All Retail Week UAT articles in October 14 2011 – Page 2
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GalleryIlly, Sao Paulo
In the popular imagination, Brazil’s famous for a few things with samba, caipirinhas, a very large river and maybe Copacabana beach being among them.
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NewsRetail crime website launched
British Retail Consortium (BRC) director general Stephen Robertson has called on police support to tackle retail crime with the launch of a new website.
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NewsHarrods profits soar as it breaks £1bn sales barrier
Luxury department store Harrods profits soared 39% to £108.3m in its year to January 29.
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NewsPeacocks bolsters board with key appointments
Value fashion group Peacocks has made two senior appointments in key roles.
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NewsNorth beats south in flat week at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis department stores were sluggish in the week week to October 8, when the continuing hot weather in the south at the start of the period proved a drag on sales.
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NewsUK sales growth slows at Asos
Online fashion specialist Asos has posted a sharp slowdown in UK sales but overseas revenues continue to soar.
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Eckhard Cordes resigns from Metro
Eckhard Cordes, chief executive of retail group Metro, announced that he will be resigning from his post by October 31, 2012. He has lead Metro since 2007 and will be a member of the supervisory board until his successor is found.
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NewsCaption competition: What is Philip Clarke saying?
Yes, it is Tesco boss Philip Clarke accompanied on stage by a giant tomato at the IGD convention, but what on earth could Clarke be saying?
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Hugendubel bookstore chain launches company’s first e-reader
Publishing company Weltbild and its Hugendubel bookstore chain have launched the company’s first e-reader. The eBook Reader 3.0 sells for E60 (£52), compared with E99 (£86) for Amazon’s Kindle, and has a colour display and capacity to hold 2,000 books. The company offers more than 120,000 e-books for download.
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AnalysisRoger McLaughlan
Previously a key man at Asda, can the new UK managing director of Toys R Us use his retailing nous to keep the increasing threat of supermarkets and online at bay, asks Tiffany Holland.
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AnalysisLovehoney ‘Live a sexier life’
Sex toy etailer Lovehoney stirred up predictable amounts of outrage in the the Daily Mail last week after its first TV ad aired on daytime TV.
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NewsMothercare suffers but retail improves
While retailers rose over the week, Mothercare’s shares went in the opposite direction as desperate trading in the UK claimed the scalp of chief executive Ben Gordon on Tuesday.
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OpinionOwn-brand is the future
Taking control of product with private-label ranges makes all the difference, says Ian Cheshire.
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OpinionThere is still a future for Mothercare in the UK
Brutal business, retail. For his first eight years at Mothercare, Ben Gordon could do no wrong.
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NewsIn focus: Waterstone’s
Can new managing director James Daunt protect the bookseller from the digital onslaught?
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OpinionRetail surgery: Enrolling employees into pension schemes - how can I prepare?
I understand that all UK legal employers will soon have a legal obligation to enrol employees into a pension scheme. How can I prepare?
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NewsMatalan hires dedicated head to drive web sales
Value retailer Matalan has hired its first dedicated head of online and has appointed a former Sainsbury’s executive as part of plans to drive web sales and focus on its value offering.
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AnalysisMothercare in crisis: What do retailers need to know?
After a profits warning and the departure of chief executive Ben Gordon, where does the retailer go from here?
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NewsFormer Habitat creative director joins John Lewis
John Lewis has hired former Habitat creative director Theo Williams as its design manager for home, as the department store group looks to widen its appeal in the category.
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