All Retail Week articles in March 4 2016 – Page 4
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News
Retail prices fall for 34th consecutive month as food deflation returns
Retail prices in February fell for the 34th consecutive month, dropping 2% compared to the same time last year.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on BRC retail sales, Darty and more
Retail news round-up on March 2, 2016: February shop prices see sharp decline and Steinhoff’s unit Conforama eyes cash offer for Darty.
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News
Tesco's 'misleading' Brand Guarantee ad banned by watchdogs
Tesco’s advertising for its price-matching Brand Guarantee scheme has been banned after watchdogs labelled it “misleading”.
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Co-op ploughs extra £75m into price as it targets sales momentum
The Co-op is investing a further £75m into slashing the prices of hundreds of its own-label goods as the grocery price war intensifies.
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News
McColl's to extend Subway pilot as it bolsters food-to-go offer
McColl’s is extending its pilot with fast-food giant Subway as it presses ahead with plans to enhance its food-to-go proposition.
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News
Moonpig parent PhotoBox poaches MandM Direct boss Jonathon Brown
Moonpig parent Photobox has drafted in MandM Direct boss Jonathon Brown as chief operating officer.
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Data
Data: The most susceptible areas of the UK to store closures by region
Store closures are likely to rise and Wales and the north of England are forecast to be the worst affected areas in the UK.
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News
MySale to bolster online offer by selling Arcadia brands
Flash sales etailer MySale will start selling Arcadia brands on its Australian and New Zealand websites in the next four to six weeks.
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News
Sunday trading hours reform could pass following SNP U-turn
Government plans to extend Sunday trading hours have taken a step forward after the SNP indicated it would no longer oppose the policy.
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News
Waitrose names new retail director as it prepares for Mark Price's exit
Waitrose has revealed that John Lewis Partnership management board member Ben Stimson will become its new retail director this month.
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News
Infographic: John Lewis sales rise as Waitrose hails strong online trading
Bellwether John Lewis has reported a 3.8% rise in sales to £76.76m in the week to February 27, while Waitrose posted strong online trading.
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Video
Short Cuts: How will Morrisons' tie-up with Amazon impact the grocery market?
The Morrisons and Amazon tie-up will force the big three to respond by developing their fulfilment services to compete with Prime.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Morrisons inks supply deal with Amazon
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on how Morrisons has upped its ecommerce credentials by signing a supply deal with Amazon.
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News
Zalando’s profits and revenue rocket as customer base grows
German etailer Zalando has posted surging sales and profits during 2015 as it attracted a growing number of customers to its website.
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News
MySale posts first-half profit as improvements to business take hold
MySale, the fashion etailer, has posted an improved first-half performance as strategic initiatives bore fruit.
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McColl's focuses on enhancing offer as like-for-like sales fall
Convenience store group McColl’s managed to nudge up profits last year, despite reporting a fall in like-for-like sales.
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News
Disposable income growth slows, Asda Income Tracker shows
Growth in shoppers’ spending power slowed for the fourth consecutive month in January when inflation was at its highest since January 2015.
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Opinion
Neil Saunders: Great US retail names must adapt if they are to survive
Department stores launches once made national news. Now the headlines are about how retailers must match up to online stores.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sports Direct and Poundstretcher
Retail news round-up on March 1, 2016: Sports Direct looks interested in Clerys and Poundstretcher faces lawsuit for selling fake shampoo bottles.
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Analysis
Profile: Kingfisher’s chief customer officer Pierre Woreczek
Kingfisher has created a chief customer officer role for McDonald’s executive Woreczek as the DIY group sets its transformation plan in motion.