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  • News

    Mikey to break into Spain with El Corte

    2007-10-25T16:46:46.290Z

    Fashion jewellery brand Mikey London has teamed up with Spanish department store chain El Corte Ingl s to expand throughout Spain.

  • News

    Sainsbury’s builds coupon offers with in-store system

    2007-10-25T16:38:40.113Z

    Sainsbury’s is to pilot an in-store coupon system to direct offers to customers who do not have a Nectar card and tailor offers for those that do.

  • Opinion

    Store manager’s diary: Mike King, Ikea, Ashton, Manchester

    2007-10-25T14:46:40.747Z

    Latest catalogue heralds a new era in-store

  • Analysis

    Trading standards

    2007-10-25T14:35:32.143Z

    Consumer conscience has ensured that ethical trading has risen fast up retailers’ agendas, but how is it affecting the role of the buyer? Katie Kilgallen investigates

  • News

    Mike Clare primes Dreams for sale

    2007-10-25T14:22:00.220Z

    Dreams is understood to have appointed KPMG to explore the possibility of a sale of the business for 250 million.

  • News

    Regent Street shop facelift leads Aquascutum portfolio redesign

    2007-10-25T14:15:12.660Z

    Iconic British clothing brand Aquascutum has completed the first stage of its Regent Street flagship refresh.

  • Opinion

    Will there be a silver lining for fashion?

    2007-10-25T14:01:49.610Z

    Dark clouds are gathering on the horizon, warned Sir Philip Green today. And they are not the kind of clouds that bring a climate the fashion tycoon might welcome.

  • News

    Asda’s second eco store hit by delay

    2007-10-25T14:01:48.877Z

    Asda has hit a setback in its plans to open a second timber-frame store, which was due to welcome shoppers this autumn.

  • Analysis

    Made of the write stuff

    2007-10-25T14:01:47Z

    Ever wanted to know what makes retail’s stars tick? Experts believe that handwriting analysis is one of the simplest, most unbiased personality tests around.

  • Analysis

    Reiss goes global

    2007-10-25T13:52:55.310Z

    Fashion retailer Reiss has forged ahead with aggressive expansion plans and the man in charge has no intention of slowing down. David Reiss tells Lisa Berwin how he plans to take it to the next level

  • Analysis

    All seeing eye

    2007-10-25T12:53:42.063Z

    Over the years, surveillance systems have gone from being staffed heavily to hardly at all. The latest breed has raised the bar, using cameras with built-in intelligence that are constantly on the watch. Joanna Perry reports

  • News

    Ministry goes to Derby

    2007-10-25T12:23:34.380Z

    Fledgling menswear retailer Ministry has opened a store at the Westfield Derby shopping centre.

  • Analysis

    Putting sparkle in Ernest Jones

    2007-10-25T12:22:06.973Z

    Signet has just taken the wraps off a new-look Ernest Jones store at Bluewater, which it hopes will drive diamond sales. John Ryan visits the refurbished outlet to find out more

  • Opinion

    Is small about to become the new big?

    2007-10-25T12:17:27.860Z

    Once a year, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) invites partners and directors from around the world, who specialise in retail and consumer goods, to attend a two-day business school to discuss the big issues of the day with leading industry guests.

  • News

    Merchant Equity circles Kesa’s furniture chain

    2007-10-25T12:15:58.323Z

    Private equity house Merchant Equity Partners is poised to buy French furniture chain BUT from Kesa for more than 400 million ( 278.2 million).

  • News

    Debenhams launches menswear in Desire stores

    2007-10-25T12:06:50.710Z

    Debenhams has signalled new-found confidence in its menswear by introducing it to Desire stores.

  • News

    Sports Direct names new board members

    2007-10-25T12:06:46.647Z

    Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct business has confirmed the departure with immediate effect of independent non-executive director Chris Bulmer and named two new non-executives.

  • News

    Asda demands inquiry-free decade for grocery sector

    2007-10-25T11:57:21.297Z

    Longworth urges commission to lay off sector as early findings loom

  • Opinion

    Shoppers need confidence back

    2007-10-25T11:56:56.610Z

    Christmas could be a washout if retailers can’t persuade their nervous customers to spend

  • Opinion

    Browett faces a tough job at DSGi

    2007-10-25T11:52:45.380Z

    Next year could be a watershed for electricals giant DSGi. In December, former Tesco operations director John Browett will take the helm as chief executive and he will have to tackle several key areas as a matter of urgency.