All International articles – Page 164
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News
The Entertainer eyes international growth
The Entertainer is eyeing overseas expansion after it revealed a surge in full-year profits and expansion of its online offer.
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Opinion
Comment: Primark and Marks & Spencer square up
Marks & Spencer managed to please with Tuesday’s interims, but primarily because of relief that the results were not as bad as expected.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Saks Fifth Avenue, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Think Saks Fifth Avenue and for most people the image will be of a grand department store situated on the thoroughfare of the same name in Manhattan.
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Opinion
Comment: Retailers must change to master multichannel
Multichannel retailing has been in the spotlight this week. The glare fell most prominently on Apple following news it has parted company with its retail boss John Browett.
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News
Blue Inc expects Christmas cheer as full-year profits soar
Young fashion group Blue Inc expects a strong Christmas trading period after posting soaring full-year profits.
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Analysis
International analysis: Exiting Malaysia would be shrewd for Carrefour
The rumour mill is pumping out speculation that Carrefour’s time in Malaysia is coming to an end, with the group to sell its local operations to Japanese giant Aeon for JPY20bn (£155.9m).
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Analysis: Claire’s Accessories aims to improve performance
Claire’s Accessories will be seeking a strong Christmas sales performance after a tough year.
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Analysis
Analysis: Leading the way online
Standing still is not an option for retailers with online ambitions, as the pace of digital development offers increasingly lucrative opportunities.
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Analysis
Analysis: International markets
Despite global economic problems, there are still opportunities for retailers to expand internationally. Rebecca Thomson reports on three markets that look likely to bear fruit.
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News
Marks & Spencer to push button on European online roll-out
Marks & Spencer is launching local transactional websites in four new European territories next month.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Piccino, Valencia
Walking into Piccino, a kidswear shop in Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, is like entering the pages of a children’s book.
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Opinion
Comment: Recession should drive overseas growth
From recession to secession is more than just a direct alphabetical sequence.
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Analysis
Analysis: Evaluating sourcing strategies
Retailers need to revisit their sourcing strategies constantly, juggling and rejigging the equations of supply, demand and delivery. Liz Morrell investigates which regions they currently favour.
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Opinion
Blog: Asos opens stores. Kind of.
Well it’s finally happened; Asos has opened a store. Kind of.
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News
Analysis: Hobbs set for international expansion
The retailer is launching international websites as a precursor to physical overseas expansion.
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Analysis
International analysis: Small stores and digital key to Carrefour’s future
Last week, the world’s second largest retailer, Carrefour, posted its third-quarter results.
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Analysis
Analysis: Iceland’s bullish boss holds the grocer steady
Despite a tough six months, Iceland founder Malcolm Walker insists the frozen food retailer can excel and explains why staff should think of him as Father Christmas.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five things you didn’t know about Hotel Chocolat
As Hotel Chocolat prepares to launch a range of health and beauty products under its own Cocoa Juvenate label next month, Retail Week takes a look at some of the finer details of the quirky chocolatier.
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Opinion
Comment: Encouraging trends reported at N Brown
Andy Higginson will have been pretty pleased with his first set of figures as chairman of home shopping group N Brown.
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Opinion
Comment: Is it wise for Tesco to introduce Fresh & Easy products to the UK?
Tesco has launched its US private label brand Fresh & Easy in its UK supermarkets, introducing the first in a range of products that will use the American branding from its loss-making US chain. What is the motivation behind this launch?