More on Me + Em – Page 1225
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Boots to review airport VAT practice as Government pressure mounts
Boots is reviewing its airport VAT policy after retailers were warned they may face a parliamentary investigation over tax relief.
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Ferrero's £112m Thorntons takeover all-but complete as shareholding hits 90%
Ferrero has all-but completed its £112m takeover of chocolatier Thorntons, subject to approval from the European Commission.
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Analysis
Need to know: The Consumer Ombudsman and retail disputes arbitration
The Consumer Ombudsman has launched today to much fanfare and will go head-to-head with rival service the Retail Ombudsman.
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Debenhams womenswear trading director Pam Bartley steps down
Debenhams womenswear trading director Pam Bartley is to leave the department store group this month after 19 years at the retailer.
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Twitter debate: The state of retail discussed as the 'golden quarter' approaches
Following the results of July’s Retail Sales Monitor, Retail Week took to Twitter to discuss the state of retail ahead of the golden quarter.
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Opinion
Comment: Milk crisis and VAT revolt offer lessons in customer experience
From the aisles to the airports, some of retail’s biggest names have faced open revolt from suppliers and shoppers over the past week.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Supplier offers and rating website Venstr
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Veeqo is in the spotlight.
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ScS hails "improved" fourth-quarter trading and finance boss Turnbull exits
Furniture retailer ScS has hailed “improved” trading and revealed its chief financial officer Ron Turnbull is stepping down.
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Marks & Spencer parts ways with womenswear boss Frances Russell
Marks & Spencer’s womenswear boss Frances Russell has left the retailer as it continues to re-shape its senior management team.
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Ministers tell retailers they must pass on VAT savings at airport stores
Ministers have told airport retailers they must pass on VAT savings to shoppers after it emerged they are making millions from discounts on duty free products.
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Sports Direct poised to launch first Mega Value shop-in-shop
Sports Direct is to launch its first Mega Value shop-in-shop as owner Mike Ashley combines two of his high street businesses.
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Video
Watch: The challenges facing Dixons Carphone after data breach in 60 seconds
Dixons Carphone faces tough questions in relation to a hack of 2.4 million customers’ information. But retailers can learn from the breach.
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Analysis
How New Look is driving market beating click-and-collect add-on sales
A whopping 25% of New Look’s click-and-collect customers make additional purchases in-store, a dramatic outperformance of the clothing market.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on M&S, Tesco's Dunnhumby and Bargain Booze
Retail news round-up on August 12, 2015: M&S parts company with womenswear boss and lower offers for Tesco’s Dunnhumby.
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Retailers brace for footfall pain as Tube strikes announced
Retailers with stores in London will be hit by another wave of Tube strikes this month that are expected to decimate footfall.
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Hobbs losses widen to £15.6m as it takes turnaround action
Full-year pre-tax losses at Hobbs increased to £15.6m in the year the womenswear retailer undertook a strategic review of the business.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Amazon Fresh could take a slice of the UK grocery pie
Amazon has agreed a 10-year lease on a warehouse in Surrey in the clearest signal yet it is poised to launch into grocery in the UK.
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Opinion
Neil Saunders: Why supermarkets aren't to blame for the UK milk crisis
As much as the UK’s big grocers make for popular villains, the milk crisis is not one of their causing – it is a story of supply and demand.
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Stuart Rose backs online marketplace Fruugo as part of £1.4m funding round
Online marketplace Fruugo has raised £1.4m including a “significant” investment from former Marks & Spencer boss Lord Stuart Rose.
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Morrisons to launch more expensive brand of milk to support dairy farmers
Morrisons has launched a new brand of milk offering customers the choice to pay more per litre to support dairy famers.