All articles by Tim Danaher – Page 4
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NewsOracle Retail Week Awards 2012 now open for entries
The Oracle Retail Week Awards 2012 are now open for entries. The Awards - the biggest event in the retail calendar - will be held on March 15 next year at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.
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OpinionA tough four months to Christmas lie ahead
It’s the time of year when the holiday season comes to an end, and the focus across retail turns to Christmas. Unusually there’s been no shortage of retail news in August this year. The problem is it’s mostly been bad.
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Opinion
A bit of local difficulty
At a time when people are shopping locally more because of the higher cost of fuel, the Co-op should be doing better than it is
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NewsNew owner sets out stall to revamp Jane Norman
Edinburgh Woollen Mill to revive 50-year-old brand by doubling number of stores
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OpinionConfidence in our cities won’t return overnight
The launch of the High Street Fund to support small retailers affected by the riots is a welcome initiative.
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OpinionGrocers must adjust to new consumer mindset
It would be easy to interpret this week’s news from the supermarket world as a sign that the powerhouses of UK retail are floundering.
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OpinionRetailers’ spirit will not be crushed by riots
This week’s riots across the UK weren’t just an attack on our cities. They were an attack on retail. Retailers have been in the front line of sickening theft and violence on an industrial scale.
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NewsConsumer law changes could damage retailers, warns BRC
Plans for a shake-up of consumer law risk adding complexity to the system for retailers and creating a less business-friendly environment, retailers have been warned.
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NewsRetailers hit by third night of rioting
UPDATED: Retailers across London and beyond found themselves under attack in a third night of rioting.
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NewsMet holding briefing for retailers hit by riots
The Metropolitan Police is holding an emergency briefing for major UK retailers to update them on the riots taking place in London, Retail Week has learnt.
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Portas to meet Justin King to discuss future of high street
Mary Portas is to meet Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King as part of her high street review.
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Opinion
Retail and rioting
If retailers don’t get more protection from marauding gangs, who could blame them for quitting our inner cities?
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Opinion
Trouble in store
With global economic turmoil back on the agenda, retailers are going to be taking a closer look at their store bases
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OpinionRetail destinations of tomorrow take shape
One of the unknown effects of multichannel revolution has been what it means for the shape of physical retail.
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Opinion
Wake up and smell the coffee
The appointment of Starbucks’ UK boss to run Clinton Cards is a remarkable appointment, but he has his work cut out
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NewsWet weather helps John Lewis, while Waitrose notices shift to value
John Lewis enjoyed a strong week in the seven days to 23 July, helped by the week’s wet weather.
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OpinionRed Tape Review has to be the start, not the finish
Remember the Gerry Murphy red tape review, led by the then-Kingfisher chief executive, in January 2005? Thought not.
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NewsFund offering £250m to help retailers gets Green’s support
Sir Philip Green has lent his backing to a new fund that has at least £250m to invest in taking minority stakes in retail businesses.
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Opinion
On the Road
Retail Week’s Summer road trip is setting out to uncover retail’s hidden success stories around the UK