More on Me + Em – Page 807
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News
Whole Foods shareholders approve $13.7bn Amazon deal
Amazon’s $13.7bn acquisition of Whole Foods has moved a step closer after the grocer’s shareholders voted in favour of the deal.
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Google and Walmart team up on voice-enabled shopping
American grocery titan Walmart has joined forces with Google to allow shoppers to order hundreds of its products through voice, both online and in-store.
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Tesco opens £85m investor compensation scheme
Tesco has opened a £85m compensation scheme to make payouts to thousands of shareholders in the aftermath of its accounting scandal.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: H&M’s Weekday opens in UK
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on H&M opening its Weekday fascia in the UK, alongside its other brands COS, & other Stories, Cheap Monday and Monki.
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Laura Ashley profits nosedive in ‘challenging’ year
Laura Ashley profits and sales plummeted at the full-year mark, which the retailer attributed to challenging trading conditions and the weak pound.
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Game’s full-year sales edge up despite UK slump
Game has reported a nominal rise in its full-year sales, driven by an improved performance in its second half.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Wind in its sales at Arthur Beale
Covent Garden is home to fashion and beauty shops, restaurants and, unexpectedly, a yacht chandler.
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Today in retail: Maverick Mike Ashley strikes again
His football team may be struggling to rack up points, but Sports Direct Mike Ashley’s retail portfolio continues to amass stakes.
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John Lewis sales boosted by back to school
John Lewis sales rose last week, boosted by back to school spending in its technology department.
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Opinion
Opinion: Asos and New Look set example on fashion ethics
Retailers have often been in the firing line over working practices within their supply chains, but this week two big names were the ones taking aim.
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Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell to be prosecuted
The Pensions Regulator is set to prosecute Dominic Chappell following his failure to hand over information and documents during its investigation into BHS’ sale.
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Opinion
Opinion: Card Factory exposes Clintons’ house of cards
As more and more shoppers jump on the Card Factory bandwagon, its biggest rival Clintons is fast being exposed as a house of cards.
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News
Supermarkets dealt ‘reality check’ as sales growth slows
Grocery sales growth slowed last month as cooler weather ground two months of surging supermarket sales to a halt.
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Ashley ups Debenhams interest with direct stake
Mike Ashley has increased his interest in ailing department store Debenhams once again and, for the first time, has taken a direct stake.
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Missguided founder to launch menswear site
Missguided’s founder Nitin Passi is launching a standalone menswear website, Mennace, next month following the release of a capsule collection.
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The Hut Group snaps up major beauty retailer
The Hut Group has bolstered its beauty offer, acquiring a major Australian beauty retailer just one week after buying Glossybox.
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Opinion
Rowan Gormley: What direct marketers can teach us
At heart, I’m a direct marketer and relatively new to the world of multichannel retailing.
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News
Today in retail: Fashion bosses tackle rogue factories
As Brexit negotiations wear on, UK manufacturing is once more a hot topic with many hoping for a renaissance, especially in the textile industry.
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News
Clintons’ losses mount as business costs bite
The greetings card specialist expects tough trading after increased losses in its past financial year but is confident improvements will deliver results.
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Opinion
Opinion: John Lewis, retailer in residence
News that John Lewis is poised to mock up try-before-you-buy in-store apartments shows it is making use of existing assets. Retail Week Live 2017 ChatbotTo communicate with the Retail Week Live 2017 Chatbot you will need to voluntarily add the bot as a contact from within Skype, Facebook Messenger, or ...