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NewsBill Gates buys stake in Carpetright
Carpetright has been given an unexpected boost after Microsoft billionnaire Bill Gates bought a 3 per cent stake in the flooring and carpet specialist.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – May 30, 2008
While the American economy might be heading towards recession, New York still remains the epicentre of the retail world.
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Opinion
A discounter’s market
Shoppers, of course, have been watching the pennies this year. Yet, with the trend leaning towards staying in rather than going out to restaurants, the grocers have still achieved growth in sales of quality food.
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Opinion
Diamonds are forever
It was one in the bag for Burberry this week, as the luxury retailer revealed a 25 per cent surge in profits for the year to the end of March. The figures confirm that, despite the credit crunch, nothing comes between a woman and a handbag.
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Flying Brands to miss targets
Home shopping group Flying Brands has continued to suffer from bad debts and warned that it will miss full-year profits by 1.1 million.
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Analysis
Green light
Store lighting has always been a fraught topic for retailers, but is the arrival of green awareness dictating a new precedent? John Ryan reports on how M&S is adapting for the new mood
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Analysis
Last-chance saloon
The second series of Mary Queen of Shops begins on BBC2 next month. John Ryan meets Mary Portas, the show’s presenter and last hope for some of the small shops that appear on it
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Analysis
Paved with gold
With retailers’ turnover rising alongside rents, London’s retail property market continues to defy gravity, but how long will it last? John Ryan takes a look at the findings of a new report
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Analysis
State of pay
Where are you on the earning curve? This year’s Retail Week salary survey shows that the downturn hasn’t yet affected the pay of retail executives and that the performance-driven culture of private equity is still pushing packages up. Charlotte Dennis-Jones does the number-crunching
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News
Liverpool One opens
Grosvenor’s 1 billion retail, leisure and residential scheme Liverpool One opens its doors today.
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Tesco to save £10 million with private mobile network
Tesco expects to save 8 million to 10 million a year with the creation of an innovative telecommunications network for the group’s UK and international operations.
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Jessops sales plummet after stores close
Struggling camera chain Jessops sales slumped 24.7 per cent to 134.8 million in the six months to March 30.
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Blacks full-year profits poor
Outdoor fashion retailer Blacks Leisure has reported full-year pre-tax profits of 300,000 after a “second difficult year”.
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Discounters thrive as Tesco and Sainsbury's lose share
Hard discounters Aldi and Lidl are prospering as the economic squeeze begins to hit shoppers, according to the latest TNS grocery market share data.
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Grocery sales climb as non-food struggles
Sales at food retailers are showing robust growth, while the decline in the fortunes of non-food retailers continues, according to figures released by TNS Worldpanel today for the 12 weeks to May 18.
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Luxury online sales to soar
The sale of luxury items online is set to rocket in the next five years.
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Opinion
Sharing the wealth
Affiliate marketing – loved by many retailers for the high return on investment that it provides – is starting to be superseded by the power of the people.
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News
Sony adds an interactive touch to its windows
Sony is the latest technology retailer to add an interactive display to its store windows.
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Direct Wines picks international IT
Direct Wines is preparing to go live with a Microsoft-based IT platform for its US business.
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Macy’s rolls out iPod vending machines
US department store chain Macy’s has rolled out vending machines for consumer electronics to 400 stores.