More on Me + Em – Page 1506
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NewsShoppers to spend £6.5bn on groceries during Christmas period
Shoppers will spend £6.5bn on groceries in the two weeks to Christmas as supermarkets drastically increase levels of advertising.
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NewsRigby & Peller to open its tenth UK store this weekend
High-end lingerie retailer Rigby & Peller will open its tenth UK store on Saturday with a boutique in St John’s Wood in London.
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NewsOak Furniture Land to open 57 sofa showrooms by Boxing Day
Oak Furniture Land will launch a sofa proposition by Boxing Day that will include 57 showrooms across the country.
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NewsInfographic: Waitrose sales climb 7.3% as the Christmas surge continues
Sales at Waitrose rose 7.3% in the week to December 13 as the seasonal shopping surge continues at the upmarket grocer.
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NewsAmazon launches one-hour delivery for New York customers
Amazon has started offering one-hour delivery in Manhattan, as the etailer giant continues to develop its premium Prime service.
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NewsConsumer confidence falls to its lowest level since March
Consumer confidence has fallen two points in December to its lowest level since March as uncertainty about next year rises.
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NewsChristmas spending grows 4.2% on last year following Black Friday boost
Consumer spending was up 4.2% on last year over the first part of the Golden Quarter, according to Barclaycard spending data.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Ikea, consumer confidence and more
Retail news round-up on December 19, 2014: Amazon launches one hour delivery service; Ikea suspends sales in Russia; Christmas delivery delays impact etailers; Consumer confidence dips; Tesco Mobile launches personalised gif shop
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can I increase conversion and close sales online?
Seventy-four percent of Britons purchased online this year, according to ONS.
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NewsIkea opens its largest global store with Korean debut
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has today opened its biggest store with a 635,070 sq ft shop just outside of Seoul, Korea.
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NewsMonsoon Accessorize leverages emailed receipts to target customers
Monsoon Accessorize is using data from in-store and online transactions to send customers more targeted emails.
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NewsBlack Friday drives biggest retail sales growth in over a decade
Black Friday propelled the biggest increase in retail sales in more than a decade as sales rose in November 6.4% year on year.
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NewsMy-Wardrobe stops trading and sells domain name to Net-a-Porter
Troubled fashion etailer My-Wardrobe has stopped trading and has sold its domain name to Net-a-Porter for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsDecathlon plans to open 50 more UK stores in next three years
The French sports retailer aims to open up to 50 stores in the next three years and says it sees the potential for up to 100 UK shops.
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NewsMySale co-founder considers buying more shares in wake of profit warning
MySale chief executive Carl Jackson is interested in buying shares worth up to £3m in the troubled etailer.
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NewsVince Cable seeks meeting with Tesco’s Lewis amid job fears
Business secretary Vince Cable has asked for a meeting with Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis to find out how he intends to turn around the retailer.
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NewsBoots wins approval for Nottingham Enterprise Zone property development
Alliance Boots has won approval for plans to develop land at its Nottingham premises to create new labs as well as homes and offices.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Ikea and Virgin Wines
Retail news round-up on December 18, 2014: Tesco’s accounting black hole may be bigger than feared, Ikea customer anger over delivery delays, Virgin Wines offers locker collection service
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NewsZalando runs third Hack Week to foster innovation and new ideas
Zalando is holding its annual Hack Week event throughout Germany this week to encourage its technology team to pause their normal work and develop new concepts and prototypes.
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OpinionComment: The nightmare hire that could have been avoided
Retailers should carry out thorough checks on job candidates before hiring to avoid costly and embarrassing situations.