More on Me + Em – Page 3084
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News
Fragrance Shop picks MD
Former Music Zone boss Steve Oliver has been named managing director of Fragrance Shop, the 103-store perfume specialist.
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Woolies lands Jackie Chan to front TV ads
Woolworths has found an unlikely new star for its TV ads – film star Jackie Chan.
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Private equity group buys Evans Cycles
Private equity group Active has bought a majority stake in bike retail chain Evans Cycles.
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Retailers reshuffle shares ahead of tax changes
A raft of high-profile retailers have reshuffled their shares ahead of the changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) that come into effect this weekend.
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Dobbies buys Sandyholm Garden Centre for £8 million
Dobbies, the Tesco-controlled garden centre group, has bought Sandyholm Garden Centre in Crossford, Lanarkshire, for 8 million plus stock.
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Harvey Nichols window puts spring in the step
Harvey Nichols’ new spring window at its Sloane Street store offers an eye-catching series of reasons for stopping and heading into the store.
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Park Group sales rise
The Park Group has finally shaken off the downturn that hit the home shopping group following the collapse of its rival Farepak in 2006.
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Matalan signs LK Today sponsorship deal
Value fashion retailer Matalan has signed a 1 million sponsorship deal with ITV’s morning show LK Today .
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Analysis
A guide to Energy Performance Certificates
Likened to the controversial Home Information Packs, Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for commercial properties will very soon be a legal requirement for any properties coming onto the market.
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Opinion
A slow passage to India
Tesco seemed to edge closer to launching a joint venture in India this week, when its finance director appeared to suggest that talks with a potential partner had advanced beyond the exploratory phase.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – April 4, 2008
Aside from a little small-arms fire, the guns have fallen silent this morning after yesterday’s attempt by Marks & Spencer to end its month-long war with City institutions.
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Analysis
Experience necessary
Retail parks are aiming to become destinations in their own right by broadening the facilities they offer. Katie Daubney reports
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News
John Lewis like-for-likes swell at Easter
John Lewis department stores achieved bumper sales lifts this Easter compared with last year.
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Dunstone refuses to disconnect online pirates
Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone has rejected music industry proposals to disconnect internet customers who illegally download tunes.
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Ethical cosmetics launches soar
Shopper interest in ethical cosmetics led to 2,260 product launches in core categories last year.
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Analysis
Planning for tomorrow
Decades of physical expansion could slow, but tackling the internet and sustainability are likely to be ever-present themes in 20 years, says Ben Cooper
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Opinion
French-British meeting of retail minds
The Entente Cordiale was signed in London in 1904 – exactly 100 years after Bonaparte had signed the Napoleonic Code in France (when cross-channel intentions were rather more discordant).
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Gallery
Store of the week: Kurt Geiger, Heathrow Terminal 5
Kurt Geiger’s shoe shop at Heathrow’s new Terminal 5 stands out as a beacon of design restraint and shows how a relatively simple blueprint can create substantial impact.
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JC Penney warns on profit as slowdown bites
Mid-market department store JC Penney issued a profit warning last week and warned of grim first-quarter trading as the US economy faces a rough ride.