More on Me + Em – Page 902
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News
Hotel Chocolat unveils tasty profit and sales jump
Hotel Chocolat delivered a profit and sales jump in its half-year, sweetened by Christmas sales, new stores and an increase in online transactions.
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner to launch department store
Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) Group is preparing to launch a brand new department store in a former BHS unit in Carmarthen, South Wales.
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Opinion
Opinion: The retail reality of VR and AI technology
Virtual reality and artificial intelligence have received a lot of attention from retailers, but how feasible is a roll-out of the technology in bricks-and-mortar stores?
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Analysis
Analysis: How brands are using Snapchat effectively
Snapchat has become the go-to social network for retailers trying to target millennials. UK boss Claire Valoti shares which brands she believes have succeeded on the platform.
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Opinion
Opinion: There's no place for ‘locker-room banter’
Many people have made and continue to make negative assumptions when it comes to women in business.
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News
Breakfast briefing: BHS and SecretSales
Retail news round-up: FRP hires agent to review business rates paid by BHS and SecretSales CFO leaves the company
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Analysis
Analysis: Should Clarks give some stores the boot?
In a rapidly-evolving retail environment, Clarks has found the going as tough as any retailer as it fights to maintain its foothold in the UK market.
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Today in retail: Asda stems the tide of falling sales
Asda may have recorded its 10th consecutive quarter of declining sales today, but new boss Sean Clarke was cautiously optimistic.
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Retailers call for action on 'archaic' rates system
Retailers have this week intensified calls for a fairer business rates system as the Government faces renewed pressure to act.
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John Lewis sales dip despite Valentine’s Day purchases
John Lewis reported a decline in its sales as the department store chain’s fashion and electrical category rises were offset by falling home sales.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why Asda remains a work in progress
Asda has delivered a welcome improvement in its underlying trading performance as outlined through its fourth-quarter trading update, albeit same-store sales are still falling.
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News
Asda sales drop but rate of decline slows
Asda has suffered its tenth consecutive quarter of falling sales, but bosses hailed “early signs of improvement” as the rate of decline slowed.
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Opinion
Opinion: Rates hit high street and young firms hardest
A compromise on business rates looks possible, judging by some of the mood music from Westminster earlier in the week, but this outmoded system needs root and branch reform.
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Opinion
Majestic’s Rowan Gormley on when not to follow the crowd
The one thing we can be certain about in 2017 – apart from death and taxes – is that there will be change ahead for retailers. It is no longer enough to simply offer good products at competitive prices.
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Hammerson to offload property in new development focus
Hammerson is ready to offload more than £400m of property assets this year as it focuses its investment on new developments.
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Chancellor 'listening' to business rates concerns
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has indicated that he is ready to soften the business rates blow after telling Conservative MPs he was “listening” to concerns.
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Video
Watch: Morrisons’ Higginson on Amazon and buying British
Morrisons chairman Andy Higginson believes the fall in the value of the pound has created “an opportunity” for British suppliers.
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Clarks kick-starts store portfolio shake-up
Clarks is launching a review of its store portfolio as new boss Mike Shearwood kick-starts plans to right-size and modernise its shops.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Hammerson, Tesco and more
Retail news round-up: Hammerson revamps Brent Cross shopping centre and Tesco Ireland reports sales growth amid strike
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Opinion
Opinion: Business rates may be unfair but reality is key
It is ironic that business rates have shot to the top of the news agenda at the same time Amazon has pledged to create 5,000 more UK jobs.