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Ocado opens door to float with five-year Waitrose deal
Ocado has agreed in principle a landmark five-year deal with Waitrose, paving the way for a potential flotation of the e-tailer.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Marionnaud Paris, Hong Kong
Marionnaud Paris, the luxury perfume and cosmetic chain acquired by AS Watson in 2005, has opened its first store in Hong Kong.
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Hackett gets into gear for global expansion
Upmarket menswear retailer Hackett plans to launch in the US and Japan as it ramps up its global expansion.
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Waitrose to target market towns with smaller format
Waitrose is to launch a market-town format next week as it considers setting up a convenience store chain.
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AnalysisJohn Browett’s bulging in-tray
All eyes are on John Browett as next week’s strategic update looms. George MacDonald examines some of the options open to DSGi’s chief executive
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Analysis
Bags of confusion
A reduction in plastic bags is an environmental victory but, by encouraging shoppers to use their own carriers, retailers increase the risk of shoplifting. Charlotte Dennis-Jones reports
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Analysis
Prevention is the best cure
They’re surrounded by hype, but what’s the truth about card-not-present fraud figures and, whatever the measure, have they peaked? Joanna Perry goes in search of the answers
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Signet shines in UK but struggles in US
Transatlantic jewellery giant Signet has revealed a strong performance in the UK in the first quarter, but has been dragged back by its US business.
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Interest rate held at 5%
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5 per cent today disappointing hard-pressed retailers and customers feeling the impact of the credit crunch.
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Nisa-Today’s appoints new chairman
Symbol group Nisa-Today’s has appointed Mark Pullen as non-executive chairman.
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Opinion
The sun is out at last
The long-awaited sun may be starting to shine on fashion retailers if Next’s interim management statement is anything to go by.
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Opinion
Dunstone’s retail double
Very few retailers have transformed the face of the industry twice within a generation, but Charles Dunstone can claim that honour – and he’s still only 43.
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Next sales plummet
Fashion giant Next has revealed a slump in first-quarter sales this morning and blamed bad weather and the economic downturn.
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Carphone Best Buy deal: City reaction
The creation of an electricals joint venture by Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy is likely to be bad news for European groups such as DSGi, Kesa and Metro-owned MediaMarkt.
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Best Buy strikes deal with Carphone to transform European electricals retailing
Carphone Warehouse and US giant Best Buy have created a joint venture likely to become one of the biggest electricals retailers in Europe.
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Internacionale Limited enters administration
Interna ionale Limited, the company which operated value womens fashion stores Interna ionale and homewares retailer Au Naturale, has gone into administration.
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Granada launches online store at ITV.com
Granada Ventures launched an online store with ITV.com on Wednesday, in a move it described as long overdue.
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Retailers are on top of basics of IT security
Retail IT departments are getting the basics right when it comes to IT security, despite less board-level support than their peers in other industries.
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Superdrug software to improve ranging
Superdrug is to implement space and category management software in the next six months to increase sales and support its expansion.
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Opinion
Talk is not so cheap
Whole Foods Market must have breathed a sigh of relief last week when it was revealed that no further action was to be taken by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its chief executive’s way with words on public internet forums.