All Retail Week articles in May 17 2013
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsPrimark updates on Bangladesh collapse compensation as death toll hits 1,000
Primark has given an update on the financial support it plans to give to the employees of its supplier which was based in the collapsed Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh as the death toll reaches 1,000.
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NewsWaitrose boss Price threatens to veto Ocado and Morrisons tie-up
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has threatened to veto the potential tie-up between etailer Ocado and rival grocer Morrisons.
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NewsLK Bennett plots Chinese expansion as profits rocket
Premium retailer LK Bennett is plotting its launch in China as its profit before finance charges soared 37% to £11m in its last financial year.
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NewsRising utility bills and food prices biggest concern for UK consumers
Rising utility bills are now the single biggest concern for UK consumers with swelling food prices the third biggest worry.
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NewsTrinity Leeds beats footfall target with 2.7 million visitors in first month
Trinity Leeds, the UK’s only major shopping centre to open this year, has attracted 2.7 million shoppers in its first month of business.
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OpinionComment: Tackling business rates would create the lifeline that high streets need
Governments exaggerate. We all know that. Most of us laugh when we hear ministers promising a New Jerusalem.
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AnalysisIn pictures: Pop Up Britain's King's Road shop
London deputy mayor Kit Malthouse helped launch a pop up shop on London’s King’s Road on Thursday, giving start up retailers the opportunity to sell their wares on one of the UK’s prime retail destinations.
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NewsH&M signs Bangladesh Fire and Building Safety code in wake of Rana Plaza collapse
H&M has committed to the new Fire and Building Safety accord for Bangladesh as the death toll for the Rana Plaza factory collapse passes 1,100.
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NewsSelfridges online and finance bosses to leave
Department store Selfridges has been hit by the exit of three of its senior bosses including its finance director and head of online.
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NewsSainsbury's staff to share record £90m bonus pot
Sainsbury’s staff will share the grocer’s largest ever bonus pot, after the supermarket revealed a 6.2% rise in underlying profit before tax to £756m.
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NewsPrimark and Inditex sign fire safety code following Bangladesh tragedy
Value fashion chain Primark and Zara owner Inditex have joined H&M in committing to signing a new fire and building safety code in Bangladesh, following the collapse of the Rana Plaza building, which has so far killed 1,100 people.
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NewsBangladesh tragedy won't affect most shoppers' fashion decisions
Nearly half of consumers will not change their shopping habits as a result of the Bangladesh factory collapse, a study conducted for Retail Week has shown.
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OpinionBlog: Tesco director Kevin Grace on Bangladesh and improving standards
The death toll at the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, at the time of writing, stands at more than a thousand.
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NewsM&S set to bolster womenswear team with two appointments
Marks & Spencer is to reveal two clothing appointments today as it unveils its crucial autumn womenswear collection.
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NewsLloydspharmacy to roll out new store design as it reveals drop in group earnings
Lloydspharmacy will roll out its new store design to 70 UK shops, as its parent company reveals a drop in first-quarter earnings.
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NewsTesco invests £1m in driving Bangladesh safety improvements
Tesco will invest £1m to support safety improvements across the Bangladesh garment industry in the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse.
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NewsPoundland hits back at rivals as it cuts prices to 97p
Poundland has initiated an audacious price-war by charging shoppers just 97p in locations where arch rivals including 99p Stores have opened up.
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NewsPortas fails to visit four untelevised pilot towns
High street expert Mary Portas has failed to visit four of the town centres chosen for the Portas Pilots, all of which did not feature on her television programme.
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Foot Locker to acquire German athletic retailer Runners Point
Foot Locker is to acquire German athletic retailer Runners Point for e72m (£60.8m).Runners Point operates Sidestep and eponymous stores, as well as online subsidiary Tredex.The deal is subject to review by German competition authorities.Its stores are predominantly in Germany, although the retailer also has outlets in the Netherlands, Austria and ...
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Casino opens Franprix supermarket
Casino has opened a Franprix supermarket in a motorway service station, adjacent to an Esso petrol station. The store is on the A11 motorway in northern Chartres, southwest of Paris.The retailer is increasingly targeting the travel retail market with fascias such as Petit Casino, Vival and Monoprix opening in similar ...