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AnalysisRetailers root for England
As the World Cup approaches, retailers are busy planning their own match tactics to draw the crowds and tap the lift in consumer sentiment the tournament brings.
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AnalysisTengelmann loses its appetite for food retail
The extraordinary transformation of the Tengelmann Group has taken another leap, with the sale of its 300-outlet Austrian discount division Zielpunkt to Luxembourg-based investment and restructuring fund BluO.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Dreams
The inside view from Dreams resources director Suzanne Taylor
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AnalysisJobs that can make a difference
A career in ethical retailing can be demanding but rewarding
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at… Claire’s Accessories
The inside view from senior vice-president HR (Europe) Nicki Crossland
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AnalysisThe vital role of the area manager
Mothercare’s investment in developing its area managers is paying off, discovers Liz Morrell
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AnalysisOffers hot off the press
Every weekend, newspapers are running special promotions with retailers, but how do they work and which ones succeed in pulling in the punters?
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AnalysisThe price is right?
Despite topline inflation being high, an expected period of low shop price inflation could be painful for food retailers
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AnalysisAlex Gourlay
The chief executive of Alliance Boots’ health and beauty division is a ‘lifer’, with the brand running in his veins.
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AnalysisRoyal warrants
Royal warrants confer status on a retailer. But how do you get one? And how do you lose one?
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AnalysisLoyalty cards: the bedrock of future success?
Loyalty schemes have enabled some retailers to outperform, but others regard them as a gimmick. George Macdonald asks who is right
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AnalysisCompetition heats up in Latin American pharmacy sector
Last week saw a major acquisition in Latin America that promises to transform the region’s pharmacy and drugstore sector.
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AnalysisRetail IT investment: Back to the future
Retailers’ spending on information technology fell drastically during the global economic downturn, but there are signs that IT investment is on the rise once again. Liz Morrell reports
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AnalysisHalfords’ distribution centre: Automatic for the people
Halfords’ new distribution centre in Coventry will give the retailer flexibility and provide massive cost savings. Joanna Perry took a tour while the technology was being tested
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AnalysisPCIDSS confusion continues
Variations of the Payment Card Data Security Standard have been in place for several years, but many retailers still feel they don’t understand what exactly is required of them to comply with it, writes Alison Clements
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AnalysisHas online sales growth hit a wall?
With Game, HMV and Maplin all reporting falls in online sales, has the ecommerce boom plateaued, or is it a case of a few retailers underperforming?
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AnalysisAndy Clarke: turning Asda around?
Asda’s new chief executive will use his operational experience to try to turn round the grocer’s performance.
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AnalysisBanking facilities
After the recession, banks are once again starting to take a more flexible approach to providing retailers with lending facilities
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The new North-South divide
With looming public sector cuts and job losses set to hit the North harder than the South, will regional disparities return?