More on Me + Em – Page 1259
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Opinion
Comment: Bonmarché dresses to impress, whatever the weather
While many of their customers are still looking forward to summer getaways, retailers’ thoughts are focused on the back-end of the year.
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News
Morrisons loses another director as HR boss Emily Lawson departs
Morrisons has lost another member of its executive board after group human resources director Emily Lawson left the grocer.
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UK bounces back into inflation in May after just one month of deflation
The UK economy has edged back into inflation, just one month after falling into deflation for the first time since records began.
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H&M sales beat forecasts in May as second-quarter revenues rise 21%
Swedish fashion giant H&M has posted a bigger-than-expected jump in sales for May, driven by a weak krone against other currencies.
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News
Made.com bids to rival Ikea with expansion into Germany
Online furniture retailer Made.com has launched a bid to rival Ikea across Europe after revealing plans to break into Germany.
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Gap swings axe on North American stores and headquarters staff
Fashion giant Gap is to shut 175 stores in its core North American market and axe 250 head office jobs in a bid to improve performance.
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Wilko suffers profits slide as it loses out to value rivals
Variety store group Wilko has become the latest to feel the heat from the rise of rival value specialists and has posted a plunge in profits.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Gap, Paperchase and more
Retail news round-up on June 16, 2015: Orion eyes Tesco’s Homeplus; Gap reveals store closure plans; Paperchase rolls out loyalty scheme and more
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Video
Watch: The state of the business rates review in 60 seconds
Get up to speed with the growing concerns over the Government’s business rates review, the progress made so far and what should happen next
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Analysis
Analysis: The top 50 retailers by online traffic in the UK, 2015
Multichannel retailers performed well in IMRG’s top 50 online retailers ranking, with a number of high street brands rising in the rankings in April.
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News
John Lewis unveils new raft of contenders for JLab innovation cash
John Lewis has revealed the five innovative tech start-ups that will compete in the final of this year’s JLab scheme.
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News
Retail footfall drops again but retail parks continue resurgence
Retail footfall dropped for the second month in a row in May but out-of-town shopping locations bucked the overall trend.
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Majestic Wine boss Gormley vows to 'win' against cut-price grocery rivals
New Majestic Wine boss Rowan Gormley has insisted “the only way is up” for the retailer - and has vowed to fight his grocery rivals head-on.
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News
Bargain Booze goes for the jugular with ‘Aldi Shmaldi’ ad campaign
Bargain Booze has launched an advertising campaign that lampoons German discounter Aldi and its price comparison adverts.
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Lululemon prepares to sever ties with founder Dennis Wilson
Lululemon founder Dennis Wilson is on the verge of severing ties with the retailer after it filed for him to sell his $1.2bn (£772m) stake.
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Ahold heralds launch of 'game-changing' free food magazine and website
Dutch retail giant Ahold’s US business has launched a free magazine and digital platform it claims will be a ‘game changer’.
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News
Charles Dunstone and Andy Street recognised in Queen's birthday honours
Carphone Warehouse founder Sir Charles Dunstone and John Lewis boss Andy Street are among those to a receive a Queen’s birthday honour.
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Opinion
Apple Pay could be transformational but don’t expect too much too soon
At some point in the future, we don’t know when, shoppers will stop carrying plastic payment cards and use their phones instead.
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News
Boden poaches Matthew Hilgeman from American Eagle to drive US expansion
Fashion home shopping specialist Boden has poached the man who orchestrated American Eagle’s UK launch to be its new product director.
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News
Majestic Wine full-year profits fall: What the analysts say
Majestic Wine has reported a 22.5% slump in pre-tax profits as its boss sets about turning around the retailer. Here is what the analysts say.