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Supermarket operator Zielpunkt to introduce ‘innovation shelf’
Supermarket operator Zielpunkt is to introduce an ‘innovation shelf’ in stores to try new products and reduce the risk of a product launch failure. The retailer will test the idea at 40 supermarkets in and around Vienna.The shelf will be used to test sales of product innovations from the retailer’s ...
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Lidl “first and fastest” to open on Sundays
Schwarz Group’s Lidl has begun opening on Sundays in anticipation of changed legislation in Denmark.As of last week, all Danish Lidl stores were open on Sundays, the retailer has said, adding that it has been the “first and fastest” to do so.The new laws on store opening hours that will ...
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Douglas installs multimedia terminals in its perfumeries
Shoppers at perfumery retailer Douglas can test make-up in stores and share photos with friends on Facebook, according to trade magazine Lebensmittel Zeitung.Douglas has installed multimedia terminals in 15 of its perfumeries, which it has called ‘Girlfriends Tables’. Each has a webcam allowing customers to take photos and share them ...
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NewsLittlewoods to extend Myleene Klass range after it smashes target
Myleene Klass is to design her first lingerie range with Littlewoods following the success of her first collection with the retailer.
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NewsUpdated: Cabot Circus reopens after evacuation
Bristol shopping centre Cabot Circus has reopened after being evacuated due to a security alert.
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NewsCostcutter sales edge up as it speeds up Kwiksave roll-out
Sales at Costcutter have edged up in the first six months of the year while it has revised its target for new Kwiksave stores upward.
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NewsBooths kickstarts roll-out of new look stores
Booths in investing £2m in a roll out of its revamped new look stores first trialled at the BBC’s new studios in Salford Quays.
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NewsBathstore to focus on omnichannel to grow share
Bathstore chief executive Gary Favell is aiming to transform the big ticket retailer into an omnichannel business as it aims to grow market share.
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NewsPlay.com achieved £2m sales from Facebook in 2011
Etailer Play.com revealed that Facebook accounted for over £2m of direct sales last year.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: Disposable income reaches highest rate since March 2010
Families were £1 better off a week in July – the largest annual increase since March 2010 - according to the Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsStrict rules to stamp down on high street chuggers
New rules have been introduced to prevent chuggers harassing members of the public and ban them from standing near shop doorways.
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NewsBest Buy appoints chief executive as takeover talks stall
US electricals retailer Best Buy has appointed turnaround specialist Hubert Joly as its new chief executive.
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NewsBarnes & Noble plots UK e-reader launch
US bookseller Barnes & Noble is to team up with UK retailers to launch its Nook e-reader in Britain in October.
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NewsPotential Allders bidders wary on property fears
Allders administrator Duff & Phelps is struggling to sell the iconic department store because of doubts over the property.
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NewsToys R Us trials selling products for mums
Toys R Us has teamed up with consumer goods specialist JML to sell products aimed at mothers.
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NewsTesco faces fines after border agency raid
Tesco has been raided by the UK Border Agency which has discovered the grocer has been employing people for longer hours than their visa allowed.
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Pet etailer MedicAnimal acquires grooming site
Online pet food retailer MedicAnimal has acquired pet grooming site Petmeds.co.uk.
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NewsBluewater attracts new retailers
Forever 21, Mappin & Webb, Crocs and Beaverbrooks have launched stores within Bluewater shopping centre.
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NewsJulian Graves disappears from high street as all stores closed
Julian Graves has disappeared from the high street after all its stores were closed by administrators that were unable to find a buyer for the dried fruit and nut specialist.
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July's online sales hit highest level this year
Online sales surged 17% year-on-year in July as the warmer weather and Olympic fever triggered online shopping, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.