More on Me + Em – Page 1149
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Selfridges and Sainsbury's
Retail news round-up on December 30, 2015: Selfridges’ record sales and probe into Sainsbury’s pharmacy sale
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News
Growth in disposable income slows as consumers warned of 'festive hangover'
Consumers have been warned to prepare for a “festive hangover” after the growth in levels of disposable income slowed during November.
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Tesco's largest investor sells 27m shares to take holding below 6%
Tesco’s biggest investor, Government Pension Fund Global, has sold off a large chunk of its stake in the embattled supermarket giant.
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Amazon to expand Pantry grocery range as it plots further UK disruption
Amazon is poised to expand the grocery range it sells through its Pantry service in the UK as it turns up the heat on the big four supermarkets.
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High streets bounce back on Boxing Day as shoppers shun etailers
High street footfall soared on Boxing Day as shoppers shunned online and flocked to bricks-and-mortar stores in search of post-Christmas bargains.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Market chic for Fenwick's Newcastle flagship
The department store has revamped the food hall at its Newcastle flagship – think luxury marketplace with a continental twist.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on high street sales and Amazon
Retail news round-up on December 29, 2015: High streets bounce back on Boxing Day, as Amazon Prime membership soars.
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M&S multichannel boss Laura Wade-Gery extends maternity leave
Marks & Spencer multichannel executive director Laura Wade-Gery has extended her maternity leave to a full year to now return in September 2016.
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Boxing Day weekend limited trading hours to drive bargain hunters online
Sunday hours over the Boxing Day weekend are expected to impact store footfall as shoppers plan to go online instead, according to Barclaycard.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why 2015 has become the year of the retail park
Often overlooked as the less glamorous part of the retail property sector, retail parks have undergone significant change in recent years.
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News
Interview: Sainsbury's John Rogers on a new challenge facing grocers in 2016
Smiling faces weren’t synonymous with grocery retailers in 2015, but step inside 33 Holborn, and that’s precisely what you are greeted with.
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Game warns on profits as customers shelve switch to newer consoles
Game has issued a profit warning following a “faster than expected decline” for old format content and a “slower” switch to new consoles.
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Amazon and eBay face probe over VAT fraud by overseas third-party sellers
Online giants Amazon and eBay could be forced to foot the bill for VAT fraud associated with small overseas sellers who use the two websites.
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John Lewis sales jump as shoppers buy last-minute Christmas bargains
Department store John Lewis sales continue to climb in the run-up to Christmas as shoppers snap up video games and Star Wars merchandise.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on financial distress and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on December 23, 2015: Retailers in significant financial distress up 2% on last year and John Lewis weekly sales up 7%.
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News
More than half of shuttered Phones 4U stores remain empty after a year
More than half of the stores previously occupied by Phones 4U remain empty despite the business plunging into administration a year ago.
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Etail giant Amazon predicts biggest-ever Christmas Day sales
Amazon is preparing for its busiest Christmas Day ever, as sales on December 25 have grown more than six-fold over the past five years.
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Abercrombie & Fitch brand president Christos Angelides exits
Fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch brand president Christos Angelides has left after just 15 months at the US-based business.
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Analysis
Review of the Year: The most memorable retail quotes of 2015
Retail is full of colourful characters weighing in on developments in the sector – here’s a list of our top quotes this year.
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News
Wave of insolvencies predicted as retailers face perfect storm
A “perfect storm” of high discounting and a lacklustre golden quarter could cause multiple insolvencies in the new year, experts have warned.