More on Me + Em – Page 607
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Video
Watch: James Timpson on employing ex-offenders
Retail Activist nominee James Timpson explains why employing ex-offenders is great for business as well as society.
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News
MPs call for online sales tax to save high street
A parliamentary inquiry has called for a new online sales tax to “level the playing field” and provide “meaningful relief” to high street retailers.
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News
Intu to look to residential and hotels to drive footfall
Intu’s chief financial officer Matthew Roberts has said the property giant will be looking to intensifying its residential and hotel offerings to offset declining retail footfall.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is a Sainsbury's-Asda deal dead in the water?
What a difference a year makes. In April 2018, Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe, Asda boss Roger Burnley and Walmart’s international supremo Judith McKenna were all smiles as they lifted the lid on plans for a £13bn mega-merger.
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Opinion
Sainsbury's-Asda merger: How will Walmart react to CMA probe?
Today’s bafflingly onerous verdict from the Competition and Markets Authority on the planned Sainsbury’s-Asda merger is clearly a body blow for Sainsbury’s.
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News
Iceland Christmas sales fall despite 'Rang-Tan' ad storm
Iceland suffered a fall in sales during the crucial festive trading period despite the impact of its Christmas advert.
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News
Intu suffers drop in footfall but rental income rises
Intu suffered a drop in footfall to its shopping centres last year but hailed “robust” growth in rental income.
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News
Laura Ashley warns on profits amid ‘market turbulence’
Laura Ashley has warned full-year profits will “fall short of market expectations” following “difficult” trading conditions in the first half of its financial year.
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News
Sainsbury's-Asda merger on knife edge after CMA findings
Sainsbury’s £13bn merger with rival Asda could be blocked by the competition watchdog after it found “extensive competition concerns” surrounding the deal.
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Analysis
Delivery subscriptions: growth driver or margin destroyer?
The success of Amazon Prime has led other retailers to follow suit, with delivery subscriptions such as Asos Premier and Next Unlimited soaring in popularity. Customers love them, but are they a boon to retailers?
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Retail Voice
Where to invest for growth in 2019
With consumer caution rising, the winners of 2019 will be those who transform to take share from their competitors.
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Opinion
Opinion: JD ditches attack for defence with Footasylum stake
JD Sports’ aggressive acquisition spree shows no signs of slowing down – but its latest purchase smacks of a much more defensive move.
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Analysis
Sweatshops, landfill and levies: MPs take on fashion
As the parliamentary probe into sustainability in fashion finds the sector wanting, we speak to inquiry chair Mary Creagh MP to find out how the industry can clean up its act.
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News
Asda posts sales rise ahead of Sainsbury's merger findings
Asda has posted its seventh consecutive quarter of sales growth as parent company Walmart hailed the performance of own-label lines and its online business.
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Cartoon
Retail cartoon: Taxi for Amazon...
Patrick Blower’s take on Amazon’s second headquarters being driven out of New York.
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Retail Voice
The warehouse market will weather the Brexit storm
With Brexit dominating the news, Sally Duggleby, head of UK industrial and logistics occupier advisory at Savills, reviews the potential impact for retail warehouse space.
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Video
Watch: Dave Lewis on the war on food waste
Retail Activist nominee Dave Lewis explains why Tesco’s ambitious targets on tackling food waste are top of his agenda and reveals the impact they are having across the UK.