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AnalysisExiting international markets
Tesco’s retreat from Japan is further evidence of how hard it is to grow businesses in the country
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AnalysisNext sows new seeds of growth
Its foray into diversification may have faltered in the 1980s, but Next’s latest move into garden and home may be on the money. By Gemma Goldfingle
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AnalysisThe Oxford Summer School: A week immersed in retail
The Oxford Summer School is a once-in-a-career experience, says Tim Danaher
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AnalysisActing on impulse
What constitutes impulse shopping? Is it just as prevalent at a time when budgets are tight? Charlotte Hardie finds out how retailers can boost the number of products bought on a whim
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AnalysisCarrefour resets French strategy as profits dive
After reporting a 22% fall in first half operating profit, including a dramatic 40% decline in France alone, Carrefour has launched a new commercial strategy for France called Reset.
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AnalysisVIDEO: M&S unveils new autumn TV ads
Marks & Spencer has unveiled its new womenswear autumn TV ads which will be screened on ITV1 from tonight (September 7).
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Analysis
Dutch convenience stores to test the German waters
Dutch retailer Ahold has announced that it is planning to expand in Germany and open its first store there in the second half of 2012.
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AnalysisA little local difficulty
The Co-op is lagging behind its grocery rivals, following the takeover of Somerfield. Chief executive Peter Marks tells Jennifer Creevy why he thinks his critics are missing the point
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AnalysisSue Townsend
Passionate about retail, the former Blackwell commercial director has taken on the challenge of resurrecting the three times failed fashion retailer Ethel Austin. Nicola Harrison reports.
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AnalysisValue fashion online
Primark has quashed reports it is launching a transactional website. We examine the pros and cons of making such as move
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AnalysisThe wrong type of customer?
Brands spend millions finely tuning their image, so what can they do when the ‘wrong sort of customer’ starts buying into them, asks Gemma Goldfingle
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AnalysisRetail Week On The Road: Midlands
We visit Birmingham, Leicester, Derby, Market Harborough and Nottingham
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AnalysisPeter Williams
At home with both the glamour of Selfridges and the gloom of turnarounds, Peter Williams’ latest challenge is working with Blacks. George MacDonald finds out what drives him
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AnalysisNeed to know: The plus-size market
The plus-size customer base is growing in number but with limited choice for larger people there are opportunities aplenty for fashion retailers
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AnalysisInternational growing pains
Retailers face a multitude of supply chain challenges as they expand beyond their home market. Rebecca Thomson looks at how retailers are tackling some of these issues
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AnalysisWalgreens launches Nice! range to boost profitability
This week saw US drugstore retailer Walgreens launch Nice! – a range of private label food and drink items – to replace its long-standing Deerfield Farms offering and other category brands.