All Retail Week articles in April 13 2012 – Page 4
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Marks & Spencer, Here Comes the Sun
Marks & Spencer has returned to its ‘M&S girls’ for the latest ad campaign, after a much discussed change in direction last year.
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NewsDixons launches paid-for design service for suppliers
Electricals retailer Dixons has launched a paid-for design service for suppliers including Sony in an initiative designed to improve the look and feel of in-store displays and branded areas.
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NewsPoundstretcher on expansion trail as it spots ‘gap in market’
Value retailer Poundstretcher is pursuing an ambitious expansion strategy as it aims for a total of 900 UK stores and prepares to debut overseas in the Middle East.
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NewsLush loses lustre as profits are hit
Beauty retailer Lush posted a dip in full-year pre-tax profits as its Japanese operations dragged down the group.
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NewsRetailers warned of ‘unsustainable’ online model
Online retailers face a steep rise in delivery costs because the current model is unsustainable for fulfilment firms, according to the boss of one of the UK’s largest distribution firms.
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NewsJohn Lewis records 'superb' run-up to Easter
John Lewis hailed a “superb” run-up to Easter last week with sales up 27.5%.
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NewsTesco set to turn focus on smaller stores
Tesco chief executive is likely to focus on small stores and scale-back store expansion as part of his new strategy for the UK’s largest retailer.
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NewsMorrisons marketing director Richard Lancaster stands down
Morrisons marketing director Richard Lancaster has stood down amid a reshuffle of its commercial division.
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NewsRetailers run out of stamps as Royal Mail imposes stock limits
Royal Mail has imposed a cap on the number of stamps retailers can as customers stockpile them in advance of the price increases set to hit at the end of the month.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will Poundstretcher feel the heat as it expands to the Middle East?
Poundstretcher’s imminent move into the Middle East is bold, making it the first UK value variety store to be truly international, as rivals such as Poundland and 99p Stores have only ventured as far as Ireland.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How attractive is the Middle East to retailers?
The Middle East has long been an attractive proposition for retailers – a rapidly growing consumer base and shoppers who aren’t afraid of parting with cash have made sure of that.
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NewsTesco market share slips as Asda continues to gain
Tesco’s market share continued to slip in the three months to the end of March as Asda gained share.
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NewsGame's Iberian business taken over by OpCapita
OpCapita, the new owner of Game’s UK stores, has taken control of the retailer’s Iberian business from administrators PwC.
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NewsRoyal Family Lego figures build a following
Life size Lego versions of the royal family have arrived at the newly refurbished fifth floor at Hamleys’ Regent Street store.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Esprit Gare St Lazare, Paris
It’s probably not too much of an exaggeration to say that Esprit remains somewhat left-field as far as the UK shopper is concerned.
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GallerySelfridges: a room with a premium view
The women’s Designer Galleries East at Selfridges on Oxford Street is open for business. John Ryan visits and gets a taste of luxury.
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NewsTesco takes on Amazon as Clarke poised to unveil strategy
Tesco has begun its attempt to take on Amazon Market Place as the City is poised to hear the grocer’s UK strategy.
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OpinionTesco? Boring? Wrong adjective
To concentrate upon the intrinsic dullness of a food retail interior may matter, but it’s not the real point that needs to be addressed.
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NewsMobile devices drive increase in online retail searches
Retail search volumes increased 11% in the first quarter of 2012, while overseas retail searches jumped 57% due to the increasing popularity of shoppers using mobile devices said the British Retail Consortium (BRC)- Google Online Retail Monitor.
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NewsRetailers must refinance £7bn of bank and bond debt in 2012
Retailers have to refinance $11.2bn (£7.1bn) in syndicated bank debt and bonds by the end of the year, with a further $60.6bn (£38.3bn) due by 2018.