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Come buy with me at airports and rail concourses

2011-03-04T00:00:00Z

Airports and rail concourses are being reinvented as retail destinations across the UK. Mark Faithfull looks at the retail opportunities as operators map out their new strategies
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The cream of the online crop

2011-03-04T00:00:00Z

Online recruitment processes streamline dealing with applications, Joanne Ellul discovers
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What it’s like to work at Store Twenty One

2011-03-04T00:00:00Z

The inside view from estates controller Douglas Sinclair
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Walmart International makes up for domestic dip

2011-03-04T00:00:00Z

Walmart has reported that net sales for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2011 increased 3.4% to $419bn (£259.9bn), while international sales grew 12.1% to $109bn (£67.6bn).
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Jan Heere

2011-03-03T07:00:00Z

Having impressed at Inditex’s Russian division with his relationship building it seems M&S couldn’t have picked a better international chief, says Tim Danaher
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Mulberry’s 40-year journey to the top

2011-03-03T07:00:00Z

Mulberry’s luxury goods are in big demand and its shares are worth six times what they were a year ago. Rebecca Thomson finds out why
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Linda Peters

2011-03-02T07:00:00Z

Managing director, Cocosa
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Retail in the Middle East and North Africa

2011-03-02T07:00:00Z

Despite unrest and revolution, the emerging markets of the Middle East and North Africa still hold appeal to retailers, but is it worth the risk?
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What it’s like to work at… Fonehouse

2011-03-01T07:00:00Z

The inside view from operations director Stuart Ferguson
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EuroShop: (retail) field of dreams

2011-02-28T07:00:00Z

The triennial store equipment fest begins in Düsseldorf tomorrow with a host of exhibitors and installations. Ulrich Spaan, vice-president trade shows at EHI, previews what visitors can expect to see
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Crossrail

2011-02-28T00:00:00Z

The part closure of Oxford Street is a visible sign of the Crossrail project, but will the inconvenience be worth it in the long run for retailers?
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Jonathan Hart

2011-02-28T00:00:00Z

The new chief executive of Thorntons has been drafted in to sweeten its retail sales, revamp the product offer and take a bite out of the competition.
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Where there’s a Wills, there’s a (new) way

2011-02-28T00:00:00Z

Preppy varsity kids brand Jack Wills’ new store in Soho is an example of a brand reaching out beyond its comfort zone. John Ryan reports
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Aah! Bicester

2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

Bicester Village has sales figures to die for, Prada and Gucci as tenants, and attracts some of the highest spending customers in Europe. Rebecca Thomson pays a visit to unearth its secret
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A drive for customer service

2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

Delivery drivers are as much a face of a retailer as shopfloor staff, says Rebecca Thomson
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Pippa Newham

2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

Buying director, Millets
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Less is more strategy pays off for Abercrombie & Fitch

2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

After three consecutive years of negative like-for-like sales growth, which also included a period of nine consecutive negative quarters, US-based fashion chain Abercrombie & Fitch has reported like-for-like sales increased 7% in fiscal 2010.
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Changing time at Peter Jones

2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

Chelsea retail dowager Peter Jones is an example of how John Lewis is shifting its visual merchandising direction. John Ryan visits and talks to Robb Bloomer, manager, retail design.
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Growing sales and protecting customer data is not mutually exclusive

2011-02-25T00:00:00Z

Online sales in the UK generated £58.8 billion in 2010, up eighteen percent year-over-year, according to the figures released by the UK online retail trade association IMRG.
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Grand designs

2011-02-24T07:00:00Z

Zara not only took on a five-floor design challenge with its new Rome flagship, but also a huge restoration project. John Ryan pays a visit