More on Me + Em – Page 3068
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Analysis
How bankable is retail?
A combination of the credit crunch and hard times on the high street mean the relationship between retailers and their banks is more delicate than ever. George MacDonald reports on the impact of the financial crisis
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Gallery
Rule the roost
Ted Baker is beckoning City workers with its new store on Cheapside, which harks back to Victorian England with stuffed birds and shoe shines. John Ryan reports
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AnalysisItalian style: Valentino Fashion Group embraces technology to stay ahead
Valentino Fashion Group has embraced technology to stay ahead in the increasingly competitive world of high fashion. Joanna Perry visits Milan to learn how the business has been transformed
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Opinion
Creating an environment we can be proud of
This store has been open for nearly 10 months and every annual event brings with it a chance to learn about the trading environment and our colleagues.
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Analysis
A star is born
With just three weeks to go before the nominations close for this year’s Rising Stars Awards, Katie Kilgallen finds out how last year’s winners have prospered
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News
Will planning test happen?
Grocery inquiry: industry exonerated, but angry at proposed competition test and ombudsman
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News
Carrefour hit by more China protests
Carrefour has been hit by further angry protests in China, as anti-French sentiment grows in the country.
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News
Murphy paid £1.6 million in last year at Kingfisher
Former Kingfisher chief executive Gerry Murphy was paid more than 1.6 million in his last year with the business.
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News
Baugur denies MK One administration plans
Baugur has denied reports that MK One, the value clothing chain it has put up for sale, could be put into administration if no buyer is found.
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News
Land of Leather sales plunge again
Sofa specialist Land of Leather has revealed another plunge in sales and warned that trading conditions will remain tough for the rest of the year.
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News
European Retail Solutions Awards line-up revealed
The largest European Retail Solutions Awards shortlist to date has been unveiled after a judging day in late April.
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News
Majestic extends EPoS to France
Majestic Wine has extended its use of Itim’s EPoS system to its French stores.
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News
Morrisons to up time-keeping with new IT kit
Morrisons is to upgrade its workforce management system with swipe card data capture terminals.
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News
MFI set to go live with IT overhaul
MFI is weeks away from going live with the final phase of its SAP implementation.
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News
Bank launches attack on OFT
Investment bank Cazenove has hit out at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after the governing body launched a series of allegations into a wide range of price-fixing.
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News
Retailers sign environmental pledge
Top-flight retailers have come together to launch the first industry-wide climate change commitments.
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News
Jacques Vert issues profit warning
Jacques Vert has issued a profit warning, becoming the latest fashion retailer to be hit by increasingly tough trading conditions.
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News
Grocery inquiry targets planning and code changes
The Competition Commission has said in its final grocery report that the UK’s biggest supermarkets should be subject to a competition test on planning applications and give up restrictive covenants that stop rival building stores close to their sites.
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News
Home Retail profits climb
Home Retail Group has warned that tough trading conditions are likely to result in like-for-like sales falls at its Argos and Homebase chains.
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News
Grocery bucks consumer spending slowdown
The latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures published today, for the 12 weeks to April 20, showed that the grocery sector achieved 6 per cent sales growth year on year.