More on Me + Em – Page 1360
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Grocery market returns to 'marginal' growth despite big four declines
The grocery market returned to “marginal growth” in the 12 weeks ending December 7 after shoppers put more items in their baskets.
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John Lewis says systems 'stood up to challenge' of soaring Black Friday orders
John Lewis said its systems “stood up to the challenge” of unprecedented Black Friday online orders as sales rose last week.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on click and collect, shoplifting and Liberty
Retail news round-up on December 16, 2014: Click-and-collect orders to jump 49% over Christmas, Irish retailers warned to be beware of Christmas shoplifting, Liberty taps SapientNitro for omnichannel strategy.
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Analysis
Retail Week's 12 days of Christmas: The gifts all retailers want
With a general election coming up, it’s hard for retailers to second-guess prospects for 2015. Retail Week looks at the Christmas gifts retailers will hope for.
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Discounters in line for strong Christmas as they increase shopper spend
Discount supermarkets increased shopper spend by 31% this year and the trend is expected to continue at Christmas.
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Ann Summers launches on Amazon and rolls out free click-and-collect
Ann Summers hopes to grab a bigger slice of Christmas trading by launching on Amazon and rolling out free next-day click-and-collect.
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MySale profit warning to hit Mike Ashley and Sir Philip Green
Retail tycoons Mike Ashley and Sir Philip Green are facing paper losses after shares in etailer MySale, in which they are investors, slumped following a profit warning.
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Bathstore begins international expansion with launch of Doha store
Bathstore has kicked off its overseas expansion with a deal to open a franchise store in the Middle East in spring 2015.
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Opinion
Comment: a retail chaplain's Christmas in Bristol Shopping Quarter
Service personnel or hospital staff may be familiar with what a chaplain is – I fulfil a similar role in the world of retail.
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Analysis
International news analysis: Amazon lets shoppers haggle with sellers
In a break from its fixed-price model, Amazon is now allowing shoppers to negotiate lower prices with third-party sellers on its site.
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PetSmart sold to private equity firm BC Partners in £5.6bn deal
PetSmart has been sold to a consortium led by European private equity firm BC Partners for $8.7bn (£5.6bn).
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Carrefour to pay shoppers five times the difference if beaten on price
French grocery giant Carrefour is offering a price-match deal at two of its Belgian stores in a bid to compete with discounter Albert Heijn.
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Former JJB Sports boss Chris Ronnie jailed for four years over fraud
Chris Ronnie, the former boss of JJB Sports, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of fraud furnishing false information.
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Metro acquires stake in German start-up grocer Emmas Enkel
German retailer Metro Group has taken a stake in multichannel grocer Emmas Enkel and plans to expand the start-up’s physical and online presence.
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Yodel resumes collections after being hit by overwhelming demand
Courier firm Yodel has returned to a full service after suspending collections on Thursday after being overwhelmed by demand.
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Analysis
Analysis: The insider’s experience of store design in 2014
Change is a given in store design, but the landscape has shifted more than normal this year and the pace continues to quicken.
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Carpetright to relaunch website as it focuses on 'design and inspiration'
Carpetright is investing around £1m in a relaunch of its website in the first quarter of next year as it focuses on “design and inspiration”.
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Shop Direct's Gareth Jones handed new role in management reshuffle
Shop Direct has given deputy chief executive Gareth Jones a new role as part of a board reshuffle, his second in the past two months.
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Amazon glitch allows customers to snap up products for 1p
Amazon sellers are facing huge potential losses after a computer error caused thousands of items to be sold on the site for just 1p.
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Opinion
Comment: Retail ‘labs’ create the impression of forward movement
Retail has always been adept at purloining words that have little to do with the business of buying and selling, the retail ‘lab’ is a prime example.