More on Me + Em – Page 570
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News
Poundland owner posts sales rise as value chain ‘outperforms’
Pepkor Europe, owner of businesses including Poundland in the UK, has reported a rise in quarterly and half-year sales.
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Walmart hires former Google and Amazon exec as CTO
Walmart has appointed a former Google and Amazon executive to “a new elevated chief technology officer and chief development officer role”.
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TJX Europe supports Be Inspired programme
TJX Europe, the retail group behind TK Maxx and Homesense, is backing Retail Week’s Be Inspired programme, showing its commitment to addressing diversity at a leadership level by joining as a partner.
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John Lewis ploughs £21m into Peterborough refurb
John Lewis & Partners is investing £21m in refurbishing its Peterborough store in the Queensgate shopping centre.
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Boots mulls hundreds of store closures
Walgreens Boots Alliance is exploring the possible closure of over 200 underperforming stores in a bid to stave off falling sales and profits.
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Opinion
Opinion: High time M&S turns up volume on stores' voices
When Marks & Spencer revealed that it is to amp up the voice of its stores, including sharing P&L information with staff, the reaction in the retail industry was bemusement.
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Select administrators launch CVA
Select has filed proposals for a CVA in order to slash rents, after it fell into administration earlier this month.
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Data
Retail weather: Warming and mostly dry
The retail weather forecast from Saturday June 1 to Friday June 7, 2019
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Analysis
Why a safe pair of hands is the right move for WHSmith
WHSmith boss Stephen Clarke is preparing to stand down as travel sales soar, while the high street struggles. Against this backdrop, does the retailer need more than safe-pair-of-hands Carl Cowling?
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Co-op raises £300m ‘Fairtrade’ bond to drive sustainability
The Co-operative Group has raised a £300m ‘sustainability bond’ in a bid to get more Fairtrade products in its shops.
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Monsoon founder pledges £34m to secure CVA
Monsoon founder Peter Simon has offered £34m worth of rescue funds in a bid to win approval for rent reductions from landlords as part of a CVA.
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Green offers £185m in assets for Arcadia pension black hole
Sir Philip Green has offered £185m in additional funds primarily made up of property assets to reduce Arcadia’s pension deficit in a bid to win approval for its CVA.
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Retail Voice
The invasive ads hijacking shoppers’ online journeys
Shoppers find them frustrating and retailers know they are damaging, so take back control of your customer journey with measures to prevent interruptions.
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Debenhams to close only Australian store next year
Debenhams is set to close its one department store in Australia by the beginning of next year.
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New Waitrose online partner poaches long-serving Ocado exec
Today Development Partners, the newly launched ecommerce platform which partnered with Waitrose last week, has poached a senior staff member from technology rival Ocado.
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Agenda: Pepkor Europe and GFK consumer confidence
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with an update from Pepkor Europe and GFK’s latest consumer confidence survey on the agenda.
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Waitrose unveils location of site for new delivery depot
Waitrose has unveiled Enfield as the site of a new customer fulfilment centre, which it said will create “hundreds of new jobs”.
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Mothercare heralds ‘sounder footing' despite swelling losses
Mothercare has insisted that it is on firmer financial footing despite increased losses.
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Inditex to promote COO to chief executive
Inditex will promote chief operating officer Carlos Crespo to chief executive in July in a bid to win on digital transformation.