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Analysis
It’s all in the detail
Presentation and style have given Jeremy Hackett’s tailoring outfit an edge. He tells Lisa Berwin how he has built on its successes
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Opinion
Rose is still M&S’s best bet
Sir Stuart Rose may have been under pressure this week, but you’d never have known it.
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News
Asda non-food chief to leave
Asda non-food trading director Peter Pritchard is to leave the grocer, as chief executive Andy Bond reshuffles the management team.
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Analysis
Can M&S claw back food sales?
Marks & Spencer’s food offer has gone from hero to zero. Chief executive Sir Stuart Rose is determined to regain the initiative, but faces big problems. George MacDonald investigates
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News
Tesco takes on Argos with first catalogue shop launch
Tesco has launched its first Argos-style shop-in-shop at its Homeplus store in Bristol, which opened this week.
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Opinion
What you can do to beat the downturn
As recent results show, large and small retailers alike are feeling the impact of a slowdown in the UK economy. And the data suggests that things will not improve anytime soon.
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Opinion
US election will affect us all
Tesco’s recent AGM in Birmingham attracted its share of campaigners as usual, but the unusual antics of some were outweighed comfortably by the good sense of ordinary shareholders, many attending for the first time.
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Opinion
Store manager’s diary: a little competition can be healthy for staff
To celebrate Phase Eight’s first birthday at Lakeside and provide staff with an incentive to keep up their excellent standard of work, I devised and implemented our incentive scheme in April.
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AnalysisLay down the law
Keeping on top of never-ending updates to employment laws is tricky. So how can retailers ensure full compliance and be certain that staff are well-versed? Alison Clements reports
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News
Rose reigns as shareholders back promotion to chairman
Marks & Spencer shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of electing chief executive Sir Stuart Rose to the position of executive chairman at Wednesday’s AGM.
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Iceland founder hits out at soaring shop crime
“We are plagued with a tidal wave of shoplifting. 50 per cent of the time it turns violent. Our store managers are physically attacked, spat at, assaulted – it’s out of control.”
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Shopper loyalty hits new low
UK consumers are more disloyal than ever, with 22 per cent saying they are dissatisfied with the store they shop most at and would prefer to shop somewhere else.
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Lots of sandwiches and a few spats: M&S AGM sketch
They came, they ate his sandwiches and they voted for him.
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M&S shareholders back Rose
Shareholders have showed their support for Sir Stuart Rose voting 94.1 per cent in favour of his re-election as executive chairman at this afternoon’s AGM. However, 17 per cent of shareholders abstained.
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Primark picks C&A man for Continental move
Value fashion specialist Primark has poached an executive from European retailer C&A as it prepares for expansion on the Continent.
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Waitrose hiring signals convenience push
Waitrose is understood to have hired a head of convenience as it gears up to take on the likes of Sainsbury’s Local and M&S Simply Food.
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Argos staff vote to strike
Argos distribution staff have voted to strike over pay after rejecting a 4 per cent offer from the chain’s parent, Home Retail Group.
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News
Stylo makes board appointment
Shoe retailer Stylo has today announced the appointment of Terry Bond as a non-executive director.
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Opinion
Store manager’s diary: Preparing for the Sale’s tricky balancing act
This has been an extremely busy week with my team and I am working hard to prepare for the imminent launch of the summer Sale. It’s our second biggest Sale of the year so it’s critical that I have a clear plan of action, with accountabilities and deadlines that take ...
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Analysis
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