: arrive at the threshold and observe two things.
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Retail chiefs’ pay outstrips other industries
Chief executives and finance directors of listed high street retailers are paid far more than bosses of other types of businesses, according to research by BDO Stoy Hayward.
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Western retailers must adapt clothes sizes in China
Western retailers wishing to expand into China will need a much smaller range of clothes sizes compared to those needed in the US.
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Gap axes European design team
US fashion retailer Gap has made its London-based European design team redundant, affecting up to 80 jobs.