More on Me + Em – Page 938
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Amazon fulfils first drone delivery for UK shopper
Amazon has completed its first drone delivery order for a customer in Cambridge near its warehouse.
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Victoria Plum profits down amid trademark dispute
Victoria Plum has reported an operating loss of £9.1m before exceptionals as a trademark infringement knocked the etailer’s bottom line.
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Today in retail: JD Sports tackled over warehouse conditions
JD Sports has had a great run this year, with profits soaring and a big-hitting acquisition in the form of Go Outdoors.
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Blower’s retail cartoon: Christmas convenience
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on the power of Amazon at Christmas.
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JD Sports on the defence after warehouse allegations
JD Sports has been forced to defend itself after staff at its warehouse claimed working conditions were “worse than a prison”.
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House of Fraser customer insight director to exit
House of Fraser is losing another experienced member of its head office team as its customer insight boss has quit the business, Retail Week can reveal.
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Dixons Carphone half-year profits jump 19%
Dixons Carphone has reported a 19% surge in half-year profits, but said it is planning for “more uncertain” times in the face of Brexit.
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Boohoo bags majority stake in Pretty Little Thing
Boohoo has acquired a majority stake in fellow fashion etailer Pretty Little Thing for £3.3m.
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Store of the week: The Estée Lauder Companies No.6 Mortimer pop-up
No.6 Mortimer is a Christmas pop-up from The Estée Lauder Companies in Mortimer St, London, which the company dubs a “beauty gifting concept”.
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Breakfast briefing: Lidl, Gucci and more
Retail news round-up: Lidl secures £1m deal with Scottish food companies, Gucci Ireland Ltd revenues increased and Worse staff conditions at JD Sports
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Today in retail: Grocers’ own labels bring festive cheer
After Black Friday left a hole in their general merchandise sales, grocers are hoping for a Christmas present in the form of growing festive figures.
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Carpetright to refurbish full store portfolio by 2018
Carpetright boss Wilf Walsh has confirmed plans to overhaul the retailer’s full UK estate, consisting of 429 stores, by 2018.
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Argos drivers vote for three-day Christmas strike
Argos delivery drivers are set to strike for 72 hours in the run-up to Christmas, Unite the union has said.
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Lidl secures new distribution centre for London
Lidl has secured a new warehouse near London as the German discounter hits the accelerator on plans to grow its footprint in Britain.
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Agent Provocateur chairman replaced amid inquiry
Agent Provocateur’s chairman has reportedly stepped down amid an “accounting issues” inquiry.
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John Lewis sales dip as shoppers hold out for bargains
John Lewis posted a fall in sales last week as customers snapped up fashion items but held back on electricals purchases.
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Marks & Spencer chairman Robert Swannell to retire
Marks & Spencer chairman Robert Swannell will retire next year, after six years in the role.
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Food sales fall as Black Friday hurts grocers
Grocery revenue and volume of goods sold both dropped last month as Black Friday bargain hunting impacted non-food purchases.
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Co-op poised to give members £15m Christmas present
The Co-op is to hand out a £15m Christmas present to shoppers during the festive season following the re-launch of its membership scheme.
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Boxing Day petition widely dismissed by MPs
The Boxing Day petition demanding that shops close on December 26 was rejected by MPs in Parliament after receiving over 100,00 signatures.