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Tap 09 to acquire Austrian Schlecker stores
Drugstore operator Schlecker has found a buyer for its stores in Austria and markets affiliated to the Austrian business. Private equity company Tap 09 is to acquire 1,350 drugstores in Austria, Italy, Poland, Belgium and Luxembourg.Tap 09 intends to convert the shops to a neighbourhood store concept called ‘daily’. Sale ...
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Grocer Edeka updates marketing campaign
Grocer Edeka is changing its marketing strategy. With new advertising partner Jung von Matt, Edeka has changed its year-old campaign ‘Wir lieben Lebensmittel’ (‘We just love food’) to a more emotional approach.The strapline now includes a heart symbol in its corporate colour yellow. The co-operative grocer said it “wants to ...
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Amazon introduces instant video app for iPad
Amazon has introduced an instant video app for iPad. It will enable customers to stream or download movies and TV episodes from their Amazon library directly to the device.Amazon previously offered this service for its Kindle Fire tablet, but the latest initiative broadens the service to a wider audience and ...
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NewsPandora profits plunge as it carries out stock swap plan
Pandora profits plunged in its second quarter as it bore the cost of its turnaround plan of replacing stockists’ poor selling products with newer items.
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NewsCarphone could take control of European venture after Best Buy bid
Speculation is mounting that Carphone Warehouse will take control of its joint venture with Best Buy after billionaire Richard Schulze made a $8.84bn offer for the latter earlier this week.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open first pop-up shop
Department store John Lewis is to open its first ever pop-up store in Exeter.
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NewsA year on from the riots Met Police works with retailers to curb crime
The Metropolitan Police is working with London retailers following last year’s riots, in order to give stores more protection from crime.
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NewsOlympics drive 8% increase in Visa spending
Tourist spending surged 8% year-on-year on Visa cards in the UK across the first week of the Olympics, hitting a total of £456.9m.
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NewsCath Kidston, Lego and Armani Exchange to open at Meadowhall
Sheffield shopping centre Meadowhall has signed Cath Kidston, Lego and Armani Exchange.
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NewsTesco invests in new premium coffee shop chain
Tesco has entered the cafe market after forming a joint venture which is vying to snap up former Clinton Cards stores and transform them into upmarket coffeehouses.
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NewsBest Buy founder aims to buy back retailer in £5.8bn deal
Best Buy founder Richard Schulze is vying to buy the electronics giant in a $9bn (£5.8bn) deal.
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NewsPeter Marks to step down from The Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group chief executive Peter Marks is to retire from the business next May.
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NewsBluewater to become UK's largest shopping centre
Bluewater is expected to become the UK’s largest shopping centre as it applies for planning permission to extend the 1.6 million sq ft centre by 375,000 sq ft.
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NewsHMV appoints Ian Kenyon as group finance director
HMV has appointed former Best Buy Europe chief financial officer Ian Kenyon as its group finance director.
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NewsJuly retail sales edge up 0.1%
Like-for-like retail sales were flat in July when the start of extended opening hours for the Olympics combined with the warm weather at the end of the month helped food retailers, the British Retail Consortium–KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsBoden to open pop-up shop in the Bullring
Boden is to launch a pop-up shop in Birmingham’s Bullring later this month.
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NewsRiver Island considers opening New York store
Fashion retailer River Island is eyeing New York’s Manhattan as it considers expansion in the US.
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NewsHMV's finance director David Wolffe poised for exit
HMV’s finance director David Wolffe is set to leave the entertainment retailer.
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NewsLloydspharmacy makes 120 head office redundancies
Lloydspharmacy has made 120 redundancies at its head office in Coventry following a restructure.
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NewsJJB Sports investors plot turnaround plan
JJB Sports’ biggest investor Invesco is considering forcing through a restructure of the troubled sportswear retailer to speed up its turnaround plan.