More on Me + Em – Page 1026
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News
Breakfast briefing: Sports Direct and British high street brands
Retail round-up: Sports Direct minimum wage investigation, British high street retailers to ban use of feathers
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News
BRC hands chairman reins to former Boots boss Richard Baker
Former Boots boss Richard Baker has been appointed chairman of the British Retail Consortium (BRC), to replace Sir Charlie Mayfield.
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News
Asda poaches Lidl chief operating officer to lead supermarket operations
Asda has poached grocery rival Lidl’s chief operating officer Chris Walker to oversee its supermarket operations, Retail Week can reveal.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Visual search engine platform Snap Fashion
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week we look at Snap Fashion.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Retailers haunted by economic horrors
Cartoonist Patrick Blower on the ghoulish challenges of Brexit, the economy and new tariffs facing retailers during Christmas-in-July
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News
Amazon follows Uber with move to hire freelance delivery drivers in UK
Amazon is poised to start fulfilling deliveries across the UK through part-time freelance drivers, in a move similar to taxi service Uber.
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Analysis
Analysis: How retailers are capitalising on the hot weather
The weather is every retailers’ favourite excuse, but some have been making the most of the heat and the marketing opportunities it brings.
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News
Tesco poaches Coca-Cola PR chief to help rebuild trust
Tesco has poached Coca-Cola’s European public affairs chief Jane Lawrie to be its new group communications director.
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News
Cath Kidston to launch stores in India as part of global expansion
Fashion retailer Cath Kidston will make its debut in India this autumn with three store openings as it continues its global expansion.
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News
Sir Terry Leahy backs retail product review start-up Uberated
Sir Terry Leahy has thrown his support behind a retail technology start-up which embeds product reviews directly into retailers’ websites.
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News
Notonthehighstreet adds Apple Pay technology to its mobile app
Notonthehighstreet.com has added Apple Pay functionality to its Gift Finder app as part of its ongoing drive to be “mobile-led and mobile first”.
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News
Primark marches on in the US with two more store openings
Primark has opened two more stores in the US with another five shops in the pipeline as it continues its expansion in the country.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Waitrose, Primark expansion, Scottish retail sales
Retail round-up: Waitrose bans microbeads, Primark expands in the US, Scottish retail sales drop
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News
WHSmith pledges to pass on savings to some airport customers
WHSmith has pledged to pass on savings to some non-EU-bound travellers at its airport branches following last year’s revelations over VAT.
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Opinion
Opinion: Digital is an opportunity not a threat for bricks-and-mortar stores
The augmented reality Pokemon Go phenomenon has brought people in droves off their sofas and into the streets, including shops.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Havaianas goes flip-flop in Westfield London
A shop selling just a single item and located in a large shopping centre might not sound the most commercial proposition, particularly if the commodity is footwear.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five reasons John Lewis is upping its game Down Under
John Lewis has unveiled a tie-up with department store group Myer to launch six shop-in-shops in Australia.
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Video
Watch: Majestic Wine's MD on the 'perfect template' for new-look stores
Majestic Wine managing director John Colley explains the thinking behind the retailer’s store refurbishment in York and its wider strategy.
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News
Store Twenty One expected to shut nearly 80 stores as CVA approved
Store Twenty One’s creditors have approved a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) that will result in nearly 80 store closures, it is believed.
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Analysis
Analysis: What factors are really affecting footfall?
Footfall has declined at its sharpest rate since 2014, but what are the significant factors at play and what should retailers expect next?