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NewsPlay.com owner Rakuten acquires messaging app for $900m
Rakuten, the Japanese owner of Play.com, has acquired messaging app Viber for $900m (£538m).
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NewsSainsbury’s invests in marketing as sales rise
Sainsbury’s spent £4.1m in marketing last month as the retailer was the only one of the big four grocers to increase market share.
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NewsThe Co-op Food chief operating officer to join Wilkinson
The Co-operative Food’s chief operating officer Sean Toal is to leave the mutual to join value general merchandise retailer Wilkinson.
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NewsFocus on getting the data fundamentals right, says Asda head of insight
Collecting data is crucial but using it to focus on the fundamentals is key to success, according to Asda head of insight and pricing Alex Chruszcz.
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NewsSports Direct to take Irish partner Heatons to court over competition
Sportsdirect.com Retail is in the process of initiating legal proceedings against Irish department store chain Heatons on competition grounds.
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Former M&S boss Sir Stuart Rose takes up NHS role
Former M&S executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose is to advise the National Health Service (NHS) on how it can attract and retain the best leaders.
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NewsTesco customers targeted in cyber attack
A list of more than 2,000 Tesco customers’ email addresses and passwords were posted online yesterday after data stolen from other sites was compiled by hackers.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis defies floods to deliver sales lift
John Lewis overcame the wet weather to record a 3.3% year-on-year rise in sales to £65.8m last week.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Sports Direct and Sir Stuart Rose
Retail news round-up on February 14, 2014: Tesco suffers cyber attack, Sports Direct.com Retail to sue Heatons, Sir Stuart Rose to take up NHS role and F&F to open in Russia.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy reveals his hands-on delivery approach while boss of Tesco
Online grocery delivery is an expensive business, so much so that former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy used to take time out of his schedule to deliver orders himself.
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NewsFormer Travis Perkins boss to chair Card Factory for IPO
Dunelm chairman and former Travis Perkins chief executive Geoff Cooper has been appointed chairman of specialist retailer Card Factory, which is expected to float.
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NewsBusiness rates waived for flood-hit firms as retail stores battered
The Prime Minister has vowed to help companies damaged by the floods as retail stores continue to be battered.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Morrisons, Karen Millen, Harrods and more
Retail news round-up on February 13, 2014: Morrisons boss rallies troops for turnaround, Karen Millen to launch Knightsbridge flagship, Harrods mulls overseas expansion and more
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NewsMorrisons boss rallies his troops for food fightback
Morrisons chief executive Dalton Philips has drawn on American military survival tactics used during the Vietnam War to galvanise his forces as he bids to revitalise the embattled grocer.
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop creates 'fivesie' for well-known boy band
The onesie has been a runaway success and no doubt, with Valentine’s Day on Friday, the lesser-known but just as ugly twinsie – a onesie for two people – will be in hot demand.
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NewsAnn Summers targets rival retailers in Valentine's marketing stunt
Ann Summers ran a cheeky Valentine’s Day marketing campaign that projected messages onto rival retailers’ stores, rallying consumers against generic romantic gifts.
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NewsHobbs ecommerce director Gracia Amico departs
Hobbs director of ecommerce Gracia Amico has left the fashion retailer after just 13 months.
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NewsKaren Millen to open Knightsbridge flagship with working design studio
Karen Millen is to open a flagship store in Knightsbridge with a working design studio to offer bespoke pieces.
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NewsTesco opens first F&F shops in the Philippines
Tesco has opened its first F&F stores in the Philippines, in the latest stage of its ambition to build a global fashion brand.
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NewsTesco's Indian partner Trent hires former House of Fraser director
Tesco’s Indian partner Trent has hired former House of Fraser executive Richard Wayment as its chief retail operations officer as the UK giant steps up its presence in the Asian nation.