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NewsWaitrose pushes button on ‘scan as you shop’ mobile app pilot
Waitrose is trialling a ‘scan as you shop’ Quick Check mobile app with a view to easing the checkout experience for myWaitrose customers.
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NewsQVC launches shoppable ad in push to diversify its multichannel offer
QVC has launched its first shoppable ad, allowing viewers to browse items from its latest fashion lines by clicking through to them from video.
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NewsDixons Carphone to acquire telecoms price comparison site Simplifydigital
Dixons Carphone is to acquire TV and telecoms switching platform Simplifydigital as it aims to build a “significant services business”.
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NewsJack Wills embarks on store expansion plans across UK and Asia
Jack Wills is to open 10 new stores across the UK and Asia over the next year, and has increased its credit facility to achieve its plans.
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NewsThe Co-op poised to sell off almost 100 former Somerfield stores
The Co-op is attempting to sell off scores of former Somerfield stores, just eight years after acquiring them as part of a £1.5bn deal.
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NewsSainsbury's could close more than 300 Argos stores, analysts predict
More than 300 Argos stores could be shuttered if Sainsbury’s completes its acquisition of owner Home Retail Group, analysts claim.
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NewsPets at Home boss Nick Wood steps down and hands baton to Ian Kellett
Pets at Home chief executive Nick Wood is stepping aside from the retailer and will hand the baton to current board member Ian Kellett.
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NewsTesco launches value own-label ranges as it ups ante against discounters
Tesco has launched a clutch of new own-label entry-level brands as it ups the ante in the war with the discounters, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Jigsaw, Co-op and more
Retail news round-up on March 21, 2016: BHS believes it has landlords' support, Jigsaw mulls Swiss expansion and Co-op set to sell Somerfield.
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NewsSainsbury's Coupe: Argos acquisition could spark more grocery 'alliances'
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe believes the potential acquisition of Argos could drive more grocers to seek “alliances” with fellow retailers.
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NewsSainsbury's closes in on Argos with £1.4bn bid for owner Home Retail
Sainsbury’s has tabled a cash-plus-shares bid of £1.4bn for Argos owner Home Retail Group, just an hour after Steinhoff pulled out of the running.
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NewsSteinhoff pulls out of Argos battle clearing way for Sainsbury's
Steinhoff has pulled out of the running to buy Argos owner Home Retail Group, paving the way for Sainsbury’s to acquire the business.
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NewsNew Look finance boss Mike Iddon exits after less than two years
New Look’s chief financial officer Mike Iddon has stepped down from the business less than two years after he joined from Tesco.
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NewsJD Sports in talks to acquire 189 stores in the Netherlands
JD Sports is on course to boost its footprint in the Netherlands with the acquisition of 189 shops from Unlimited Sports Group (USG).
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NewsIn pictures: Retail Week Awards with Oracle 2016 party
Guests enjoying the Retail Week Awards with Oracle 2016 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
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NewsArgos bid deadline looms today but takeover tussle could drag on for weeks
The future ownership of Argos-owner Home Retail may become clear today as would-be owners weigh up whether to proceed with bids.
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NewsAgenda: Next, Game and B&Q owner Kingfisher to post full year results
Retail Week looks ahead to next week with full-year figures from Kingfisher, Next and Game, plus ONS retail sales data on the agenda.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon and Argos
Retail news round-up on March 18, 2016: Amazon UK to lose its managing director; and Takeover Panel on Home Retail Group's bid deadlines.
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NewsRetailer nails staff engagement with ‘your Screwfix, your say’ scheme
The Deloitte Employer of the Year Award went to trade tools supplier Screwfix in recognition of its employee engagement initiative.
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NewsEvans pedals to success by tailoring Pinnacle brand to UK consumers
Evans Cycles’ Pinnacle bike line delivered impressive results and won it the XPO Logistics Own-Brand Range/Product of the Year award.