More on Me + Em – Page 3102
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People Tree appoints head of design
Ethical retailer People Tree has appointed a head of design to lead its UK design team.
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BMB buys raft of licences
Menswear supplier and retailer BMB Clothing has agreed to acquire various licences and assets from John Langford.
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Analysis
The weakest link
Getting tills ready for the switch-over to Chip and PIN caused major headaches for retailers. But the problems haven’t ended there, as Joanna Perry discovers
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Analysis
Shopfit ’til you drop
EuroShop took place last week and the faithful flocked to examine the new, the eccentric and the must-haves. John Ryan went along for a nose around
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Styles & Wood chief warns of tough market
The boss of Styles & Wood has warned of the challenging retail market, despite the shopfitting company delivering a sparkling set of full-year results.
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Mamas & Papas back on expansion trail
Mamas & Papas is considering launching standalone fashion stores, as it renews its interest in UK openings.
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AnalysisRegional retailers: Local heroes
Regional retailers may not be able to compete with the national heavyweights on size, but they have plenty else going for them. Katie Kilgallen takes a look at some of the most successful
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Asos to sharpen customer focus
Asos is to split its marketing and operational functions, in an effort to better target customers as it continues to grow exponentially, writes John Ryan .
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M and M targets £200m in sales with new warehouse
M and M Direct has leased a new warehouse as part of plans to triple sales to 200 million.
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Hamleys wows shoppers with its magic windows
World-famous toy retailer Hamleys thrilled its customers with live magic in the window of its Regent Street store last week.
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Aldi plans to open first eco store in Shropshire
Discounter Aldi is to open its first eco-store at Ludlow in Shropshire this year.
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Analysis
Keep it in the family
Baugur’s bid for Moss Bros last week has sparked a bitter war of words over the retailer’s future. As the battle hots up, Lisa Berwin looks at what lies ahead for the venerable brand
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Littlewoods suffers £24m losses
Pre-tax losses at Littlewoods Shop Direct reached 24.2 million in the year to April 30, 2007, as the group continued to feel the strain of its business restructure on its balance sheet.
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Crabtree & Evelyn to double stores as it transforms brand
Crabtree & Evelyn is to overhaul its image this summer as it guns to double its UK store numbers.
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Japan’s Aeon to focus on international growth
Japanese retail giant Aeon has announced plans to quadruple its annual investment in international operations while cutting back on domestic growth.
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Gap makes profit comeback as leading US retailers falter
Gap has posted a fourth-quarter profit rise for the first time in three years and forecast further gains after it increased full-price clothing sales in the holiday season.
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Opinion
Moss Bros in no-man’s land
Sometimes, a picture says more than any words ever could. And the photograph of the Moss Bros store on Oxford Street on page 18, taken this Monday, just screams desperation.
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Minimum wage hike to hit retailers
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that the national minimum wage will rise by almost 4 per cent to 5.73 in October.
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Ideal shopping direct: the city view
The AIM-listed home shopping group posted a 3 per cent rise in pre-tax profits to 6.3 million before exceptionals, on sales up 13.1 per cent to 96.9 million.