More on Me + Em – Page 608
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News
MPs call for penny tax on fashion sold in UK
A parliamentary inquiry has called for a law change to incentivise fashion retailers to operate sustainably and punish those that do not.
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Opinion
Opinion: Can HMV do a Waterstones and reinvent itself?
At various points in the past couple of weeks, it’s looked very much as if one of the last refuges for the middle-aged might go the way of all flesh.
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News
BRC calls for pause on minimum wage enforcement
The British Retail Consortium has called on HMRC to put a halt to its National Minimum Wage enforcement until a government consultation has been concluded.
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Data
Retail weather: Very warm for February
The retail weather forecast from Saturday February 23 to Friday March 1, 2019: temperatures above average and mainly dry.
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News
JD Sports snaps up stake in rival Footasylum
JD Sports has snapped up a near-10% stake in athleisure rival Footasylum but insisted it does not intend to make a takeover bid for the business.
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McColl's profits hit by Palmer & Harvey collapse
Convenience retailer McColl’s has reported a fall in profits after a “challenging” year.
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill boss Day eyes M&S stores
Retail entrepreneur Philip Day, owner of Edinburgh Woollen Mill, hopes to snap up stores being closed by Marks & Spencer.
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Opinion
Opinion: Are retailers ready for the new consumer ecosystem?
Many commentators, myself included, have shared their thoughts on retail-week.com on “the future of retail”. We all conclude that retail is undergoing rapid transformation. And yet, we have all missed the point.
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News
January discounts drive up retail sales figures
Total retail sales increased in both value and volume in January making it the highest year-on-year growth since December 2016.
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Agenda: Sainsbury's-Asda, McColl's and Environmental Audit Committee
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with McColl’s, the Sainsbury’s-Asda CMA verdict and the Environmental Audit Committee report on the agenda.
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News
Amazon ditches plans for second HQ in New York
Amazon has rolled back plans to open its second US headquarters in New York following political backlash over the tax subsidies the firm would have received.
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BRC: No-deal Brexit ‘sub-optimal’ after government defeat
The British Retail Consortium has reiterated that a no-deal Brexit would be catastrophic for retailers, after the government suffered another defeat in the House of Commons overnight.
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Video
Watch: Have Asos and Boohoo really become old hat?
As broker Merrill Lynch downgrades Asos and Boohoo amid competition from a new wave of online disruptor, we debate whether the etail giants are really under threat.
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Analysis
Analysis: Do Pat Val's new owners have recipe for success?
Scandal-hit Patisserie Valerie has been bought out of administration by its new management team, backed by private equity funding.
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News
Shop Direct hires former Sky Betting CTO
Shop Direct has hired the former chief technology officer of Sky Betting & Gaming into the same role.
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News
Westfield Croydon construction faces fresh delay
Westfield has blamed the “economic and political outlook” and “structural changes” in retail for a fresh delay to its planned development in Croydon.
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News
Mike Ashley holding company's profits crash
Profits have plummeted at retail tycoon Mike Ashley’s investment vehicle Mash Holdings, more than halving in the year to April 2017.
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News
Morrisons faces fresh equal pay claims
Morrisons is contending with further equal pay claims from “thousands” of current and former female workers, who say that they have been underpaid.