More on Me + Em – Page 474
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Laura Ashley to ‘consider options’ in scramble to secure funds
Laura Ashley has admitted it will “consider all appropriate options” if it cannot strike a deal to borrow additional cash from its lenders.
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Marks & Spencer fires warning to landlords over loss-making stores
Marks & Spencer has warned its landlords it will shut underperforming stores, placing property owners on red alert for further closures.
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Sainsbury’s, Frasers and Shoe Zone plead for business rates reform
The bosses of Sainsbury’s, Frasers Group and Shoe Zone have piled further pressure on new Chancellor Rishi Sunak to reform the business rates system.
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Shoppers face higher prices without EU trade deal, BRC warns
British consumers face the prospect of higher prices and reduced availability if the Government fails to strike a comprehensive trade deal with the European Union, the British Retail Consortium has warned.
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Analysis
Analysis: Chief strategy officer? Isn’t that the CEO’s job?
Strategy directors are de rigueur, with Asos, JLP and M&S all making big hires. But are they “a fashion accessory”, as one chief executive claims, or a necessary exec role in today’s fast-changing climate?
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Ted Baker takes axe to executive team as four key directors exit
Ted Baker has taken the axe to its executive team as it bids to simplify its senior management structure.
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Tesco ‘unlawfully’ blocked rivals from opening stores, CMA finds
Tesco has been slammed by the competition watchdog for “unlawfully stopping rivals from opening shops near its stores”.
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Analysis
Sixty seconds with… Nespresso’s Guillaume Chesneau
As Retail Week Live nears, we take the chance to interview some of its most exciting speakers. This week, meet Guillaume Chesneau, managing director of Nespresso for UK and Ireland.
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Ashley: ‘UK high street is on life support, act now on business rates’
Tycoon Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group has called once again for fundamental reform of business rates and in particular the transitional relief system.
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M&S set to close two distribution centres, 700 jobs at risk
Marks & Spencer is closing two distribution centres in the Midlands, putting nearly 700 jobs on the line.
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Walmart scraps personal shopping service, 300 jobs lost
Walmart is closing its personal shopping service after failing to find investors for the struggling operation.
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Grocery market set to grow while big four lose share
The UK food and grocery market is set to grow 15% between 2019 and 2024, according to the latest research.
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Analysis
Valentine’s Day: The retail marriages made in heaven
This Valentine’s Day, Retail Week looks at the retailers that have formed long-lasting unions be it through mergers, acquisitions or partnerships.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: Kavan's first CEO job is perfect match
It’s a measure of the revolution taking place in retail that a senior Amazon executive like Ajay Kavan has chosen Matchesfashion for his first chief executive role.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Dunelm’s digital transformation is built for success
Following another set of impressive results, Dunelm’s migration to a new digital platform at the end of last year has helped boost sales and attract new customers while impressing loyal ones.
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Analysis
Analysis: Chinese etailers’ awe-inspiring coronavirus reaction
The coronavirus outbreak has sparked fears and headlines worldwide since emerging in the Chinese city of Wuhan at the start of the year.
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Rishi Sunak appointed chancellor as Javid resigns
Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has resigned and been replaced by the former chief secretary to the Treasury as part of today’s cabinet reshuffle.
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CBD products could be removed from shelves within a year
Retailers stocking any products containing cannabis extract cannabidiol (CBD) face the prospect of having them taken off the shelves within a year if they don’t gain regulatory approval.
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Westfield owner ramps up disposals programme as UK income falls
Shopping centre landlord Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has scaled back its development pipeline and ramped up its disposal programme as net rental income fell across its UK centres last year.
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Analysis
What impact has 'game-changing' M&S-Microsoft tie-up had?
M&S unveiled its “game-changing” tech partnership with Microsoft 20 months ago. What impact has it had so far?