More on Me + Em – Page 3046
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GalleryAvanti Gelsenkirchen
The Avanti store in Gelsenkirchen marks a new departure for Euro-value retailer C&A.
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News
Orange adds stores as it restructures UK arm
Mobile phone retailer Orange will increase store numbers by more than a fifth as part of the restructuring of its UK business.
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US union crosses pond in drive to win concessions from Tesco
One of the US’s largest unions this week came to the UK to confront Tesco.
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Furniture Village defies slowdown with record year
Furniture Village has bucked the trend in its market to post its best ever profits and volumes for last year.
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Next to ramp up sales with customer magazine launch
Next is to launch a customer magazine that it hopes will drive sales at its Directory business.
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Signet profits down 24%
US jewellery retailer Signet has painted a bleak future for its UK business after posting a 24 per cent fall in first-quarter profits.
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Flying brands: the city view
Tricia Killen, former president of Reader’s Digest for Western Europe, has her work cut out as the new chief executive of home shopping group Flying Brands.
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Morgan Stanley turns positive, but upbeat sentiment shortlived
Bullish noises from Morgan Stanley bolstered sentiment towards store groups, but food and general retailers’ shares moved little over the week.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Marks & Spencer Colliers Wood
An edge-of-town store measuring 100,000 sq ft (9,290 sq m) is hardly remarkable these days, but when it is the biggest store that a retailer has opened in a large city for a decade, it’s worth taking a look at.
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Opinion
If the price is right…
Morrisons revealed once again that it is leading the grocery pack in terms of like-for-like growth. Yesterday, the grocer posted a 7 per cent increase in like-for-likes for the 13 weeks to May 4, which chief executive Marc Bolland said is “industry leading” and, again, “outperforms the market”.
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AnalysisDebenhams takes the high ground at Liverpool One
Debenhams’ new store at Liverpool One is built on a slope, but that is only one of many striking differences about the topsy-turvy shop. John Ryan goes to see what all the hype is about
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Time to get used to tough trading
Flaming June? Never mind June, it’s been flaming difficult for months. Bad weather and credit-crunched consumers have conspired, along with a plethora of other problems, to put much of retail into A&E.
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Kingfisher sourcing set to deliver margin gain
Kingfisher is poised to reap margin benefits from improved cross-border sourcing as it attempts to bring its French and UK operations more closely in line.
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Noukie’s to bring toy shops to UK
Belgian toy retailer and brand Noukie’s plans to open its first stores in the UK early next year.
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B&Q sets sights higher for next eco-store build
B Q will open a two-floor, 150,000 sq ft flagship eco-store in New Malden, Surrey, in November.
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Debenhams strategy pays as it builds fashion share
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman expects to make further gains in clothing market share this month and has defended his strategy in the face of City criticism.
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NewsJack Wills offshoot to expand shopper base
Multichannel lifestyle retailer Jack Wills is to launch a sister fascia in the UK to tap into an older customer base.
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Department stores shape up to fight downturn
Leading department store chiefs have outlined plans to focus on differentiation from competitors, local-level retailing and nurturing talent to ride out the downturn.
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Rewe profits jump 22% as international sales deliver
German supermarket group Rewe notched up the highest sales figures of its 80-year history last year.
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Opinion
What on earth is all this recession talk?
Recession, what recession? In the paranoia of the past few months, with soundbites to the effect of “trading is the worst I can ever remember”, many retailers are suffering memory loss and are in denial about the realities of retail life.