More on Me + Em – Page 1103
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News
DFS founder Lord Kirkham in furniture comeback with new chain
DFS founder Lord Kirkham is planning to launch a furniture chain that would potentially compete head to head with the retailer he founded in 1969.
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Video
The Retail Week: Special Live edition covering highlights across the event
At the end of the first day, Nectar MD Will Shuckburgh joins the Retail Week team to discuss the most memorable moments from the event.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct and Asda
Retail news round-up on March 17, 2016: Mike Ashley gets week's second ultimatum to appear for hearing and Asda announces job cuts.
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News
Retail Week Live: Ted Baker boss on its secrets to success
Ted Baker boss and founder Ray Kelvin shared the secrets to the brand’s success in his keynote speech at Retail Week Live.
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News
Retail Week Live: BHS boss Topp urges landlords to back its CVA
BHS boss Darren Topp has issued a plea to the retailer’s landlords and suppliers to back its proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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Retail Week Live: Poundland eyes up to 70 stores for new multi-price format
Poundland could have up to 70 stores under its new multi-price fascia but will abolish the plan if it fails, its boss has revealed.
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Retail Week Live: Otto supply boss says 'data is the new gold' for retail
Otto’s supply and category director spoke about the “incredible results” it had working with predictive data analytics firm Blue Yonder.
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Video
Retail Week Live: Behind Retail Week’s 'Be Inspired' campaign
With the launch of Retail Week’s ‘Be Inspired’ almost here, Charlotte Hardie discusses the motivations behind the campaign.
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News
Retail Week Live: Facebook boss says social messaging is future of retail
Facebook EMEA vice-president Nicola Mendelsohn says mobile is “the most important consumer trend of our lifetime” for retail marketers.
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Analysis
Accelerating towards a profitable customer-centric transformation
How can retailers speed up the move to omnichannel while at the same time balancing the need to be both profitable and consumer-centric?
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Jim McCarthy on the budget, retirement and discounters
Poundland chief executive Jim McCarthy sat down before his keynote to discuss the state of the industry as he prepares to retire.
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News
Budget 2016: Reaction to the Government's plans on business rates
Chancellor George Osborne finally revealed details of the Government’s long-awaited review of business rates in today’s Budget.
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Opinion
Opinion: Slight shift in business rates reform makes for 'lopsided' Budget
Before he had even posed for the photo outside Number 11, large elements of what Chancellor George Osborne would say were already clear.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Debenhams director John Scott on overseas expansion
Agreeing terms with local partners is one of many challenges when expanding abroad, according to Debenhams international director John Scott.
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Retail Week Live: Etsy provides a platform for female entrepreneurs
Etsy’s international vice-president Nicole Vanderbilt said its platform provides a “low-risk way” for retail entrepreneurs to expand.
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Budget 2016: Osborne reveals plan to help retailers on business rates
Chancellor George Osborne has revealed business rates will be based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) instead of the higher Retail Price Index.
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Retail Week Live: Asda's Andy Murray makes own-label revamp 'top priority'
Asda’s incoming chief customer officer, Andy Murray, has vowed to make revamping the grocer’s own-label proposition one of his “top priorities”.
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Video
Retail Week Live: What can the retail industry learn from other sectors?
Nectar managing director Will Shuckburgh joins Bryan Roberts and Chris Brook-Carter to discuss how retail can innovate by learning from others.
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News
Retail Week Live: Starbucks poised to partner with Spotify in the UK
Starbucks is partnering with Spotify in the UK to allow its customers to identify music playing in store and save songs to their playlist.
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Retail Week Live: Virgin Atlantic boss on why it’s good to fail
Virgin Atlantic chief executive Craig Kreeger has said that “permission to fail” is central to continued innovation and business success.