More on Me + Em – Page 1382
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Aldi pledges to create 35,000 new jobs in the UK
Aldi has revealed plans to create 35,000 jobs in the UK as the discount grocer looks to open 550 new stores over the next eight years.
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Aldi steps up US expansion with Bottom Dollar acquisition
Aldi has acquired all 66 stores of Delhaize Group’s Bottom Dollar chain as part of ambitious expansion plans in the east of the US.
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Analysis
Analysis: Has Marks & Spencer at last turned the corner?
Last week’s interims gave grounds for optimism that M&S is getting back on course, but the retailer is not quite there yet.
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Analysis
Start-up of the week: Automated bundling platform Swogo
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week, Swogo is in the spotlight.
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Toys R Us to launch digital store maps to help with Christmas rush
Toys R Us’s US shops will launch digital store maps that can be accessed via customers’ phones to help them find a specific toy or deal.
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Target bolsters risk and compliance team following data breach
Target has appointed its first chief risk and compliance officer almost a year after the retailer was rocked by a massive cyberattack.
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Analysis
International news analysis: Alibaba is living up to the hype
Alibaba’s first trading statement since its IPO has created a stir, with the quarter to the end of September surpassing expectation.
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Opinion
Comment: What is Shop Direct’s secret to ecommerce success?
Following Shop Direct’s latest pre-tax profits increase, how has the etailer gone from a catalogue company to digital department store?
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Opinion
Comment: Netto’s double-act with Sainsbury's looks a canny move
The return of the discount retailer to the UK, in concert with Sainsbury’s, will put pressure on the other discounters.
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Amazon expects record shopper numbers on Black Friday
Amazon expects to attract record numbers of shoppers to its site on Black Friday this year.
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Opinion
Comment: Why customer relationship management is no longer enough
Customer relationship management (CRM) is too focused on transactions and now retailers must build two-way relationships.
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Sainsbury’s to scale back store openings and cut dividend
Sainsbury’s is to scale back its store-opening programme and cut its dividend as it aims to combat falling sales.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's and Tesco
Retail news round-up on November 10, 2014: Sainsbury’s to scrap store openings programme,Warren Buffett loses $678m on Tesco investment, Tesco surrenders top spot in entertainment sales to Amazon
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Analysis
People: What skills does the Tesco board need to succeed?
The role of the board of directors has been brought into sharp focus in recent weeks by the accounting scandal at Tesco, and the coming weeks will be crucial for the retailer.
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Video: Tesco lights up Wigan with Christmas advertising campaign
Tesco has opted for a light show, giant Santas and lots of sparkle in its Christmas campaign which aims to focus on the little things that help customers in the festive season.
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Sainsbury's to trial app to cut time spent in stores and at checkout
Sainsbury’s is to trial an app that builds customer baskets with the aim of cutting time spent in store and at the till.
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Opinion
Blog: When high-profile supply chain disasters hit
Making the right risk management decisions is critical for supply chain heads managing highly complex, global supply chains.
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Grocers' Christmas ads: Are they a hit or a miss?
Supermarkets have begun unveiling their festive ad campaigns. But, according to the experts, are they Christmas crackers or turkeys?
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Specialist retailers' Christmas ads: Are they a hit or a miss?
Specialist retailers including Game and Halfords have launched their festive ads, but are they Christmas crackers or turkeys?
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Fashion and department stores' Christmas ads: Are they a hit or a miss?
Department store retailers are unveiling their festive campaigns, among them the much anticpated John Lewis ad. Are they Christmas crackers or turkeys?