All Retail Week articles in 23 November 2007 – Page 5
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Analysis
Stamp of approval
Is it really possible to measure the carbon footprint of a product? And is it actually worth trying? Katie Kilgallen finds out how retailers’ pilot projects are tackling the issue
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News
New Look chairman steps down
Richard Lapthorne, chairman of value fashion retailer New Look, has stepped down from the board and retired from his position.
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AnalysisWomen in retail: It’s a man’s world
Many more women than men work in retail, yet barely any of them make it into the top jobs. Charlotte Dennis-Jones and Katie Kilgallen investigate
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Analysis
Top Towns 2007
Retail Week presents a comprehensive lookat the top towns for retail in 2007Click below for more Top Towns 2007
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Analysis
Top Towns Supplement 2007
Retail Week presents a comprehensive lookat the top towns for retail in 2007Click below for more Top Towns 2007
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News
Peacocks resurrects international ambitions
Value fashion group Peacocks has revived its international ambitions with plans to double its overseas store count.
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News
Ocado reaches financial milestone
Internet grocery retailer Ocado expects to become profitable next year after ploughing 350 million over eight years into the business.
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Furniture retailers brace for tough 2008
Furniture and floorcoverings retailers have enjoyed a sales lift this year but should prepare for tougher conditions in 2008, according to Verdict Research.
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Opinion
Attracting customers is start of a new Phase
Five months ago, Phase Eight opened a new-format store at Lakeside – one of the first of many in a major rebranding exercise. Starting as store manager at the centre’s upmarket Brompton Walk has given me an excellent opportunity to train the team and make the store my own.
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News
Carrefour to phase out Spanish Champion fascia
French retail giant Carrefour has revealed its Champion supermarket brand could disappear in the next three years, as it has plans to convert more than 1,000 of the stores to Carrefour.
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News
Asos eyes stores to raise brand profile
Groundbreaking fashion e-tailer Asos may open stores to complete its multichannel offer.
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News
US enters critical festive trading period
All eyes will be on US retail sales today, at the start of the country’s crucial Christmas spending season in the midst of its credit crunch.
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News
Shoppers will still splash out this Christmas
Despite the doom and gloom on the UK high street, shoppers will still splash out this Christmas, according to a report from Mintel.
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Analysis
Top towns are still raising the bar
There’s no change at the top as heavyweight towns spring into action to retain their lead
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Opinion
Here’s to the little guys
There can’t be many things in business that Sir Terry Leahy misjudges, but this week Ocado has proved he is not infallible.