More on Me + Em – Page 731
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News
Laura Ashley warns on profits after ‘challenging’ first half
Laura Ashley has cautioned that full-year profit will fall “below market expectations” following a slump in first-half earnings.
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News
H&M predicts tough 2018 amid online focus
H&M has warned investors to expect lower profits in 2018 as it ploughs investment into new concepts and online to turn around its fortunes.
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Video
Watch: ScS boss − We are Amazon and Brexit proof
ScS boss David Knight divulges how the sofa and carpet specialist is seemingly bucking the big-ticket blues and delivering like-for-like growth.
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Opinion
Opinion: It's time for last-mile delivery consolidation
Anyone who reads this blog regularly will know that I’m addicted to online shopping. I buy my clothes online; I buy my grocery online; and I buy the many things I don’t really need from Amazon online.
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News
Primark fined £47,000 over transgender discrimination
Primark has been fined £47,000 after a transgender member of staff was discriminated against by her shop floor colleagues and supervisors.
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News
Tesco slammed for taking payments three months late
Tesco has come under fire after a glitch in its payment system led to customers being charged three months late.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Sports Direct and Game's tie-up
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the partnership agreed between Sports Direct and Game to offer in-store gaming
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News
January's inflation close to six-year high
Inflation was at its highest in nearly six years last month, upping the chance of another interest rate rise in the coming months.
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News
Clintons parent company owner sells majority stake
The owner of Clintons parent company American Greetings has sold a majorty stake in the business to a US investment firm.
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Analysis
Store of the Week: Huawei Experience Store, Milan
Phone and tech shops that actually make you take a second look are pretty thin on the ground, but one that might do so and which opened recently is the Huawei Experience Store in Milan’s CityLife shopping district.
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Analysis
Analysis: How to measure success in the multichannel age
Like-for-likes, EBITDA, NPS score? What is the real measure of success in the multichannel age? Gemma Goldfingle investigates.
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Analysis
Analysis: Are the January Sales in furniture dead?
For traditional furniture retailers, the January Sales have long been the equivalent of a toy shop’s Christmas.
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News
John Lewis sales boosted by home technology
John Lewis department store sales advanced last week driven by shopper interest in audio and connected devices.
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Opinion
Opinion: A Tesco value fascia would be a distraction
As Aldi and Lidl continue to soar like a SpaceX rocket, does it make sense for grocery market leader Tesco to launch its own value fascia?
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News
Edinburgh Woollen Mill buys supplier Berwin & Berwin
Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has bought menswear supplier Berwin & Berwin out of administration.
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News
H&M abandons shareholder reinvestment plan
H&M has called time on a proposal to encourage shareholders to reinvest their dividends in new stock.
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News
Amazon swings axe on hundreds of head office jobs
Amazon is to slash hundreds of roles at its headquarters in Seattle and a similar number in global operations.
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Retail Voice
Payments in 2018: how to meet customer expectations
A laser focus on speed and security will enable brands to give consumers the payment experience they want, writes Andy McDonald.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retailers face a post-Brexit VAT bombshell
To every retailer’s frustration, there are many uncertainties around the Brexit deal we’ll get. But one that until very recently has been largely overlooked are the consequences of leaving the common VAT area.
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Opinion
Opinion: Sports Direct deal takes Game to next level
When it comes to the maverick mind of Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley, it is rarely clear what game he is playing.