All Liberty articles – Page 5
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Analysis
Finding and keeping the best
High staff turnover in stores can be costly, so how do you deal with it, asks Rebecca Thomson
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Analysis
The power of the network
There are a few online sites that are seriously important to retailers. So what are they and why do they affect your business?
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Analysis
It’s almost Christmas......Anybody really care?
Glance at this year’s seasonal displays and with a few exceptions, it’s hard to be enthusiastic. John Ryan walks the West End with visual merchandising expert Peter Cross to get a feel of what’s on offer
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News
Liberty owner considers buying Jones Bootmaker
Marco Capello, owner and chairman of premium London department store Liberty, has signalled he is interested in adding footwear retailer Jones Bootmaker to build a retail portfolio.
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Opinion
The key to successful collaboration
H M has to be the cleverest chain on the high street when you think about the thrill of its collaborations over the past few years
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News
New Liberty owner outlines plans for fewer brands with greater depth
Marco Capello, the new owner and chairman of Liberty, has outlined plans to scale back the department store’s brands to focus on increasing its depth of offer.
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News
Liberty chief executive Geoffroy de La Bourdonnaye steps down
Liberty chief executive Geoffroy de La Bourdonnaye has stepped down from the premium London department store, following its sale to private equity firm BlueGem Capital Partners.
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News
Volatility reigns for general retail shares
General retailers’ shares swung wildly last week and ended up underperforming the market although food stocks, helped by better than expected Sainsbury’s results, ticked up.
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News
BlueGem agrees terms of offer for Liberty
The boards of Liberty and private equity vehicle BlueGem have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer for the luxury department store.
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News
Liberty defends deal process
UPDATED: Liberty has defended its choice to recommend an offer for the luxury department store, after a rival suitor claimed to have been frozen out of the process.
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News
Liberty signs licensing deal with Italian menswear manufacturer
Liberty of London has signed its first licensing deal, the latest move in the department store’s attempt to become profitable.
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News
Retail drifts as City ponders the big issues
Stores, particularly food retailers, underperformed a market convulsed by uncertainty as big issues such as the future of the euro and the outcome of the general election dominated headlines.
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News
Sales leap at Liberty
Sales at upmarket department store Liberty rose 40% in the first four months of this year, owner MWB has reported.
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News
Liberty £32m sale moves closer
London department store Liberty has confirmed that it is in talks with private equity firm BlueGem Capital Partners about a possible £32m sale of the business.
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News
Invest in stores or customers will not trade up, Harrods chief warns
Harrods managing director Michael Ward has warned retailers that it is essential to invest in the store environment during the downturn to give shoppers a reason to trade up.
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News
Super Thursday retail updates bolster stocks
A round of strong results from retailers as diverse as Next and Kingfisher on ‘super Thursday’ last week helped lift some store stocks, but general retailers overall lagged the All-Share index and food shares were moribund.
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News
Liberty to be snapped up in £40m deal with BlueGem’s Marco Capello
Marco Capello, the former managing director of Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, is poised to buy the Liberty business via his investment fund BlueGem Capital Partners.
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News
Liberty mulls freehold sale of London flagship
Liberty confirmed this week that it is considering selling the freehold of its iconic flagship store on London’s Great Marlborough Street.
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News
Liberty considers freehold sale of iconic flagship store
Liberty has confirmed that investors are circling the luxury department store’s iconic Tudor-style building to lease it back to the company.
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Liberty dresses window with Alexander McQueen tribute
London department store Liberty dressed one of its windows in memory of fashion designer Alexander McQueen on Monday.