More on Me + Em – Page 3066
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Analysis
Are you sitting on a goldmine?
In the past 10 years, sale-and-leaseback deals have become the norm for retailers, and now even the grocers are cashing in on their portfolios. Ben Cooper finds out more
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Analysis
On top of the green agenda
The sustainability issues facing retailers are certainly complex, but the industry is making progress. Katie Kilgallen joins some of the UK’s top CSR chiefs to lay down the blueprint for the future
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News
Instore picks finance director
Value retailer Instore has appointed Ebrahim Suleman as group finance director.
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Opinion
Light at the end of the tunnel
Despite the gloomy headlines, financial markets are recovering. This is most evident in LBO debt markets where valuations have improved by more than 5 per cent in less than a month.
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News
Making your mark is no picnic
Today’s retail brands will influence how future generations decide what to buy and what to think
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News
Bravissimo heads for Milton Keynes
Lingerie retailer Bravissimo is to open its first regional shopping centre store at The Centre:MK in Milton Keynes.
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Bluewater tenants call for nil increase at rent reviews
Retailers at Bluewater shopping centre are demanding that their rents are not increased in their second review at the centre, taking place this year, as trading continues to prove tough.
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Opinion
Older shoppers pay for N Brown
N Brown’s share price took a hit a fortnight ago, when home shopping counterpart Findel warned on profits after having to increase provisions against bad debt.
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News
Bhs puts freeze on refits to ride out tough times
Bhs is to temporarily halt its store refurbishment programme from the end of this month.
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UniEuro store cuts ignite talk of DSGi withdrawal from Italy
Electricals group DSGi’s decision to assess 40 UniEuro stores for closure in Italy has prompted City speculation that it may eventually close its entire business in the country.
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Game widens focus as hardware launches slow
Game, which posted record results this week, has revealed that it will focus on software for a broader customer base as the product mix shifts away hardware releases.
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NewsWestfield London to land top retail names
Australian developer Westfield is poised to defy critics of its Westfield London shopping centre after securing a raft high-profile national and international retailers.
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N Brown’s good results put a lid on City fears
Home shopping group N Brown has shaken off market fears over bad debts after reporting a stellar full-year performance.
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Opinion
Solving problems that don’t exist
It’s a funny old world. The first page of the Competition Commission’s report into grocery retailing says that the UK grocery industry is competitive and delivers “good outcomes for consumers”. The 269-page document goes on to outline how this state of affairs should be fixed.
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Opinion
Inquiry has failed to land punches on grocers
Competition Commission chairman Peter Freeman was asked this week whether he felt deflated by his final grocery inquiry report that found precious little wrong with the £130 billion grocery sector.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – May 2, 2008
Baugur’s sale of MK One to Hilco is an unusual move for the Icelandic investor. It hasn’t been in the habit of selling its UK retail investments, but then again it hasn’t had many headaches on the scale of MK One.
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News
Waitrose to open smaller format stores
Waitrose is to launch a major assault on the convenience market and could open at least 100 smaller format stores.
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Home Depot to axe underperforming stores
Home Depot is to close 15 of its underperforming US stores within the next two months, affecting 1,300 employees.
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John Lewis sales robust, as Waitrose shines
Department store chain John Lewis posted a solid set of figures for the week to April 26 and stablemate supermarket chain Waitrose delivered a strong performance.
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MK One sold to Hilco
Icelandic retail investor Baugur has sold its struggling value fashion chain MK One to Hilco, the retail restructuring company.