All Retail Week articles in May 16 2014
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsSports Direct eyes fitness market as it plans 30 gym acquisition
Sports Direct is set to acquire the leases of around 30 LA Fitness gyms as founder Mike Ashley makes a play for the fitness market.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Shop Direct invests in its made-to-measure sites
From Asos to eBay and Amazon, etailers across the industry owe a significant portion of their success to the way they use IT.
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OpinionComment: Supermarkets could find themselves in the political spotlight
With a year to go until the next election, politicians may be about to turn their attention to retail in an effort to win votes.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse and electricals giant Dixons unveil merger deal
Mobile phones specialist Carphone Warehouse and electricals giant Dixons have unveiled terms of a merger to create a Ā£4bn technology retail giant.
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NewsFrench Connection like-for-likes rise despite scrapping mid-season Sale
French Connection underlying like-for-likes rose 5.6% in its first quarter despite scrapping its mid-season Sale as its turnaround progresses.
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NewsCard Factory sets IPO share price as conditional dealings begin
Card Factory priced its IPO at 225p per share as conditional dealing began in the value greetings cards retailer.
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NewsAo.com boots up for World Cup as it kicks off television offer
Ao.com will kick off the fight for football fansā spend with the launch of its television offer today, in time for the pre-World Cup rush.
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NewsTesco pilots checkout allowing three shoppers to simultaneously pack and pay
Tesco has today launched a pilot at its new Extra store in Lincoln which allows three shoppers to pack and pay at the same time.
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CartoonBlower's retail cartoon: Carphone Warehouse and Dixons merge
Retail Weekās cartoonist Patrick Blowerās take on the merger deal between Carphone Warehouse and electricals giant Dixons.
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NewsAsda puts 4,100 jobs in consultation as multichannel shift prompts radical restructure
Asda has embarked on a massive restructuring and put 4,100 store roles into consultation as it realigns its business to reflect its multichannel priorities, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The logic behind the Carphone and Dixons merger
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse today confirmed their merger. Retail Week looks at the rationale behind the move.
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NewsVideo: Ao.com targets World Cup fans with new campaign
Ao.com has released a new advert to attract football fans to their television offer in the run up to the World Cup this summer.
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NewsAlliance Boots reports trading profit up 0.4% to Ā£1.3bn
Health and beauty giant Alliance Boots has reported trading profit up 0.4% to Ā£1.3bn and sales up 4.3% to Ā£23.4bn in the year to March 31.
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NewsDixons Carphone aims to be 'the RAC or AA of the connected world'
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons intend to position themselves as āthe emergency serviceā of consumer technology ā a sort of ādigital RACā ā following their merger.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why the Internet of Things is the most important thing about the Dixons Carphone merger
The Ā£3.8bn merger of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse is one of the biggest recent deals in UK retail. But its true significance doesnāt lie in its size.
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AnalysisInfographic: Dixons Carphone ā the merger in numbers
Carphone Warehouse and Dixons have unveiled terms of a merger to create a Ā£4bn technology retail giant, we investigate the headline numbers.
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NewsAsda boss Clarke: 'We're taking share from the rest of the big four'
Asda boss Andy Clarke has claimed the grocer is stealing share from its rivals while stemming ground lost to the discounters.
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AnalysisInfographic: Who's who in Dixons Carphone's new board
As electrical giant Dixons merges with Carphone Warehouse, we take a more detailed look at the changes taking place to the company structure.
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NewsAlliance Boots Stefano Pessina eyes more deals before retirement
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina has revealed he is eyeing further global deals before he eventually leaves the business.
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OpinionComment: The Co-operative Group needs to get back to its roots
The news that investors have backed the Co-operative Bankās latest capital raising round gives me mixed feelings.