All South West & Wales articles – Page 2
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OpinionOpinion: Keeping calm and carrying on – the village store shows its worth
Doing volunteer work in a village shop is normally a pretty relaxed affair, consisting of amiable exchanges with those dropping by and making sure you’ve marked up the papers for those who’ve ordered them if you happen to be an ‘opener’.
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NewsTourists set for £2.4bn ‘summer spending frenzy’ in UK
Overseas visitors could splash out as much as £2.4bn in the UK this summer as they take advantage of the slump in the value of the pound.
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AnalysisRoadtrip: Wales and the Southwest
In the first instalment of this year’s retail road trip, Retail Week heads to Wales and the Southwest and discovers a diverse yet fertile retail landscape.
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NewsTesco to close Cardiff call centre, 1,100 jobs at risk
Tesco plans to shutter its Cardiff call centre next year – a decision UK boss Matt Davies attributed to “unprecedented challenges” in the sector.
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OpinionOpinion: Days shows the potential of remote locations
Remoter locations may be a good bet when it comes to working out where to open new shops.
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GalleryStore gallery: Days Department Store in Carmarthen
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has opened the doors of its first Days Department Store in Carmarthen, Wales.
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GalleryStore gallery: H&M installs entire offer in mammoth Cardiff store
The biggest H&M in the UK has just opened in Cardiff, offering the whole of the retailer’s proposition under one roof. But does size matter?
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AnalysisMichael Kors to open its first lifestyle store in Cardiff
Luxury lifestyle retailer Michael Kors will open its first shop in Cardiff after taking on part of H&M’s store in St. David’s Dewi Saint shopping centre.
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AnalysisStore gallery: White Stuff's 'social' store brings community spirit to Bath
At White Stuff’s newly relocated store in Bath ‘social retailing’ is not about Facebook or Twitter, but tapping into community spirit.
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NewsH&M to relocate store at St David’s Dewi Saint in Cardiff
Fashion retailer H&M has revealed plans to relocate its store in St David’s Dewi Saint shopping centre in Cardiff.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How will Newport shopping centre Friars Walk affect UK retail?
Retail Week takes a look at the development of Newport’s Friars Walk and finds out how the ambitious scheme fits into the UK retail jigsaw.
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GalleryStore gallery: Budgens’ lab store experiments with visual merchandising
Convenience specialist Budgens has opened a ‘lab’ store in Dorset that shows the way as far as display and merchandising is concerned.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Trago Mills and fifty years of a Cornish firebrand
Long before pound shops were growing on the high street, a Cornish entrepreneur was pioneering a new form of discount retailing.
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NewsTiger prepares to open seven more stores across the UK
Danish value retailer Tiger is preparing to open four new stores in the South of England and three elsewhere in the UK.
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NewsTesco’s Welsh fiasco as cash point gets lost in translation
Tesco’s unlucky streak continues as a Welsh cash point intended to read “free cash withdrawals” is woefully mistranslated.
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NewsIn numbers: St David's shopping centre celebrates fifth birthday
St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff is celebrating its fifth birthday. Retail Week takes a look at its key metrics.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Screwfix proves rapid growth and family values can co-exist
Screwfix is among the UK’s fastest-growing retailers and its family-style culture has played a key role in its ongoing success.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco's digital screen, food promotion and the plastic bag charge
Retail news round-up on July 16, 2014: Tesco introduces screen technology, Charge for bags may be increased, NFU slams Tesco.
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GalleryStore gallery: Dunelm, Milton Keynes
The homewares stores may not be the most aesthetically pleasing, but they have a lot to offer. John Ryan visits the Milton Keynes shop.
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NewsCoombes opens first electricals store to pick up Comet share
Clive Coombes, the property tycoon who unsuccessfully vied to save the Comet name, will open the first store of his new electricals venture this weekend.