More on Me + Em – Page 500
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Analysis
Analysis: Is shopping in stores like Primark really greener than online?
The boss of Primark owner Associated British Foods has claimed the high street chain is “a solution” to fashion’s sustainability crisis. Do his claims that shopping in-store is better for the environment really stack up?
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News
Morrisons becomes first supermarket to offer ‘best before’ food boxes
Morrisons has teamed up with an app to offer boxes of unsold food that has reached its best before date, in a bid to cut down on food waste.
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News
Sports Direct to rebrand as Frasers Group
Sports Direct International has unveiled plans to rebrand as the Frasers Group next month to reflect its ‘elevation’ strategy.
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News
Ex-Topshop exec Shepherdson named chair of fashion rental business
Jane Shepherdson has been named as the chair of fashion rental start-up My Wardrobe HQ, the newest in a growing group of UK-based fashion rental businesses.
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News
Asos recruits chief growth officer to bolster executive team
Asos has snapped up former Blink Health executive Robert Birge for the newly created role of chief growth officer.
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News
Card Factory appoints former Fenwick exec as chief information officer
Card Factory has appointed a former Fenwick executive as its new chief information officer.
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Data
Retail weather: A good week for retailers
The retail weather forecast from Saturday November 30 to Friday December 6, 2019
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News
Louis Vuitton owner completes deal for jeweller Tiffany & Co
The world’s biggest luxury goods company LVMH is set to buy US-based jeweller Tiffany & Co in a deal worth in excess of $16bn (£12.5bn).
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News
Intu sells retail park as disposal programme continues
Institutional landlord Intu has completed the sale of an out-of-town retail park in Northern Ireland to NewRiver, as its chief executive continues his focus on fixing the business’ balance sheet through disposals.
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News
Clarks drafts in consultants amid store closure concerns
Clarks has drafted in management consultants to conduct a review of the ailing high street business amid fear of store closures and possible job losses.
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Retail Voice
Upskilling staff is retailers’ top priority
As shopping habits and consumer expectations change, Aptos asks retailers how they are planning for the store of the future.
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Opinion
Opinion: Experiential retail is key to store success in the digital era
It is no secret that traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ retailers have come under intense pressure in the digital era.
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News
Black Friday footfall to slump as low consumer confidence bites
Retailers hoping for a bright start to the golden quarter are set to be disappointed as Black Friday footfall is expected to be driven down by low consumer confidence across the UK.
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Analysis
Analysis: Kylie Cosmetics – has Coty paid $600m for 170 million Instagram followers?
Global beauty company Coty acquired a 51% stake in celebrity superstar Kylie Jenner’s cosmetics company for a cool $600m this week.
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News
Walmart to double down on China with new store rollout
Walmart has unveiled plans to open 500 new stores in China, in a bid to more than double its footprint in the country.
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News
M&S raids Tesco for new clothing boss
Marks & Spencer has appointed Richard Price, chief executive of Tesco’s F&F fashion division, as managing director of its clothing and home division.
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News
Agenda: Pets at Home, Topps Tiles and McColl’s update the market
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, which include updates from Topps Tiles, Fortnum & Mason and Pets at Home.
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Gallery
In pictures: Ahold pilots new frictionless store in the US
The services arm of Ahold Delhaize has rolled out a new frictionless store pilot, which allows customers to shop by “scanning in, shopping and walking out”.
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News
Selfridges opens world’s first permanent department store cinema
Selfridges has partnered with independent boutique cinema operator Olympic Studios and opened a cinema inside its Oxford Street store.
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News
Landsec appoints new chief executive
Landsec has appointed a new chief executive, set to start the role by summer 2020.