More on Me + Em – Page 3049
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Orange unveils plans for UK business
Mobile phone company Orange has unveiled a new strategy for its UK business that includes ramping up its store count from 338 to 400 by next year.
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Opinion
Keeping up with the kids
Staying in touch with the youth market is more about taking their pulse than trying to wow them with gadgets. Or so says Rip Curl Europe chief executive Olivier Cantet, who Retail Week caught up with yesterday at an event on the beach outside Barcelona appropriately.
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Kingfisher profits rise 8.9% in first quarter
DIY group Kingfisher reported a better-than-expected rise in sales and profits for the 13 weeks to May 3.
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Credit insurer warns of more retail administrations
Credit insurer Euler Hermes has signalled more retail administrations on the horizon as trading conditions continue to worsen on the high street.
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Staples ups offer for Corporate Express
US office supplies retailer Staples has increased its offer for rival Dutch business Corporate Express by 14 per cent.
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Justin King calls for more government action on obesity
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King will urge the Government to dedicate more resources to educating consumers about healthier lifestyles in a speech today.
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Tesco closes deal to take control of Dobbies
Tesco has agreed to pay 12 a share for each share in Dobbies that it does not already hold under the terms of a recommended cash offer for the retailer.
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Ideal Shopping Direct finance director makes exit
Ideal Shopping Direct finance director David Blake is to step down from his role.
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The Rock set to be star of Bury town centre
Construction is underway on a 350 million regeneration scheme in Bury town centre.
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Tiffany and Mulberry sign for Westfield luxury zone
Westfield has signed two new retailers to the luxury area of its west London development.
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Primark gears up for European expansion
Value fashion retailer Primark is preparing to push the button on European expansion plans.
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Asda sells sausages for 2p
Asda has launched a mouth-watering offer for shoppers, with packs of eight sausages for the bargain price of 2p each.
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Orange to review stores and operations
Mobile phone network operator Orange is understood to be poised for an overhaul of its stores and operations under new chief executive Tom Alexander.
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Online sales soar
Online shopping rose by 35 per cent to 14.7 billion in the UK last year – a rate of growth almost 10 times higher than that of the total retail market.
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Opinion
Under starter's orders
Being a retailer on the hunt for new stores at the moment must be a case of seeing who blinks first.
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GalleryMarks & Spencer – Colliers Wood
The biggest store from Marks and Spencer in a decade is in a South London suburb.
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Otto UK chief quits
Mike Hancox, chief executive of mail order retailer Otto UK, is to step down following a strategic review carried out by the company’s German parent.
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Opinion
Pulling in the right direction
In this country, European brands come and go and just a few manage to establish a meaningful presence.
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Yves Saint Laurent dies
Legendary French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent died yesterday at the age of 71 following a long illness.
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Moss Bros saga costs Baugur £500k
Baugur has had to stump up 500,000 to pay advisers after it walked away from its 40 million bid for Moss Bros.