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NewsStore of the week: Libreria Acqua Alta defies Venetian weather
Venetian book shop Libreria Acqua Alta’s store design to make the retailer stand out whilst defying its flood-prone location.
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NewsH&M to open 400 new stores after posting £500m net profit
H&M has pledged to open 400 new stores in 2015 after posting a stronger-than-expected net profit of £500m for the fourth quarter.
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NewsInternational retailers Auchan and Metro strike joint buying partnership
German giant Metro and French powerhouse Auchan have struck a joint purchasing partnership designed to make the most of their strength when negotiating with suppliers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Rise of 3PLs help retailers' grow national and cross-border sales
As multichannel retail increases across borders, 3PLs will become even more important in supporting international expansion.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How food offers are transforming retail destinations
Retail destinations are being transformed by new food and beverage outlets. Retail Week asks whether food really can serve up more retail sales.
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GalleryStore gallery: M&S and Waitrose combine snacking with shopping
‘Grazing’ is a trend gaining traction in supermarkets as retailers look at new ways of engaging shoppers. Retail Week samples what is on offer.
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AnalysisWorld Cup: Footfall figures from the first England match
Experian Footfall is recording shopper traffic in stores during the World Cup and charted a predictable fall for the first England game.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How do Italian retailers measure up as the World Cup starts?
As the England football team prepares for its first World Cup match against Italy tomorrow in Manaus, Retail Week looks at how its competition fares in the retail stakes.
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OpinionComment: Rivalry matters, but so does teamwork
A promotion in Milan this weekend points towards a tendency for teamwork that should be emulated by retailers in this country.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to offer online order collection from 4,300 locations in France
Marks & Spencer is to tap into a network of 4,300 online order collection points in France as it increasingly adopts a multichannel approach to international expansion.
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GalleryStore gallery: Eataly Milan, Italy
The latest Eataly in Milan is housed in the former Smeraldo Theatre, which gives the four-floor store a different quality.
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GalleryStore gallery: La Rinascente Milan, Italy
When it comes to windows things are usually simple. The shopper stands in front of the glass and stares in.
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NewsDixons completes deal to merge Italian arm
Dixons has completed a deal to merge its loss-making Italian business with local player Marco Polo.
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NewsDixons pays €25m to merge Italian arm
Dixons has agreed to merge its loss-making Italian business with a local player as it looks to scale back its international arm.
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Rewe Group's Billa supermarket division to exit Italy
German retailer Rewe Group’s Billa supermarket division plans to exit Italy.Following the sale of 43 stores in 2011, the remaining operations are still suffering from the integration of 120 Standa shops purchased in 2001, which were recently rebadged to Billa.
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Carrefour appoints Eric Uzan to head Italian operation
Carrefour has appointed Eric Uzan to head its Italian operation, effective from April 2.Uzan has been working for the group for more than a decade. He oversaw the development of the Americas region and, more recently, worked in Indonesia, where the French retailer spun off its operation last year.The appointment ...
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Metro Cash & Carry launches new price-focused format
Metro Group-owned Metro Cash & Carry in Italy has launched a new price-focused format in Chieti province, Abruzzi.The store in Sambuceto, originally opened in 1998, has been refurbished to the new model trading under the Metro Piazza Affari banner. The pilot store features prices on average 14% lower than in ...
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Pierluigi Bernasconi resigns from Media-Saturn
Pierluigi Bernasconi, the chief executive and managing director of Metro Group-controlled Media-Saturn in Italy, has resigned for “personal reasons”.Bernasconi had headed Media-Saturn in Italy for 21 years. Media-Saturn has yet to confirm the report.
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Electronics specialist Darty to sell Italian business
French electronics specialist Darty is to sell its Italian business to DPS Group, while retaining a 15% stake.Darty will pay the electrical goods and services provider E3m (£2.4m) as part of the deal to offload its 20 stores. The transition will cost Darty about E11m (£8.9m). In its last fiscal ...
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Ikea Italy sales fall 2.6%
Sales at Ikea Italy fell 2.6% to e1.6m (£1.3m) in the year ended August 30, the retailer’s first ever year-on-year decline since entering Italy in 1989.Ikea has 20 stores and more than 46 million visitors annually. It plans to invest e400m (£322m) over the next three years in new openings ...
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