More on Me + Em – Page 698
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News
Shop Direct leaves City £55m out of pocket
Investors in Shop Direct have taken a hit after fears of a consumer credit crackdown triggered a sell-off in the company’s debt.
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Data
Data: Quarter of consumers shop at Sainsbury's and Asda
Around 25% of consumers shop at both Sainsbury’s and Asda where the two supermarkets are in close proximity, research has revealed.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Hotel Chocolat vs Waitrose
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Hotel Chocolat chief executive Angus Thirlwell accusing Waitrose of imitating its products.
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News
Missguided online boss Jones exits after eight months
Missguided’s online chief executive Gareth Jones has left the business after less than a year in the role.
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News
Moss Bros hails 'improvement' despite sales decline
Moss Bros has suffered a further sales decline, but pointed to an “improvement” in performance as it grapples to turn around its fortunes.
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Burberry profits rise in 'year of transition'
Burberry has posted an increase in full-year profitability as boss Marco Gobbetti hailed “promising early signs” in its transformation plan.
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Poundworld founder Chris Edwards eyes rescue bid
Poundworld’s founder and former boss Chris Edwards is mulling a move to rescue the embattled business.
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Opinion
Opinion: Time for a 'new deal' on retail property
More than 9% of shop space now lies empty and there are 2,485 fewer shops than there were three years ago.
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News
Arcadia owner Taveta profits crash 42% as market bites
Arcadia owner Taveta suffered plunging profits last year amid a tough fashion market, which saw sales fall.
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News
Ikea names Quiñones as new UK boss to replace Drakeford
Ikea has named a new UK and Ireland boss as Gillian Drakeford prepares to move into its worldwide franchise business.
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News
Wickes axes 100 of its head office roles
Wickes is cutting 100 jobs in its head office team in a bid to drive cost efficiencies across the business.
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Opinion
Rowe's 'marathon' is better than Bolland's 'journey'
Marks & Spencer is changing rapidly – hiring and firing, opening its eyes to digital and shutting up shops. But will that translate to meaningful improvement?
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News
Retail property market polarising, Landsec says
The divergence in performance between different types of retail locations is becoming ever more divergent, according to property giant Landsec.
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News
Amazon Go to open more cashierless stores
Amazon is to open more of its cashierless ‘just walk out’ stores in the US.
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Interview
Interview: Can embattled BrightHouse turn over a new leaf?
BrightHouse hasn’t been far from the headlines since it came under the scrutiny of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Analysis
How-to guide: cracking Spanish ecommerce in three steps
Some 20% of Spanish consumers are shopping on their mobile every day, highlighting the opportunity for UK retailers to engage with the country's digitally savvy shoppers.
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Opinion
Opinion: When it comes to retail, size isn't everything
Is big still beautiful? Many appear to think so. The financial community are obvious fans.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why has scanning come back to retail?
Back in 2011, a picture went round the world of a young man pointing his smartphone at a poster on the Seoul subway.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Co-op and Nisa are gearing up for growth
Amid the noise generated by Tesco’s takeover of Booker, Morrisons’ splurge of supply deals and the proposed Sainsbury’s-Asda merger, the Co-op’s swoop for Nisa has been comparatively drowned out.
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Analysis
Event: Five speakers not to be missed at Tech.
Tech. – the two-day festival of digital retailing and the technology driving it – returns this September. We take a peak at the speakers you need to watch.