All Retail Week articles in February 21 2014 – Page 2
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on business rates, Tesco, Argento, LK Bennett
Retail news round-up on February 25, 2014: Sir Terry Leahy calls for business rates system to be scrapped, Tesco to accelerate turnaround strategy, Argento to open new stores and LK Bennett boss leaves
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Volvo trials service that delivers online orders to shoppers' cars
Volvo Cars is piloting a ‘roam delivery’ service which will enable car owners to have online deliveries left in or picked up from their cars.
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Internacionale files intention to appoint PwC as administrator
Fashion retailer Internacionale has filed a notice to appoint PwC as administrator as it is set to collapse for the second time in eight months.
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Opinion
Comment: Calver's Mothercare exit prompts the question - what skills does a retail chief need?
The departure of Simon Calver from Mothercare highlights the challenges associated with bringing in a CEO with little traditional retail experience.
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Analysis
At a glance: How Dixons and Carphone Warehouse measure up
Retail Week compares potential merger partners Dixons and Carphone Warehouse.
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Analysis
Analysis: Reaction to the Game ruling from retail, property, insolvency and legal communities
Today’s decision that Game must pay back £3m in unpaid rent accrued during its administration period has been met with a positive reaction from most quarters.
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Opinion
Comment: The Game ruling, while fair, will result in more liquidations than rescues
The long-awaited ‘Game’ Appeal judgement has now been delivered, to the delight of landlords.
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Opinion
Nick Bubb's verdict: Would Carphone Warehouse and Dixons be a good match?
It could be a marriage made in heaven, but mergers of equals aren’t easy to make work, so Dixons and Carphone Warehouse will each need to negotiate well.
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United Carpets confident on outlook as like-for-likes rise 5.4%
United Carpets has reported a 5.4% increase in like-for-like sales in the 21 weeks of its second half to date.
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Landlord giants win unpaid rent appeal after Game's collapse
The UK’s largest landlords have won an appeal against a legal loophole that allowed Game to avoid paying rent while in administration.
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Dixons and Carphone Warehouse in merger talks
Electricals market leader Dixons and mobile technology specialist Carphone Warehouse have revealed they are in merger talks.
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Opinion
Comment: If you have in-store screens, at least turn them on
Using digital screens as major features in a store presupposes that they work. If they don’t, they need to be fixed – quickly.
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News
Variety retailers including Poundland more than fill the gap left by Woolies
Variety retailers more than fill the gap left by Woolies…….and more shop openings are planned as single-price retailer Poundland gears up for float.
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Opinion
Blog: Supply chain is vital to DIY and home retailers’ seamless omnichannel operations
It is perhaps a curious matter that the amount of online penetration for home and DIY retailers remains so low when compared with other sectors.
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Internacionale poised to enter administration with 1,500 jobs at risk
Fashion retailer Internacionale is poised to appoint administrators to the loss-making business with 1,500 job losses expected.
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Primark first-half like-for-like sales rise 4%
Like-for-like sales at Primark rose 4% in the first half buoyed by a strong performance at Christmas when its novelty jumpers flew off the shelves.
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Mothercare chief executive Simon Calver exits
Mothercare chief executive Simon Calver has resigned from the retailer and will leave next month less than two years after joining the retailer.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on The Co-op, Primark and SSP
Retail news round-up on February 24, 2014: Co-op hails ‘phenomenal’ response to public poll, Primark sales rise in first half and SSP eyes London listing.
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News
Maplin jams with prog-rock legend Peter Gabriel over new technology
Maplin was at the genesis of a sparky new partnership this week.
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Opinion
Comment: Smart data is the core of modern retailing
Big data has always been one of retail’s greatest strengths - after all, the Tesco Clubcard is arguably the predecessor of big data as we know it today. It is also one of the biggest challenges retailers face.