More on Me + Em – Page 3086
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Analysis
Back to bulk?
The credit crunch is hurting bulky goods retailers, so how are the parks that house them holding up? Liz Morrell reports
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News
New-look stores get T5 off to flying start
Cancelled flights, lost baggage and irate travellers grabbed the headlines, but the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 represented a new dawn for travel retail.
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Analysis
One-click generation
Science fiction will become a reality in 2028 as technology evolves to give the consumer exactly what they want, when they want it, forecasts Joanna Perry
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Analysis
Naked ambition
Neil Gillis, who once stripped off to motivate staff, finds himself in the spotlight once again as chief executive of Blacks. He tells Jennifer Creevy about his vision for the outdoor retailer
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News
Industry slams empty-property laws revision
Leading retailers and industry associations have come out fighting in response to changes to the empty-property relief laws that came into effect on Tuesday.
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Swedish model to open London lingerie store
Swedish celebrity model turned designer Victoria Silvstedt has signed for her first UK store to stock her lingerie range.
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AnalysisAmazon’s Brian McBride: The king of the jungle
As it approaches 10 years in the UK, Amazon still strikes fear into rivals. Lisa Berwin meets Amazon UK chief Brian McBride and finds out about the e-tailer’s plans for further UK expansion
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Primark named second anchor in Corby centre
Primark has taken the second anchor spot at Willow Place in Corby town centre.
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Opinion
Two cheers for Cheshire
By the time Sir Geoff Mulcahy was edged out of Kingfisher he had transformed the retailer’s valuation from £100 million to £5.6 billion. Mulcahy gave back £29.50 for every £1 from investors.
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Ferrari gears up for UK debut on Regent Street
Italian car giant Ferrari is set to power into London’s Regent Street with the opening of its first UK store.
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‘An exceptional step in exceptional circumstances’
Marks & Spencer acts to justify Rose’s promotion in wake of shareholder opposition
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Cheshire draws up master plan for Kingfisher revival
Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has outlined the priorities that will characterise his leadership and also appointed a new chief executive for the UK.
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Tesco: the city view
As top grocer Tesco prepares to unveil full-year results a week on Tuesday, it finds its prospects for continued success increasingly under question.
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Stocks outperform market again as results season’s stars emerge
A raft of results and updates brought mixed news, but retailers’ stocks rose once again during the week and outperformed the market.
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Harrods opens gift area
Harrods unveiled an eye-catching new gift area in its Knightsbridge flagship yesterday.
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Otto to sell Grattan as it reviews retail division
A for-sale sign is understood to have been hoisted over catalogue fashion retailer Grattan as parent company Otto UK nears the end of its strategic review.
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City waits for results of Signet price-hikes
Jewellery giant Signet is expected to indicate next week that trading has softened in its key US market.
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Asda raids Tesco for Living marketing job
Asda has hired a former Tesco executive to spearhead the marketing strategy of its burgeoning Asda Living non-food format.
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Superdrug on hunt for successors as it parts with two top executives
Health and beauty giant Superdrug has been dealt a double blow this week with the departure of two senior executives.
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Land of Leather seeks new bed link-up
Land of Leather is in talks with another furniture retailer about 25 bed concessions in its stores, following Sleep Depot’s collapse this week.