More on Me + Em – Page 1063
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Opinion
Opinion: Size doesn’t matter when it comes to women’s returning habits
Statistics showing that retailers’ profits are being hit by women practising multi-size shopping hide a much more complex returns picture.
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Data
Market monitor: Fashion down 1.5% as shoppers buy less frequently
The fashion market declined 1.5% in 24 weeks to April 10, 2016. Driven by a drop off in volume of 1.9% as shoppers buy less frequently.
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News
Gap plans Old Navy and Banana Republic store closures
Gap has revealed plans to shut a “select” number of Banana Republic stores and is withdrawing its Old Navy fascia from Japan.
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News
House of Fraser eyes new Peterborough distribution centre
House of Fraser has submitted a planning application for a distribution hub in Peterborough to support its multichannel operations.
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Opinion
Opinion: Lord Kirkham on learning from the champions
What can we retailers glean from Leicester City Football Club’s great success as Premier League champions? Plenty, I bet.
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News
River Island’s Doug Gardner: Customer journey is now our biggest battleground
River Island chief information officer Doug Gardner believes that the customer journey is now the biggest battleground for the retailer.
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News
Conviviality edges up profit expectations after ‘transformational’ year
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality has edged up its profit forecast after hailing the impact of a “transformational” year for the group.
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News
Matalan tycoon leads race for BHS but liquidators could be called in
Matalan founder John Hargreaves’ consortium has moved to the front of the queue to rescue BHS, but liquidators could still be called in.
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News
Moss Bros hails sales growth as online and in-store improvements bear fruit
Moss Bros has hailed “further improvement” in trading performance as retail sales jumped ahead of its annual general meeting today.
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Opinion
Opinion: The union of shopkeepers should be preserved
The world’s top 50 retailers (Deloitte’s Global Powers of Retailing, 2016) include 21 from the EU and 21 from North America.
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Video
The Retail Week: Asda's Q1 struggle, BHS bids and Thorntons closing stores
This week we discuss Asda’s disappointing results, the latest BHS bidders and what’s next for Thorntons after its recent store closure.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: What does an effective digital strategy look like?
How can retailers ensure their digital strategy is really working?
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Data
Data: The 15 best retailers to work for in the UK – according to employees
In a ferociously hard-fought retail environment, attracting and retaining the best staff can make a competitive difference.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS and Gap
Retail round-up on May 20, 2016: Matalan founder believed to be ahead in the race to buy BHS and Gap set to close its Old Navy stores in Japan.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five things we learnt from Mothercare’s full-year update
Mothercare posted its first statutory pre-tax profit for five years in this morning’s full-year results. Here are five things the update told us:
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Opinion
Opinion: What technology retailers should learn from Apple stores
On the 15th anniversary of Apple’s first store opening, retailers today could learn from the tech giant’s gamble on innovation.
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Analysis
Analysis: Who are the main players in the saga of BHS?
As the collapse of BHS and the controversy surrounding it continues to dominate the headlines, we look at the key figures in the row.
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News
Lego Group reveals plan to open new London flagship store
The Lego Group has revealed plans to build a new two-floor flagship store in central London as it ups its retail presence globally.
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Video
The power of the pound – Poundland’s outgoing boss Jim McCarthy
Poundland’s Jim McCarthy discusses one of retail’s biggest deals of 2016: Poundland’s acquisition of arch rival 99p Stores.
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News
Mothercare boss spurned approach over Debenhams top job
Mothercare boss Mark Newton-Jones has revealed he rejected an approach from Debenhams to be considered as its new chief executive.