More on Me + Em – Page 835
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News
New Look to boost top team with ex-Zara hire
New Look is poised to appoint a new chief creative officer to take the place of Roger Wightman, Retail Week has learned.
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Data
Data: Supermarkets get summer ‘shot in the arm’
The grocers enjoyed their steepest rise in sales in four years this month as the June heatwave drove revenues.
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Findel losses widen despite sales growth
Express Gifts owner Findel has slipped further into the red, despite hailing an increase in sales.
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Carpetright profits plummet amid strategic investments
Carpetright has suffered a slump in full-year profit after strategic investments and the fall in the value of the pound dented its bottom line.
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Debenhams warns of 'market volatility' as sales fall
Debenhams has cautioned that full-year profits could be “towards the lower end” of market expectations as it grapples with turbulent trading conditions.
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Tesco takes aim at Amazon with one-hour delivery
Tesco has hit back at online titan Amazon and grocery rival Sainsbury’s by launching a one-hour delivery service in London.
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Data
Data: The worst 50 retail centres in the UK
Shopping destinations in Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh have been named among the worst-quality retail locations in Britain.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Tesco, consumer confidence and more
Retail news round-up: Tesco offers one-hour delivery service; British consumer confidence drops; and supermarket watchdog functions without compliance manager.
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Analysis
Analysis: What plans do L1 have for Holland & Barrett?
Holland & Barrett has been acquired by little-known investment business L1 Retail for £1.8bn. What are the opportunities to develop the health and wellbeing specialist?
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Today in retail: More to come from Holland & Barrett?
Holland & Barrett has found itself a new home in the shape of L1, but is there More to come from the health food business?
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Theo Fennell buys back business he founded
Jeweller Theo Fennell has been acquired by its founder, backed by a division of private equity turnaround specialist Endless.
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Opinion
Opinion: The enduring power of the physical store
At a time when retail estates are being slimmed down and online shopping continues to burgeon, don’t forget the shop.
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News
Sainsbury’s aims to sweeten deal for Nisa members
Sainsbury’s hopes to head off a possible rebellion over its acquisition of Nisa by enabling member shopkeepers to retain their independence after the deal.
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Retailers could end fixed prices within five years
Set product prices could disappear from shelf edges within five years as electronic price technology is adopted.
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Holland & Barrett sold to L1 Retail for £1.8bn
Holland & Barrett has been sold to investor L1 Retail for £1.8bn.
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Opinion
Expert opinion: ‘Online to offline’ will redefine retail
Online to offline is a growing retail trend. Expect pureplays increasingly to buy bricks-and-mortar competitors as new retail models are sought.
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Opinion
Opinion: How innovation will shape physical retail
What is the role of physical retail space in today’s consumer world or, more importantly, what will it be tomorrow?
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Data
Data: Britain's 50 most vibrant retail locations
Cambridge has toppled a host of London locations to be named the best-quality retail location in the UK.
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Analysis
Profile: Steinhoff’s 'world-class' homewares boss Machin
Steinhoff has snapped up Stuart Machin to helm Harveys and Benson for Beds. What will the former grocery golden boy bring to the role?
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News
Breakfast briefing: Holland & Barrett, Sainsbury's and more
Retail news round-up: L1 Retail to buy Holland & Barrett for £1.8bn; Nisa members unhappy with Sainsbury's takeover; and Simggle plans expansion in the UK.