More on Me + Em – Page 3023
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News
Austin Reed distances itself from Dawnay Day crisis
Austin Reed said it should not be affected by the financial troubles at Dawnay Day, which was involved in buying the fashion retailer in January last year.
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Jessops warns on profits
Camera specialist Jessops has warned that losses this year will be worse than last year, as tough trading conditions continue to bite.
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MFI calls in restructuring expert
Furniture retailer MFI is understood to have called in corporate restructuring company Kroll Talbot Hughes (KTH) as the credit crunch bites.
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Burberry sales soar 14 per cent
Burberry Group’s retail sales jumped 14 per cent for the three months to June 30.
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June like-for-likes down 0.4 per cent
UK like-for-like sales dipped 0.4 per cent in June, compared with the same month last year.
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Gallery
Store of the week: C&A, Sao Paulo
C&A continues to stretch its low-cost tentacles across the globe and this 32,000 sq ft store, in São Paulo, Brazil, is an example of how it is changing its look to bring it into line with the best operators in the value arena.
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Store of the week – C&A Sao Paulo
C&A continues to stretch its low-cost tentacles across the globe and this 32,000 sq ft store, in São Paulo, Brazil, is an example of how it is changing its look to bring it into line with the best operators in the value arena.
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Analysis
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Opinion
Who’s the greendaddy?
At a gathering last week to celebrate the significant anniversary of a leading store design company, a very senior retailer remarked that he was environmentally aware because having a driver to ferry him around meant he was car-sharing and therefore green.
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Retailers fined over tobacco price fixing
Five retailers and a tobacco manufacturer have agreed to pay the biggest collective penalty ever imposed by the Office of Fair Trading after admitting their role in cigarette price fixing.
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River Island profits slip
Profits at young fashion chain River Island have been hit, but sales rose 8.5 per cent despite the challenging market.
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Co-op poised to complete Somerfield takeover
The Co-operative Group is this week expected to complete its 1.6 billion takeover of rival chain Somerfield.
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Analysis
It’s all in the detail
Presentation and style have given Jeremy Hackett’s tailoring outfit an edge. He tells Lisa Berwin how he has built on its successes
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Regional malls continue to deliver for House of Fraser despite fuel worries
House of Fraser is bucking the sales downturn at out-of-town centres, recording like-for-like rises at its stores in regional malls despite claims that consumers are cutting back on visits.
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Waitrose to spotlight promos in value push
Waitrose is to ramp up its in-store promotional displays in a bid to change shoppers’ perceptions that it is more expensive than its rivals.
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Opinion
Rose is still M&S’s best bet
Sir Stuart Rose may have been under pressure this week, but you’d never have known it.
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eBay defends itself to users after court fight
EBay has posted an online letter to its 14 million UK users defending its position following its high-profile fight with LVMH in the French courts.
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OKA Direct sets up Cotswolds show house
Furniture and homewares retailer OKA Direct has bought a Georgian house in the Cotswolds to convert into a showroom that it claims will set it apart from the rest of the high street.
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NewsHamleys unveils fresh look on Regent Street
World-famous toy retailer Hamleys unveiled the first part of the refurbishment of its flagship Regent Street store last week, with a mock-up of a London bus at its heart.
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Asda non-food chief to leave
Asda non-food trading director Peter Pritchard is to leave the grocer, as chief executive Andy Bond reshuffles the management team.