More on Me + Em – Page 839
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News
John Timpson and Malcolm Walker on Queen’s Honours list
John Timpson, Malcolm Walker and Belinda Earl were among the retailers on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
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Sainsbury’s to buy Nisa as it agrees exclusivity pact
Sainsbury’s is on course to buy Nisa in a £130m deal as the grocery market reacts to Tesco’s swoop on wholesale giant Booker.
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Bonmarché profits plunge as turnaround continues
Bonmarché’s profits and like-for-likes have fallen, but new boss Helen Connolly has insisted that the “direction of travel” is right.
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Analysis
Bloggers, boxes and brands: Beauty's new battlegrounds
Beauty has proven a resilient retail sector, but as the market becomes more crowded, are there stormy skies ahead for its traditional behemoths?
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Video
Watch: Quiz creates a showroom for fashion in Westfield
After announcing its intentions to float, we visit Quiz’s newly renovated store in Westfield to see how it is integrating the physical and digital space.
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Breakfast briefing: Sainsbury's, BHS and more
Retail news round-up: Sainsbury's to buy Nisa; Frank Field wants BHS probe to be released in full; and Ocado boss to meet disappointed investors.
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Analysis
Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods: what the experts say
What are the implications of Amazon’s shock purchase of grocery chain Whole Foods?
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Tesco shareholder revolt over pay fails to materialise
Tesco’s board suffered a grilling over executive pay at its AGM, but a shareholder revolt over the issue failed to materialise.
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Opinion
Blog: Is fulfilment a new revenue stream for retailers?
First Amazon, now Zalando. Will third party fulfilment be run by retailers in the future?
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Analysis
Profile: Bunnings new COO who jumped ship from B&Q
Bunnings has shaken up the UK’s DIY sector since it steamrollered its way into the market last year.
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News
Amazon goes for grocery with Whole Foods acquisition
Amazon continues to confound the retail sector. Today it snapped up upmarket grocer Whole Foods in a deal worth nearly £11bn.
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Opinion
What Amazon’s Whole Foods deal means for grocers
The retail sector is used to change, but every so often an event occurs that shakes the industry to its core.
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News
Father’s Day sales edge up to £700m, driven by inflation
Father’s Day sales growth will be sluggish this year as the annual celebration rakes in less than half of the revenue raised for Mother’s Day.
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Amazon to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7bn
Amazon is to buy grocery specialist Whole Foods Market in an audacious push into bricks-and-mortar retail.
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Analysis
Retail diary: BHS’ unexpected high-street comeback
BHS back on the high street, Ray Kelvin’s cockapoo and Majestic’s bid to bottle brains.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Theresa May's shopping list
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Theresa May’s morning after the bruising general election result which saw the Conservative Party lose its parliamentary majority.
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Opinion
Opinion: Lewis has the Tesco train back on track
Tesco’s first-quarter trading statement contained few shocks and surprises, bar the exit from the bulk alcohol and tobacco markets in Thailand.
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News
Zalando launches tech-fuelled fulfilment service
Zalando has rolled out a supply chain service for retailers selling through its website that will employ its algorithms to predict demand.
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News
Tesco's Lewis hails 'significantly lower' inflation
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has hailed the work of the grocer and its suppliers in keeping a lid on inflation, despite currency headwinds.
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H&M sales rise but fail to match growth forecasts
H&M has posted rising global sales but failed to achieve the level of growth expected by analysts.