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NewsJon Rudoe promoted to Sainsbury's digital and technology director
Sainsbury’s online director Jon Rudoe has been promoted to digital and technology director, joining the retailer’s operating board and taking overall responsibility for the business’ technological development.
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NewsDixons and Carphone Warehouse merger talks signal synced future
Dixons is poised to plug into hundreds more high street shops by creating a formidable click-and-collect offer with Carphone Warehouse if a merger of the two goes ahead.
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NewsWaitrose strikes export deal to sell its products in South Africa
Waitrose products are to be sold in South Africa after the grocer struck an export deal with local retailer Fruit & Veg City.
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NewsAldo-owned Call It Spring exits first UK store
Aldo-owned footwear fascia Call It Spring is closing its debut Oxford Street store after just 15 months of trading.
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NewsShoe Zone sales and profits up after focus on multichannel
Value footwear retailer Shoe Zone reported a rise in full-year sales and profits as it introduced a raft of multichannel initiatives.
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NewsAo.com shares leap on stock market debut
Ao.com turbo-charged the stock market when its shares debuted yesterday and spiked more than 40%.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on AO.com, Tesco and French Connection
Retail news round-up on February 27, 2014: AO.com insists it is not benefitting from ‘dot com bubble’, Tesco under fire from farmers for buying less British beef, French Connection appoints media agency
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NewsLidl discovers the best thing since sliced bread
Lidl customers in Germany enjoyed the best invention since sliced bread last week with, um, a sliced bread machine.
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NewsAsos improves fulfilment with more delivery options
Asos has made a raft of fulfillment improvements including an option to deliver to a safe place such as a porch or shed.
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NewsFormer Shop Direct boss Mark Newton-Jones to join Boohoo board
Former Shop Direct chief executive Mark Newton-Jones is to bolster the Boohoo board ahead of its float.
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NewsUPDATED: Rise in national minimum wage to £6.50 recommended
The Low Pay Commission has recommended that the national minimum wage for adults should rise to £6.50.
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NewsPoundland supplier pulls value ecommerce site amid family 'misunderstanding'
A supplier to value chains including Poundland pulled the ecommerce site Pound Panda amid a family ‘misunderstanding’, it has emerged.
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NewsThe Co-operative Group considers sale of pharmacy and farms businesses
The Co-operative Group is expected to generate losses of more than £2bn and is considering selling its farming operations and its pharmacies.
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NewsWickes full-year sales up but profits down as it invests in price
Travis Perkins’ consumer division, largely comprising Wickes, reported sales up but profits down last year as it invested in price.
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NewsAo.com valued at £1.2bn as it debuts on London Stock Exchange
Electricals etailer Ao.com has debuted on the London Stock Exchange at a value of £1.2bn, at the upper end of expectations for its IPO.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Primark, Eason and Supervalu
Retail news round-up on February 26, 2014: No spin-off plans for Primark, sales fall at bookseller Eason and Supervalu invests in stores
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NewsBlue Inc relaunches website as it plots multichannel growth
Young fashion retailer Blue Inc has relaunched its website as it plots multichannel growth.
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NewsWickes appoints former Tesco executive as marketing director
Ian Crook has been appointed as marketing director at Wickes six months after he left the role of Clubcard marketing director in Tesco’s senior management shake-up.
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NewsTesco reveals online grocery profits as it builds multichannel offer
Tesco has revealed it made £127m of trading profit in its UK online grocery arm last year, lifting a shadowy veil from one of the biggest unanswered questions in grocery.
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NewsPrimark eyes further European expansion as French debut impresses
Primark is eyeing further European expansion as its French debut gets off to a flying start.