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Hollister to open first Australian store in 2013
Abercrombie & Fitch-owned US fashion brand Hollister will open its first Australian store next year. It comes as several international clothing retailers plan to enter the market, including Uniqlo, H&M, J Crew, Banana Republic and Forever 21.The Hollister brand will launch in a mall to test the market before an ...
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OpinionComment: M&S multichannel store is last hurrah of space race
Renewed speculation of a takeover bid for Marks & Spencer has been inevitable since it reported its worst trading performance in three years last month.
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GalleryIn pictures: Marks & Spencer opens landmark Cheshire Oaks store
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a host of in-store innovations as it opened its second biggest shop at Cheshire Oaks.
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NewsSmall shops call for 'supermarket tax' to revive high street
Small shops have called on government to implement a ‘supermarket tax’ to levy large grocers and out-of-town shopping centres to buoy the high street.
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NewsRetailers set sights overseas for sales boost
Two thirds of British retailers expect their overseas sales to increase over the next five years and name Germany as the market most likely to provide growth.
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GalleryStore gallery: Wilkinson spruces up the value sector
General merchandise giant Wilkinson has opened a new Wilko-branded store in Crawley that has a contemporary feel and strong sense of fun.
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OpinionComment: What next for Tesco and big box?
The opening of a Tesco-backed coffee shop last week is just the latest instalment in the grocer’s move away from big(gest) box reliance.
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NewsTesco raises £300m from South Korean sale
Tesco has raised £300m from the sale and leaseback of four shopping malls in South Korea.
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NewsCo-op profits tumble 16% in 'fiercely competitive food market'
The Co-operative Food’s underlying profit slumped 16% to £119m in the six months to June 30 amid “fierce” competition in the food sector and the “unrelenting consumer downturn”.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Ireland
This week’s final instalment of our On the Road series visits Cork, where food specialist Musgrave is in expansion mode, before heading to Tallaght to visit department store chain Heatons, and Dublin’s upscale department stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas.
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NewsDobbies profits increase amid tough conditions
Tesco-owned Dobbies Garden Centres recorded a 22% uplift in sales last year while profits rose 6%.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco-backed coffee shop opens
The first Harris+Hoole cafe, the new coffee shop chain backed by Tesco, opened in Amersham this week.
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NewsUpdated: Cabot Circus reopens after evacuation
Bristol shopping centre Cabot Circus has reopened after being evacuated due to a security alert.
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NewsStrict rules to stamp down on high street chuggers
New rules have been introduced to prevent chuggers harassing members of the public and ban them from standing near shop doorways.
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NewsPotential Allders bidders wary on property fears
Allders administrator Duff & Phelps is struggling to sell the iconic department store because of doubts over the property.
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OpinionComment: Retailers should not rest on their laurels
One of the key challenges facing any retailer today is how to keep track, and ideally stay ahead of, shoppers and a retail landscape that seem to change at an ever-faster pace.
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NewsBluewater attracts new retailers
Forever 21, Mappin & Webb, Crocs and Beaverbrooks have launched stores within Bluewater shopping centre.
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NewsJulian Graves disappears from high street as all stores closed
Julian Graves has disappeared from the high street after all its stores were closed by administrators that were unable to find a buyer for the dried fruit and nut specialist.
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OpinionComment: Are pop-up stores a sign that things are bad?
The phenomenon of the temporary store goes from strength to strength, but is it just a case of fiddling while retail burns?
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GalleryStore gallery: George arrives on the Channel Islands
Asda’s George brand has opened stores on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey as part of its international expansion plans. John Ryan reports on its evolution from supermarket to standalone.