More on Me + Em – Page 1329
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Nike, Apple, Sports Direct and more
Retail news round-up on February 11, 2015: Nike to launch women’s-only store; Apple reaches $700bn; Sports Direct probed; and more.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Home furnishing visualisation platform DigitalBridge
Start-ups in retail technology are growing and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week DigitalBridge is in the spotlight.
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Supermarkets to challenge business rates on cash machines
Supermarkets are fighting back against local authorities that are making them shell out around £200m in business rates on in-store cash machines.
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Footfall rises in second consecutive month for first time in a decade
Footfall soared at retailers across the UK last month as shoppers took advantage of low petrol prices and falling energy rates.
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Analysis: January Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
End of season promotions helped edge up like-for-like sales in January, although discounting across Black Friday and Christmas softened sales as stock ran low.
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Analysis
Analysis: Tesco returns to growth, but has it turned the corner?
Troubled supermarket giant Tesco has returned to growth for the first time in a year as the grocery market continues its resurgence.
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New Look to ramp up focus on menswear as chief says it is ready to float
New Look is to focus more on extending its lines of menswear, as its chief exec says the company is ready to float.
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Analysis
Is paperless engagement with customers the future for retailers?
As more retailers look towards mobile to interact with customers, what are the benefits of moving away from paper to digital engagement?
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Analysis
Infographic: What causes the most complaints in retail?
Retail has been named as the most complained about sector in the UK. Find out what regions complain the most and what most riles consumers.
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British Retail Consortium calls for pan-EU ecommerce regulations
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is urging the Government to push for the EU to remove the barriers hindering online trade between European countries.
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Opinion
Comment: Investors hope to count the pennies as Poundland buys 99p Stores
Poundland’s proposed takeover of 99p Stores for the equivalent of over 55 million customer transactions pleased the market, sending its share price up 15%.
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Tesco sales return to growth for first time in a year
Tesco sales returned to growth for the first time since January 2014 as the grocery market grew at its fastest rate since the summer.
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New Look reports strong third-quarter profits despite fall in sales
New Look’s solid online performance over Christmas helped boost its third-quarter profit despite sales being dented by last year’s warm autumn.
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Permira to cut stake in Hugo Boss for fifth time in two years
Private equity firm Permira is cutting its stake in luxury fashion retailer Hugo Boss for the fifth time in just two years.
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Co-operative Pharmacies to disappear from high street under revamp
The Co-operative Pharmacy brand is to disappear from the high street after more than 70 years as part of a revamp by its new owners.
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Thai billionaire makes approach to acquire Tesco Lotus business
Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont is understood to have approached Tesco about a multi-billion-pound deal to acquire Tesco Lotus.
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Extended end-of-season Sales edge like-for-likes up 0.2% in January
Like-for-like retail sales rose 0.2% in January, driven by extended end-of-season promotions and an increase in online spending.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco Lotus, Co-operative Pharmacy and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on February 10, 2015: Dhanin Chearavanont interested in Tesco Lotus, Co-operative Pharmacy to be re-branded, John Lewis names head of women’s accessories.
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MPs blast BrightHouse and call for watchdog to reform rent-to-own sector
A group of MPs has accused rent-to-own (RTO) retailers such as BrightHouse of “cashing in” on people’s struggles.
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Vente-Privee appoints former Selfridges marketing boss Sally Scott
Flash Sales site Vente-Privee.com has unveiled former Selfridges marketing chief Sally Scott as its first ever UK managing director.