More on Me + Em – Page 1066
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Matalan founder makes a rescue bid for BHS as Bhailok withdraws offer
Matalan founder John Hargreaves is involved in a rescue bid for BHS as property millionaire Yousuf Bhailok withdraws his offer.
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National shop vacancies fall to lowest level since 2009
April saw shop vacancies fall to their lowest since December 2009 as more units are occupied for longer and long-term empty shops are removed from stock.
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Data: Top 100 most influential UK retail accounts on Twitter
An algorithm-generated list of the UK’s most influential retail Twitter accounts, compiled by Lissted and analysed by Graham Soult.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Sports Direct and Dreams
Retail round-up on May 17, 2016: Property tycoon and BHS suitor Yousuf Bhailok withdraws from the race and Mike Ashley agrees to appear before MPs.
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SWOT analysis: As Mountain Warehouse eyes a float, what does the future hold?
Outdoor and leisure retailer Mountain Warehouse has boosted plans for a £200m flotation this year with soaring full-year profits and sales.
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Opinion
Opinion: M&S is upping its game and people need to know
There are lots of letters and statements about the difficult situation Marks & Spencer faces in its clothing and general merchandise department.
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Analysis
At a glance: Maisons du Monde, the French retailer hitting the UK
Maisons du Monde is poised to float in France this month, weeks after launching online in the UK. We take a look at the homewares retailer.
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Pensions Regulator said to have blocked Green's plans for BHS restructure
The Pensions Regulator is understood to have blocked plans two years ago by Sir Philip Green to restructure BHS and inject funds into the pension scheme.
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Superdrug founder Goldstein among 300 business leaders backing Brexit
Superdrug founder Peter Goldstein is among more than 300 business leaders backing a Brexit because EU membership “stifles” UK growth.
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Smiggle hires first head of UK property to spearhead expansion push
Smiggle has hired its first head of property in the UK as the Australian retailer ramps up its expansion plans, Retail Week can reveal.
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Analysis
Analysis: Who are the winners in Marks & Spencer’s management restructure?
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has wasted no time making changes at the retailer since becoming chief executive in April.
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Big four grocers pledge to pass on 'tampon tax' savings to customers
The big four grocers have vowed to pass on lower prices to shoppers following the Government’s decision to scrap the ‘tampon tax’.
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French homewares retailer Maisons du Monde eyes €1bn float
French furniture and homewares retailer Maisons du Monde is gearing up for a float that could value the business at more than €1bn (£788.6m).
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Opinion
Opinion: Will consumers buy their Austin Reed suits from Sports Direct?
As Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley expresses interest in collapsed menswear chain Austin Reed, John Ryan considers the likely outcome.
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BHS administrator asks potential suitors to raise bids
BHS’s administrator Duff & Phelps has reportedly told a raft of suitors vying to buy the collapsed high street chain to raise their bids.
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Mountain Warehouse reports stellar year as profits and sales soar
Mountain Warehouse has reported rocketing annual profits and sales and is eying “a couple” of Austin Reed stores.
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Steepest decline in high street footfall for more than two years
High street footfall has suffered its biggest decline since February 2014, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium and Springboard.
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Watch: Boots launches new ad campaign to drive its healthcare credentials
Boots has launched a new television advertising campaign as part of a wider strategy to better emphasise its healthcare offer.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Ikea and more
Retail round-up on May 14, 2016: BHS suitors told to raise their offers, Ikea's second Dublin store and convenience stores say they 'fear' living wage.
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Monsoon poaches Debenhams tech specialist to head up IT operations
Monsoon Accessorize has appointed Debenhams’ former business systems controller Andy Tudor to spearhead its IT strategy.