More on Me + Em – Page 1336
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News
Amazon reports $214m net profit months after its biggest ever loss
Amazon has reported a net profit of $214m (£142m) during the Christmas trading period, just months after reporting its biggest ever loss.
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Infographic: John Lewis sales rise thanks to spring/summer clothing range
John Lewis sales rose 3% for the week ending January 24 as shoppers rushed to snap up items in the retailer’s new spring and summer range.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Dixons Carphone, Iceland and more
Retail news round-up on January 30, 2015: Amazon makes quarterly profit, Dixons Carphone optimistic on Three-O2 merger, Iceland’s media buying account changes hands and inflation expectations down.
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Retail bosses forecast improved sales and returning consumer confidence
Retailers believe the UK is through the worst of the economic turmoil and 2015 will see improved sales and greater consumer confidence.
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Store of the week: Asics’ flagship store incorporates a New York icon
Asics’ flagship New York store combines store design standards with an unexpected prop to associate the retailer with the Big Apple.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Philip Green is looking for a BHS buyer
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Arcadia boss Philip Green looking for prospective buyers of fashion retailer BHS.
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Consumer confidence rebounds in January after December slip
Consumer confidence jumped by five points in January to 1, after it slipped during December, according to GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: How can I add a ‘human touch’ to online customer relationships?
Customers expect to be able to shop at a pace, time and location of their choosing and to use whichever device they have to hand.
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Neiman Marcus names Michael Kliger as Mytheresa president
Michael Kliger has been appointed as president of Mytheresa.com and the Theresa flagship store in Munich.
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Interview
Q&A with Primark owner ABF's finance director John Bason
Primark posted a 15% sales increase in the 16 weeks to January 3. John Bason, finance director of Primark’s parent ABF, talks to Retail Week
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Analysis: Can partnerships solve the issues created by large store estates?
As Sainsbury’s and Argos team up to make better use of their store estates, Retail Week looks at the deal’s prospects of success.
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Carphone Warehouse renews deal with EE as it targets connected home market
Carphone Warehouse has renewed its partnership with telecoms firm EE as it seeks to take advantage of the growth of connected home devices.
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Clothing retailers bounce back in January as cold weather sets in
Clothing retailers have bounced back in January after recording their strongest monthly rise in sales for almost two years.
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Analysis
Emerging Leaders Forum: Nurturing tomorrow’s trailblazers
Promoting from within benefits retailers and employees alike - Retail Week’s Emerging Leaders Forum helps develop upcoming retail talent.
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Marks & Spencer poaches Next menswear design chief Simon Hawksworth
Marks & Spencer has poached Next’s head of menswear design Simon Hawksworth to fill the position left vacant by Tony O’Connor’s departure.
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Parliament hears proposal for watchdog to fine grocers 1% of turnover
Measures that will give the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) the power to fine UK supermarkets 1% of their turnover have been laid out in Parliament.
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Ocado to open fourth distribution centre in south east London
Online grocer Ocado has revealed plans to open a fourth distribution centre to meet the boom in internet food shopping.
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Tesco begins consultations to cut HQ director headcount
Tesco has begun consultations with hundreds of directors across its Cheshunt and Welwyn Garden City offices in order to slash headcount.
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Argos to open digital stores in Sainsbury's supermarkets
Argos has unveiled plans to open 10 digital stores in Sainsbury’s supermarkets across the UK as part of a drive to reach more customers.
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Analysis
Analysis: Big four grocers slim down for new year’s battle
Morrisons, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are all cutting roles and reshuffling their top teams as they seek to turn around performance.