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Can value endure in good times?
We should not see the development of the value sector as a recessionary or “cyclical” phenomenon.
Sexy products are more interesting...
Entrepreneurs thrive on selling products that they find sexy, says Malcolm Walker
Simon Burke
is chairman of Majestic Wine and Superquinn
Ian Cheshire
is chief executive of Kingfisher
Andy Clarke
is chief operating officer of Asda
Neil Gillis
is chief executive of Blacks Leisure
Jacqueline Gold
is chief executive of Ann Summers
Richard Hyman
is strategic retail adviser at Deloitte.
Lord Kirkham
Lord Kirkham is chairman of DFS.
Simon Laffin
is an independent retail adviser and non-executive director
Martha Lane Fox
is a director of Marks & Spencer and founder of Lucky Voice
Michael Poynor
is managing director of Retail Expertise.
Mark Price
is managing director of Waitrose
Stephen Robertson
is director general of the British Retail Consortium
Paul Smiddy
is head of retail research at HSBC
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Tesco’s dotcom model
Tesco is widely thought to be the only grocer to make a profit from its dotcom operation. And judging by the reaction from the City after analysts visited its dotcom-only store in Aylesford, Kent, on Friday, the grocer looks poised to widen the gap on its competitors.
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Grocers to target smaller footprint stores for growth
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Retailers need more friends in Westminster
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Sexy products are more interesting...
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Can value endure in good times?
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No red card for CNP fraud
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Scandi brands, Scandi bland?
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Primark: the fashion retailer for our supermarket age
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Latecomers join the online party
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Blacks’ uphill struggle
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Dreaded needs test rears its head again
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Online home truths
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A sensible Game
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Make lots of noise
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Deal with complaints first time
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Factors that define retail success
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Retail's political struggle
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No guarantee of success for foreign retailers
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Hard-to-read Mike Ashley rules the roost in sports retail
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Watch and learn
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Building the brand
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John Lewis and fashion move as one
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An end to grocery promotions?
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Let shoppers feel the love
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A holistic view makes good business
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Retailers will need a watertight story to float
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Halfords’ potential acquisition list
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Abercrombie & Fitch begins to lose its cool
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Banks versus boffins
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On consistency
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What, more regulation?
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Customers demand quality over price in food
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The ombudsman is a regulatory empire we can do without
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Multichannel retail’s pioneers
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Weak retailers need to be weeded out
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Axed Matalan sale is not the closing chapter for retail deals
