More on Me + Em – Page 542
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News
Debenhams poised to name Vansteenkiste as new boss
Debenhams executive chair Terry Duddy will step down next month as its owners prepare to appoint a new chief executive.
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Opinion
Opinion: Stores can beat online by avoiding the tyranny of choice
The gloomy Danish philosopher Kierkegaard found much of life to be painful, but it can be assumed he would have harboured a particular ennui for online shopping.
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News
Intu to trial ‘direct retailing’ at Broadmarsh shopping centre
Institutional landlord Intu has launched a ‘direct retailing’ trial at its Broadmash site as part of its new strategy to revamp its flagging shopping centre portfolio.
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Cartoon
Retail cartoon: Jack Wills gets a Mike Ashley makeover
Patrick Blower’s take on Sports Direct buying Jack Wills out of administration.
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News
Food industry calls for competition rules to be waived in no-deal Brexit
The UK food industry has called on the government to waive aspects of competition law to allow businesses to coordinate and direct supplies with one another in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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News
Dixons Carphone launches ‘world-first’ AR experience
Dixons Carphone has integrated an augmented reality experience into the Currys PC World website – previously only available on an app – in what the retailer describes as a “world-first”.
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News
Boots pilots language interpretation service
Boots is piloting an on-demand language interpretation service for non-English speaking pharmacy patients.
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News
Sports Direct exec Murray: We’re not in crisis
Sports Direct executive Michael Murray has insisted the group is “definitely not a business in crisis” despite increasing doubts over its strategy.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why fashion’s future lies in sustainability
Our relationship with clothes is becoming short-lived. Declining prices, multiple collections per year and a ‘wear once’ culture mean fast fashion is now an epidemic of global proportions.
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News
Fat Face snaps up Drapers editor for marketing role
Lifestyle retailer Fat Face has poached the editor of Drapers to take up a new marketing and communications director role.
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Analysis
Analysis: Boohoo’s shock pounce on Karen Millen and Coast
Boohoo’s surprise acquisition of Karen Millen and Coast has left some people scratching their heads about what the online fast-fashion specialist expects to gain from the move.
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News
Boohoo swoops on Karen Millen and Coast but jobs axed
Online fashion giant Boohoo has bought the Karen Millen and Coast brands for £18.2m.
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News
Boohoo to snap up Karen Millen and Coast in pre-pack
Online fast fashion retailer Boohoo is reportedly on the verge of buying high street fashion brands Karen Millen and Coast out of administration.
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Analysis
Analysis: How will the launch of 5G benefit retailers?
All the big UK telecoms firms have revealed the launch dates of their 5G networks to great fanfare, but what does it mean for retail?
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Retail Voice
Why a zero-based mindset can help fuel growth
Accenture Strategy’s Richard Wolff explains how resetting budgets to zero and acting as a collective to reach goals can help further company growth
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Analysis
Analysis: Sustainable retail – do shoppers love it or hate it?
Unilever has warned that it will sell off brands that do not ‘contribute positively to society’. Retail Week analyses what effect this will have on the wider retail sector.