More on Me + Em – Page 3159
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Opinion
The Retail Week – November 30, 2007
Retailers seeking reassurance about the prospects for Christmas trading probably didn’t want to be on Oxford Street yesterday afternoon.
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News
Rohan drops wholesale arm
Clothing brand Rohan is set to close its wholesale division next July, in an effort to concentrate more on its retail operations.
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Online sales to reach £5 billion in December
Online sales are on track to exceed 5 billion in December, according to UK payments association Apacs.
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AnalysisThe age of the consumer
Charlotte Dennis-Jones and Katie Kilgallen look at the key characteristics of shoppers in four age groups and investigate how to earn brand loyalty
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AnalysisGainsborough’s Marshall’s Yard: Birth of a renaissance
Gainsborough’s Marshall’s Yard feels more like a market square than a retail park. John Ryan visits a scheme that shows how retail development can revive a tired market town
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Opinion
The busiest times are the most rewarding ones
It has been a busy few weeks. We are now fully into the Christmas trading period and the early signs are very encouraging. Our sales on cards, crackers and wrapping paper are already impressive.
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Analysis
Here today, gone tomorrow
Now you’ve got your Christmas temps in place, it is crucial that you train them well for this key period – even if they are a transient workforce. Liz Morrell finds out how to get them fired up
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News
Irish scheme to host two UK fashion firsts
Fashion retailers Tom Tailor and Esprit Black are to open their first stores in the UK at Rushmere shopping centre in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.
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Analysis
Lost in translation?
Home Retail has opened its first Home Store & More shop at Aylesbury and it’s crammed to the rafters. John Ryan pays a visit and asks whether the Irish-born format will cut it in the UK
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News
Finnish home chain to enter UK with Regent Street deal
Finnish home chain to enter UK with Regent Street deal
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News
SCS Upholstery: The City View
Fears are growing that the springs have gone at upholstered furniture specialist ScS, which holds its AGM on Monday.
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News
Retailers' unease grows as shares continue to slump across the board
Punch-drunk retailers took more blows as both grocers and general merchandisers underperformed.
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HMV gears up for biggest ever Christmas drive
Entertainment giant HMV is to launch its biggest ever Christmas campaign next month, with its first entirely self-funded TV and magazine ad push.
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Analysis
Self-serve US
The US self-service kiosk market is booming, but kiosks have had a mixed reception in the UK. Joanna Perry assesses the benefits and how we can learn from successes across the pond
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Opinion
Time for DSGi to take a breath
DSG International finance director Kevin O’Byrne cut a lonely figure presenting the company’s interim results this week.
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News
Fopp founder opens Rise music store
Gordon Montgomery, founder of independent music chain Fopp, has opened a music store in Cheltenham.
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News
Toy prices set to soar as China crisis hits supply
Toy prices are expected to increase by more than 30 per cent next year, while the delays in stock coming out of China could mean some bestsellers are in short supply.
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Analysis
Keeper of dreams
Mike Clare has come a long way since selling condoms at college. And, as Dreams celebrates its 20th birthday, Jennifer Creevy finds out how he plans to own sleep
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News
Robert Dyas profit hit as homewares falters
General merchandise retailer Robert Dyas’s pre-tax profits slumped by more than a third to 3.6 million in its full-year results to March 31.
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Opinion
Tesco bites into American pie
“This is a launch, not a trial”. That was the message from Tesco’s Tim Mason, chief executive of the grocer’s start-up Fresh & Easy US chain, as he showed off his first stores to analysts this week.