More on Me + Em – Page 952
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OpinionOpinion: Brady could help Sir Philip get back on track
Karren Brady, the new chair of Arcadia holding company Taveta, brings a wide variety of experience to the role.
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NewsMatalan employees agree pay deal by just three votes
Matalan’s warehouse workers have agreed to a pay deal by just three votes following months of disagreement with management.
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AnalysisProfile: H&M’s creative brain on its designer collabs
Before Asos, Missguided or even Zara, H&M was changing high street fashion with its democratic approach to trends.
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NewsToday in retail: Conviviality’s Hunter becomes the hunted
Conviviality is toasting a landmark year under its boss Diana Hunter, after sales and profits fizzed during what it called a “transformational” year.
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NewsSir Philip Green's Taveta names Baroness Brady chairman
Sir Philip Green’s holding company Taveta Investments has appointed Baroness Brady as its new chairman, replacing Lord Grabiner.
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OpinionOpinion: Conviviality provides a Tesco-Booker blueprint
Plenty of glasses will be raised at Conviviality’s HQ today after it uncorked a vintage year of profit and sales growth.
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OpinionOpinion: Seb James on why Amazon is not invulnerable
On July 11, Amazon trumpeted a retail event: Prime Day. We must all pause for a moment and marvel at the ability of this Seattle monolith to change the way that, 4,777 miles away, all of us now think about shopping.
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NewsConviviality posts surge in sales and profits
Conviviality, the drinks specialist, has reported profit before tax up 147% to £22.5m after a “transformational year”.
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NewsJack Wills back in the black after cutting promotions
Fashion retailer Jack Wills has returned to profit after making efficiencies and cutting promotions.
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NewsGovernment to base business rate rises on CPI inflation
The Government has promised to base future business rates on the CPI measure of inflation, which is expected to benefit many businesses including retailers.
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OpinionOpinion: There’s more to seasonal retail than tennis balls
A competition to celebrate Wimbledon puts into sharp relief what needs to be done to make an impact.
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NewsHigh street footfall boosted by June heatwave
Footfall received a summer boost last month as the warmer weather drove consumers to outdoor retail locations.
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OpinionBlog: Poor stock control can lose customers
Tempted by the summer Sales last week I spent far too much at one particular fashion retailer’s website.
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OpinionOpinion: McDonald’s lessons on Brexit and retail
The latest canard from Brexit Secretary David Davis is that the fear of any of the other 27 countries following the UK’s suit and leaving the EU is “without foundation”.
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NewsToday in retail: Life in plastic, it’s fantastic?
Card giant Visa today declared war on cash by offering retailers financial incentives to go cashless.
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AnalysisTech.: How retail’s leaders are embracing technology
How Tesco, John Lewis, M&S, Shop Direct and Dixons Carphone – partners of Tech. powered by Retail Week – are using technology to improve the customer experience.
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NewsPoundland seeks to create new Christmas consumer customs
Poundland is introducing popular Christmas products from overseas which it hopes will become as traditional in the UK as turkey and all the trimmings.
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NewsJohn Lewis hires brand experience manager for new store
John Lewis will hire its first-ever manager of brand experience for its new Oxford store in a bid to ramp up its experiential credentials.
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Future LeadersRetail diary: What's Primark's most sought after item?
Shoppers swoon over Primark’s Love Island T-shirts and Retail Week’s Be Inspired campaign hits the accelerator button.
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NewsRetailers offered incentive by Visa to go cashless
Payment giant Visa is planning to declare war on cash by offering shops and restaurants a monetary incentive to go cashless.