All Retail Week articles in March 15 2013 – Page 6
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Sainsbury’s picks up Deloitte Employer of the Year
The Deloitte Employer of the Year award was picked up by Sainsbury’s for its skill in making its Paralympics partnership work for all employees.
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AnalysisOracle Retail Week Awards: Double win for Debenhams
Debenhams won the ReThink Retail Technology Initiative of the Year and International Growth Initiative of the Year awards.
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AnalysisCampaign of the week: Opticial retailer Vision Express, Head Shots
The new Vision Express campaign separates itself from the competition with an ad that depicts spectacle wearers as active go-getters.
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News
Target opens first three Canadian stores
Target has opened its first three Canadian stores in Guelph, Milton and Fergus in the state of Ontario.The openings are intended as a pilot to prepare systems, train team members and determine operational readiness as the retailer prepares for the soft opening of 24 stores in Ontario later this month.Target ...
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OpinionComment: Special retail occasions are reasons to celebrate
The best retailers are the ones that give their customers a good reason to part with their hard-earned cash.
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InterviewQ&A: Poundland chief executive Jim McCarthy
Poundland chief executive Jim McCarthy speaks to Retail Week about the retailer’s performance and growth prospects.
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NewsSports Direct offers turnover deal on Republic stores’ rent
Republic’s owner, Sports Direct, has offered landlords 15% of stores’ turnover as part of a new lease proposal.
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NewsSir Philip Green in talks to expand Topshop/Topman US partnership
Arcadia tycoon Sir Philip Green aims to extend the partnership between his Topshop and Topman businesses and US department store group Nordstrom.
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Gross sales rise at grocer Mercadona
Mercadona’s gross sales rose 7% to E17.8bn (£15.55bn) in 2012. Net income also increased 7% to E508m (£443.7m).The grocer invested E650m (£567.7m) to open 60 stores and hired 4,000 employees during the year, giving it a total staff count of 74,000.Mercadona is reportedly postponing global expansion.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales increase 14% in the run-up to Mother's Day
John Lewis records “another huge week” as sales at its department stores climbed 14% last week in the run-up to Mother’s Day
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NewsCostcutter boss vows to up pressure on major grocers
Costcutter chief executive Darcy Willson-Rymer has vowed to up the ante on the Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons as the battle for the convenience grocery market intensifies.
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NewsGrocer Tesco suspends organic vegetable box scheme
Tesco has suspended its Soil & Seed organic vegetable box scheme just four months after it launched due to IT problems.
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GalleryRetail Week Live: The top 10 stores from around the globe
Retail Week stores editor John Ryan gave delegates at Retail Week Live yesterday a whistlestop tour of the world’s most innovative stores. This gallery rounds up his top 10.
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GalleryStore of the week: La Cave, department store Le Bon Marché, Paris
Visit a wine cellar in France and a winding, cavernous space with a damp atmosphere and a mild chill in the air is expected.
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NewsUpdated: Sainsbury's complains to rival Tesco over its Price Promise
Sainsbury’s has complained to rival Tesco about certain products that it is comparing in its Price Promise coupon at till scheme.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Next - Don’t mention the weather?
The standard advice for retailers trying to explain away weak trading is not to blame “the weather”, so why did Next fall into that apparent trap today?
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OpinionComment: Complacency breeds high street failures
Andy Grove, one of the men behind Intel, once said: “Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure. Only the paranoid survive.”
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Kingfisher - How can it downsize in the UK?
Everybody knows that B&Q has too much space, including Kingfisher’s management, but how do you start to get rid of 27.5m sq ft of it?
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: JD Sports - is Mike Ashley going to finish it off?
Having seen off his other great rival, JJB Sports, Mike Ashley has famously said that he wants to finish off JD Sports as well: so how’s he doing?
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NewsHMV market share stable as grocers grab entertainment custom
HMV has maintained a stable market share in the first quarter despite shuttering a number of stores after crashing into administration.