All Retail Week articles in December 16 2011 – Page 3
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News
Retail gets ready for make or break Christmas week
Retailers bank on promotions to drive people into shops in the final few days.
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News
First British boss for Ikea UK and Ireland
The UK’s largest furniture retailer Ikea has appointed a new boss to replace Martin Hansson who is relocating to Shanghai to run its Asia Pacific region.
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News
Aurora bolsters brand management teams
Aurora Fashions has made four high-profile appointments across its Warehouse, Coast and Oasis fashion brands, bolstering design, marketing and ecommerce functions.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: Is valid insurance protection against a claim?
My company has valid insurance in place, which I reviewed last year. Is that enough to ensure I’m covered in the event of a claim against the company?
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Analysis
2011: The year in retail
It’s been a roller-coaster year for retail, with many having to pull out all the stops to battle tough trading. Rebecca Thomson and Charlotte Hardie look back over the highs and lows.
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Analysis
Review of the Year 2011: 12. December
Mary Portas finally revealed her 28 recommendations to revive the high street.
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Analysis
Review of the Year 2011: 10. October
Among the headline-grabbing stories of the month was the news that Selfridges had struck a deal with Primark.
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Analysis
Review of the Year 2011: 09. September
Amazon hit the headlines when Retail Week revealed that it too was to have a physical presence in the UK with the launch of order collection lockers.
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Analysis
Review of the Year 2011: 08. August
It was a dark month for retail, against a violent and costly backdrop of the riots.
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Analysis
Review of the Year 2011: 07. July
The gloom of June’s multiple administrations was compounded in the first week of July.
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Analysis
Review of the Year 2011: 06. June
Sign up Source: Michael Walter/Troika John Lewis, Westfield Stratford City John Lewis hauls the sign for its new Westfield Stratford store into place. The store overlooks the Olympics site and in June, retailers and Westfield executives were in the final push to get everything ready for ...
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Analysis
Review of the Year 2011: 05. May
The polarisation of the retail market was a key theme in May.
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Analysis
Review of the Year 2011: 04. April
April provided ample evidence of the structural changes hitting retailers throughout 2011.
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Analysis
Review of the Year 2011: 03. March
Tesco’s attempts to go head-to-head with Asda’s Price Guarantee backfired after it was forced to issue a flood of refunds.
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Analysis
Review of the Year 2011: 02. February
Mary Portas’ undercover Secret Shopper customer service programme resulted in an official complaint.
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News
Kesa shareholders give Comet sale to OpCapita the green light
Kesa Electricals shareholders have given the go-ahead for the sale of Comet to private equity firm.
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News
Robert Dyas boss exits after five months
Robert Dyas chief executive Steve McVey has stepped down from the homewares and hardwares retailer after just five months and has been replaced by finance director Graham Coles.
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News
Interested parties circle Barratts
A number of retailers have expressed interest in shoe business Barratts and Priceless’ stores after it collapsed into administration last week.