More on Me + Em – Page 1060
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News
Two BHS suppliers collapse into administration causing 350 job losses
BHS suppliers Cuk Clothing and Courtaulds Brands have entered administration and have attributed their demise to the retailer’s collapse.
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News
Retail Diary: Retail Week goes Commando and new shop is a load of rubbish
Retail Week faces its toughest challenge yet, something is rotten in the Forest of Dean and toilet roll chancers get creative at Walmart.
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Retail Voice
Opinion: How big data is impacting retail real estate
Advances in technology are giving the retail property sector a helping hand to define compelling offerings through the use of big data
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Gallery
Store gallery: Apple’s latest vision for store design in San Francisco
Apple launched its latest store iteration this week in San Francisco, with its most notable feature being a lack of any branding on the fascia.
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News
Sainsbury’s trials smart fridges for shoppers in bid to reduce waste
Sainsbury’s has equipped some of its shoppers with smart fridges allowing them to see the items they have at home via their smartphone.
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BHS: Dominic Chappell had 'ambitious' plans to buy more UK retailers
Dominic Chappell had “ambitious” plans to acquire more retailers after Retail Acquisitions snapped up BHS, advisers have revealed.
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Opinion
Opinion: BHS woes show that if you can’t change you’ll be knocked out
As Austin Reed and BHS become the latest British retailers to hit the buffers, the role of change is once again highlighted.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Mobile commerce messaging service Askourt
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week: Askourt.
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News
Dixons Carphone boss James unfazed by Brexit uncertainty
Dixons Carphone boss Seb James insists it is business as usual for the retailer, despite wavering consumer confidence in the wider industry.
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News
M&S profits fall as boss Rowe unveils strategy: what the analysts say
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a drop in pre-tax profits as Steve Rowe revealed his plans for the retailer. This is what the analysts said.
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Analysis
How retailers are using innovative technologies to capture new data sets
Find out how retailers are boosting business opportunities and benefiting from combining new sets of metrics and traditional data.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Facebook plans to become a ‘lighthouse’ in retail technology
Retail Week spoke to Facebook’s head of retail Martin Harbech about what ambitions and plans the social media giant has in store.
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Opinion
Opinion: Be proud of being a woman in what often seems a man’s world
I have been thinking about what it means to be a female leader in business, trying to recall times when I thought I was treated differently because of being a woman.
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News
Former Next and Mothercare exec Tufnell emerges as BHS front runner
Former Next, Mothercare and Burton executive Greg Tufnell is spearheading a bid to rescue beleaguered department store chain BHS.
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News
Dixons Carphone hails 'excellent year' in UK as fourth-quarter sales rise
Dixons Carphone has posted a jump in fourth-quarter like-for-like sales as it hailed an “excellent year” for its UK business.
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News
M&S full-year profits fall as Rowe warns strategy will dent earnings
M&S has posted a slump in full-year profits as new boss Steve Rowe warned his strategy will have an “adverse effect” on short-term earnings.
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Retail Voice
Opinion: The promise and reality of growth in Southeast Asia
All you need to know about Southeast Asia and its expansion opportunities in our new insight infographic.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Swatch makes a splash at Beirut Souks
The watch brand and retailer Swatch has a vibrant store design that’s up to the minute. John Ryan visits an example in Beirut
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Analysis
Infographic: What opportunities are there for retailers in Southeast Asia?
Retail Week’s Insight Infographic is packed with need-to-know information for retailers eyeing expansion opportunities in Southeast Asia.
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Analysis
Opinion: Do price cuts mark the start of the Homebase transformation?
A shift in pricing strategy, seen in stores and marketing, suggests Wesfarmers has begun the process of transforming Homebase into Bunnings.