More on Me + Em – Page 652
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Opinion
How to connect with consumers who want to be forgotten
Consumers want to disengage from irrelevant and impersonal communications – the key to keeping their attention is personalisation
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Analysis
What can we learn from Sears’ demise?
Sears’ collapse into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection may have been looming for a while, but it nevertheless led to sharp intakes of breath.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Asos will win a ‘bigger prize’
Asos grabbed headlines last year when it revealed it was building capacity to achieve £4bn in sales, more than twice the revenue it racks up at present.
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News
Morrisons finance boss Strain takes on commercial role
Morrisons’ finance chief Trevor Strain has taken on extra commercial responsibilities.
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News
Homebase names ex-HMV boss Topping as chairman
DIY retailer Homebase has appointed former HMV chief executive Ian Topping as non-executive chairman as it seeks to deliver a turnaround.
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News
Government hammers retail with £180m rate hike
Retail faces “yet another eye-watering rise in business rates” following the publication of September’s inflation figures.
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Opinion
Single category or catch-all store – which is better?
Ikea’s new Planning Studio, mainly for kitchen browsers, is a thing of beauty, but are other shoppers being short-changed in the retailer’s rush to please the urban elite?
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News
Asos profits soar as customer numbers rise
Asos has reported a 28% increase in full-year profits to £102m in “a year of substantial progress”.
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News
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small steps down
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small is to step down at the end of the month.
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News
Sainsbury's-Asda: CMA to consider Aldi and Lidl impact
The competition watchdog will consider the impact Aldi and Lidl have had on the UK grocery market during its probe of the proposed Sainsbury’s-Asda merger.
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News
Fat Face poaches Oasis and Warehouse boss Liz Evans
Fat Face has poached Oasis and Warehouse boss Liz Evans to succeed Anthony Thompson as its chief executive, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Asda and Morrisons outpace big four in September
Asda and Morrisons outgrew their big four rivals last month as shoppers started stocking up on Christmas essentials.
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News
Footasylum staggers to half-year loss as sales rise
Footasylum has recorded a pre-tax loss at the half-year mark in what executive chairman Barry Bown described as “a difficult trading period”.
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Video
Watch: Asos’ voice shopping tech in action
Asos has teamed up with Google to launch its voice-activated shopping capabilities. Retail Week puts the tool through its paces.
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Analysis
In pictures: Outfit – making multi-brand retail feel unified
Arcadia’s catch-all brand Outfit has been given a facelift, but can this fascia be a brand in its own right?
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Analysis
Coast lost its way but finds good home in Karen Millen
Coast’s rescue by Karen Millen is a family affair with one bigger, stronger sibling taking over its ailing sister.
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Analysis
Opinion: Superdry shows fashion operates on knife edge
Superdry’s profit warning is just the latest in a series of bad updates from fashion retailers.
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News
Accessories specialist Claire’s considers CVA
Claire’s, the accessories specialist with about 350 shops, is understood to be pondering a CVA.