All Retail Week UAT articles in October 30, 2009 – Page 3
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NewsSainsbury’s takes eco-model to Bath convenience shop
Sainsbury’s will open its first environmentally friendly convenience shop in Bath in early November.
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AnalysisCareers: Protecting your best assets
Poaching is a natural part of business, so how can you hold onto your best staff, asks Liz Morrell.
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OpinionArmbands on the Titanic
It’s a funny word, ombudsman. Apparently it’s Old Swedish in origin, and Sweden established a Parliamentary Ombudsman as long ago as 1809.
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NewsMicrosoft launches its first retail store in Arizona
Microsoft has launched its first retail store, at Scottsdale in Arizona.
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AnalysisIan Grabiner has been key to Arcadia's success
As the ‘engine room’ of Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia empire, Grabiner has been key to its success. In the week he was promoted to chief executive, Lisa Berwin profiles him.
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NewsCath Kidston offers signal new appetite for deals
Homewares and fashion specialist Cath Kidston – the trendy brand viewed as the Laura Ashley of the noughties – is understood to have received a number of unsolicited approaches from potential buyers.
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AnalysisStaff appearance: Got the look?
Appearance policies have come under fire recently yet they are a key component of retail store aesthetics. Sara McCorquodale investigates the purpose of such policies and how best to communicate them.
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GalleryA masterclass in Anthropologie
In the US, Anthropologie is renowned for its bold and inventive store design. Can it raise the bar in its first store in Europe, asks John Ryan.
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NewsDon’t ditch Royal Mail, urges Amazon chief Brian McBride
Amazon UK chief executive Brian McBride has urged retailers not to turn their backs on Royal Mail as strike action continues to threaten online retailers.
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NewsAlworths to use Woolworths supplier for store system
Alworths is working with Episys to help push its value message with promotional signage across its stores. The retailer – set up by former Woolworths director Andy Latham – has set up an Immediate Impact system to allow it to produce appropriate signage in each of its shops.
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NewsAllied Carpets revamp
Allied Carpets has refreshed its store environments to move the design away from its previous “hard to navigate stores and soulless interiors that neither excite nor invite”.
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NewsDebenhams to restart store revamps after sales stabilise
Debenhams is to resume its store refurbishment programme after revealing sales stabilised last year.
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NewsAsos’s launches its outdoor advert campaign
Fashion etailer Asos launched its first outdoor ad campaign last Friday.
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OpinionCreating opportunities out of today’s adversity
Beneath the debates over when the recession is going to end, whether shoppers will come out for Christmas, and how bad 2010 will be, there’s a quiet revolution going on in non-food retail.
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NewsFresh & Easy website refreshed to back ads
Tesco’s US operation Fresh & Easy has revamped its website in line with its refreshed stores and marketing drive.
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NewsShop Direct to launch Christmas ad campaign
The retailer will launch an £18m multichannel Christmas ad campaign for Littlewoods and Very.co.uk on Sunday.
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NewsLotte Shopping acquisition cements Asian ambitions
Lotte Shopping’s recent revelation that it is to acquire Chinese hypermarket operator Times has once again re-emphasised the South Korean retailer’s new-found thirst for internationalisation.
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NewsGenerous rent-free offers for new Aberdeen centre
A raft of retailers have been offered exceptional rent-free deals by Hammerson as the landlord sought to pull in big names to Union Square shopping centre in Aberdeen ahead of its opening yesterday.
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X5 Retail Group's multi-format strategy helps it combat recession impact
X5 Retail Group said its multi-format strategy has allowed it to circumvent some of the harsher effects that the economic downturn has had on consumer spending in the country.X5 has posted relatively stable like-for-like sales growth since the onset of the economic crisis, outperforming its competition, chief executive Lev Khasis ...
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Sales at Pick ’n Pay jump 12.3% year on year
Sales at food and general merchandise retailer Pick ’n Pay jumped 12.3% year on year to R26.6bn (£2.2bn) for the first half to August 31, 2009.The company said its continuing operations have gained 0.4% of market share in the period, with significant gains in every fresh food category, adding that ...