All articles by Gemma Goldfingle – Page 61
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NewsHome Retail chief executive Terry Duddy to stand down
Argos parent Home Retail chief executive Terry Duddy is to step down from his role and a search for his successor is beginning.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are retail’s green shoots appearing?
These last few summer months brought good sales for many as the sun shone on retailers as well as holidaymakers. As today’s rise in retail sales offers futher good news, Retail Week takes a look at how each sector is performing.
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NewsAustralian retailer Taking Shape begins UK assault
Australian plus size retailer Taking Shape began its assault on the UK market this week with the opening of five stores as it aims to expand to 21 shops in the next five months.
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NewsGrimsey Review warns 20,000 stores face closure
Twenty thousand stores face closure over the next 12 months, with five or six big names at risk, according to analysis in the Grimsey Review of the high street.
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NewsBrightHouse launches simpler customer payment model
BrightHouse has launched a new single price agreement, allowing customers to pay a weekly payment for a product, delivery, installation, services and cover.
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NewsEtailer Very parts ways with celebrity Holly Willoughby
Online retailer Very’s partnership with Holly Willoughby is set to end after four years as the etailer turns its attention to new brands and designers.
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NewsDebenhams adds two new designers to homeware roster
Department store Debenhams is adding two new designers to its homeware roster for autumn 2013.
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NewsEtailer Girl Meets Dress receives venture capital funding
Etailer Girl Meets Dress is to ramp up its marketing and editorial after receiving investment from venture capital fund Global Founders Capital.
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NewsAugust retail sales grow at fastest pace since November, according to CBI
Retail sales in August grew at the fastest pace since November last year and exceeded expectations, according to the CBI.
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NewsEBay promotes Sarah Calcott to UK senior marketing director
Online giant eBay has promoted Sarah Calcott to become its new senior marketing director for the UK.
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NewsAmazon ramps up mobile app presence with developer commission scheme
Amazon is ramping up its presence on mobile apps by offering developers incentives to integrate adverts for its products into their applications.
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AnalysisRetailers’ own-brand tablets: What do retailers need to know?
Not content with simply selling tablets, retailers including Tesco, Next and Argos have developed own-brand devices. Retail Week takes a look at the market as Aldi enters the fray.
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NewsEtailer Boohoo.com eyes float as it aims to emulate Asos
Online clothing retailer Boohoo.com is eyeing floating on the London Stock Exchange as it looks to emulate larger rival Asos.
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NewsSports Direct set for promotion to FTSE 100
Sports Direct is set to move up to the FTSE 100 next month after its shares surged more than 70% since the start of the year.
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OpinionBlog: Bank Holiday clouds could bring a silver lining for etail
In stark contrast to fashion retailers on the high street that are heralding sizzling sales, the heat wave has poured ice on online sales.
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NewsTed Baker to open first French store outside of Paris
Ted Baker is set to open its first French store outside of Paris in the Les Terrasses du Port development in Marseille.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers and brands race to win JJB's sportswear market
The collapse of JJB Sports left a gap in the premium sportswear market that Matalan and brands are fighting for, as well as industry giant Sports Direct.
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NewsSteep rent decline highlights out of date business rates system
The dramatic fall in rents over the past five years has put into sharp focus how out of kilter onerous business rates increases are with the market, according to new data revealed by the Grimsey Review.
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AnalysisInfographic: The UK's top 20 mobile shopping hotspots
Birmingham is the UK’s top location for mobile shopping, according to eBay.
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NewsWaitrose explores using GPS tracking for click-and-collect orders
Waitrose is considering using GPS technology on customers’ mobile phones to help it prepare click-and-collect orders when shoppers are nearing stores.