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NewsDame Katherine Grainger: 'You cannot stand still'
Continuously seeking new ways to improve is the secret to success both in sport and business, Dame Katherine Grainger told Retail Week Live.
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NewsAirbnb UK boss: Capitalise on your underused space
The UK boss of Airbnb has said retailers should follow the model of the online travel marketplace and open their underused space to build a stronger relationship with loyal customers.
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NewsFood prices will plunge post-Brexit, says top economist
Food prices will decrease dramatically when the UK leaves the EU, according to high-profile economist Roger Bootle.
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NewsJD.com Inc boss: We are bigger than Alibaba
“Remember my face, because in the future we will have the potential of doing business and, if we do it nicely, we’ll be doing big business,” Ma said at Retail Week Live.
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NewsSainsbury's boss Coupe slams 'not fair' business rates
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has urged the Government to overhaul its “archaic” business rates system ahead of this afternoon’s Budget.
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NewsRetail Week Live 2017 kicks off today
Retail Week Live 2017 – the biggest event in the retail calendar – kicks off today.
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NewsSainsbury’s extends scheme to cut food waste
Sainsbury’s is extending a scheme to reduce household food waste after a pilot project.
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NewsSports Direct faces surge in costs as hedging expires
Sports Direct is facing a 40% increase in the cost of supplying goods to its 233 stores in Europe as its hedging contract is expiring.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Sports Direct, Tesco and more
Retail news round-up: Sports Direct in financial loss, Tesco Ireland halts Aldi's expansion, Style Group Brands may be put up for sale, and high street reports drop in footfall
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NewsAs it happened: Key findings from Retail Week Live 2017
The most important 48 hours in retail – a blow by blow live blog account of everything that happened at Retail Week Live 2017.
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NewsJohn Lewis boosted by fashion as Mother's Day bites
Strong fashion sales at John Lewis drove an overall 2.8% year-on-year uplift at the department store retailer last week.
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NewsToday in retail: Non-food spend slump settles in
The latest figures on retail sales from BRC-KPMG’s monthly monitor paints a worrying picture for non-food retailers.
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NewsIBM and Salesforce team up to bolster AI insights
IBM and Salesforce unveiled plans to connect their respective artificial intelligence (AI) platforms to drive insights for their retail partners.
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NewsTesco extends same-day click and collect proposition
Tesco is extending its same-day click and collect grocery service as it ramps up its multichannel credentials.
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NewsShoe Zone resoles board with new finance chief
Shoe Zone has appointed finance director Jonathan Fearn to its board as chief financial officer.
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NewsAsda fined £300k over dead mice in London warehouse
Asda has been penalised for food safety breaches after inspectors found dead mice and flies at its home delivery depot in Enfield.
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NewsBudgens to lose 30 stores in franchisee administration
More than 30 Budgens stores are set to close with the loss of 815 jobs after the franchisee running the shops plunged into administration.
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NewsDiscounters' market share spikes as sales soar
Discounters now hold more than 12% of the British grocery market, with sales at both Aldi and Lidl soaring in the last quarter.
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NewsSecret Sales reveals redundancies weeks after sale
Secret Sales has confirmed that it is making “a number” of back-office staff redundant, just weeks after it was sold to a private-equity firm.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: John Lewis and Aldo
Retail news round-up: John Lewis recalls women's tops over fire risk, and Aldo appoints new CEO