More on Me + Em – Page 759
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News
McColl’s sales pass £1bn amid store acquisition plan
McColl’s has posted a spike in full-year revenues as its acquisition of almost 300 Co-op stores pushed top-line sales through the £1bn barrier.
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Marks & Spencer may abandon new store developments
Marks & Spencer could pull the plug on dozens of building projects across the UK as boss Steve Rowe steps up his turnaround plans.
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Toys R Us bids to shutter quarter of UK stores in CVA
Toys R Us is poised to unveil plans to shutter a quarter of its UK stores through a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).
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Analysis
Consumer 2018: Seven trends retailers need to know
We speak to forecasters and consumer experts to pick out the big trends to watch in 2018.
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Retail Voice
Three ways to win over consumers in 2018
As a new year approaches, Komal Helyer of Pure360 discusses the key steps brands should take to keep up with customer expectations.
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Opinion
Opinion: How Alibaba is really reinventing retail
I’m sure, like me, most of you find China a bit of an enigma. Therefore you probably also don’t really know what Alibaba is all about.
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Retail Voice
Open letter to UK retailers from Visa
Visa welcomes the recent decision by the UK High Court, which confirmed that our interchange fees, the fees paid by UK retailers and their payment providers to accept electronic payments, are lawful.
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News
Watch: Poundland unveils cash-conscious Christmas ad
Poundland has launched its festive advertising campaign, which sees real life shoppers guess the price of its products.
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Amazon to launch Treasure Truck in the UK
Amazon is launching its Treasure Truck, which gives local shoppers access to exclusive deals, in the UK this month to drive festive sales.
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News
Morrisons loses ‘landmark’ data breach legal case
Morrisons faces a compensation claim from thousands of employees after a judge ruled it liable for a data breach.
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Data
Data: ‘Back Friday’ returns set to surge today
Returns of unwanted purchases made over the Black Friday weekend and Cyber Monday are set to peak today, according to predictions by CollectPlus.
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News
Retail Diary: Have we reached peak Poundland?
The Pamela Anderson of chocolate bars, slow-shopper rage and a ‘Quality’ bit of personalisation by Sainsbury’s.
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Analysis
The blurring line between food retail and wholesale
It was just 10 months ago that Tesco’s £3.7bn swoop for wholesale giant Booker sent shockwaves coursing through the grocery industry.
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News
Watch: Iceland unveils tongue-in-cheek Christmas advert
Iceland’s Christmas advertising campaign uses online footage of real families as a light-hearted antidote to ‘tear-jerking, blockbuster’ offerings from retail rivals.
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News
Missguided poaches Shop Direct exec for CCO role
Missguided has snapped up Shop Direct’s group marketing director Kenyatte Nelson for its chief customer officer role.
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News
Fortnum & Mason profits jump spurred by heritage items
Fortnum & Mason has recorded a spike in full-year profits and its fifth consecutive year of double-digit sales growth.
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News
Agenda: BRC-KPMG retail sales and Mulberry interims
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with an update from Mulberry and the BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor on the agenda.
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News
Furniture Village warns on market as profits slump
Furniture Village’s bottom line was dented last year as it invested to defend itself against a ‘deteriorating economic backdrop’.
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Analysis
Infographic: Harrods' revamp costs and Tesco-Booker
Words and numbers, December 1, 2017: Harrods store revamp costs, Andy Clarke on Tesco-Booker, plus Sports Direct’s mooted £11m payment, John Lewis, and Neon Sheep.
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Analysis
Analysis: Five lessons for retailers from Lotus
Intense competition, financial shortfalls and senior management disruption. Sound familiar?