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AnalysisAnalysis: Lakeland at 50 - from agricultural past to international future
Over 50 years Lakeland has grown from an agricultural business into an international retailer and is preparing for its next phase of growth.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Oxford Summer School gears up for summer of learning
The Oxford Summer School enables retail’s future stars to learn from its current leaders – what will this year’s course be offering?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Hema conquer the UK with value and design?
Dutch retailer Hema has successful stores across Europe. As the variety retailer aims to take on the value players, can it crack the UK?
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NewsSports Direct acquires 4.8% stake in newly floated MySale
Sports Direct has acquired a 4.8% stake in Sir Philip Green-backed etailer MySale and plans to use it as a platform to sell in Australasia.
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NewsBlue Inc opts for private share sale instead of IPO amid turbulent market
Fashion retailer Blue Inc has opted not to pursue an IPO and instead intends to place shares privately with new investors, it is understood.
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NewsTiger poised to sign for Oxford Street store
Danish value retailer Tiger is close to signing for a flagship store at 105-107 Oxford Street, replacing fashion chain Frencheye.
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AnalysisThe health food market: What do retailers need to know?
Tesco is tapping into growing demand for diet-related foods with personalised eating plans and a new healthy food range.
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OpinionBlog: How many British women will be wearing Hema bras in five years' time?
How many British women will be wearing bras bought from Dutch variety store Hema in five years’ time?
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NewsMorrisons' job cuts likely to be replicated by other grocers, brokers believe
More grocery industry job losses are expected following Morrisons’ decision yesterday to cut 2,600 store management roles.
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NewsN Brown to revamp JD Williams to attract younger-minded shopper
N Brown is vying to modernise JD Williams to become a more digitally led business and to better connect with its younger-minded customers.
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NewsWaitrose taps into overseas demand for branded products
Waitrose is to build on the success of its own-label export business by selling products from brands including Cornish Sea Salt and Doves Farm Organic.
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AnalysisRetail Week Power List 2014
To read the 2016 Power List, click here. The Retail Week Power List 2014 unveils the 100 most influential people in retail. The annual listing reveals the biggest risers and fallers, new entrants, and details what each person has achieved in the last year to have earned their place.
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NewsWaterstones opens new 'local' store under different fascia
Waterstones is to open its forthcoming new store in Suffolk under the fascia The Southwold Bookshop to reflect its “quintessentially local” offer.
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NewsN Brown like-for-likes edge up as it vies to modernise its brands
Home shopping group N Brown’s like-for-likes edged up 2.5% in its first quarter as moves to modernise its brands pay off.
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NewsMothercare puts 500 jobs on the line as it reduces hours worked in stores
Mothercare is planning to reduce the number of hours its store staff work in a move that puts 500 jobs at risk.
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NewsCard Factory remains confident on outlook as like-for-likes rise
Card Factory has revealed an improvement in like-for-likes in the four months to May 31 in its first trading update to the City since it floated on the stock exchange.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Dixons Carphone, Mothercare, Boots and more
Retail news round-up on June 18, 2014: EU expected to approve Dixons Carphone merger, Mothercare to cut up to 500 jobs, Alliance Boots tax complaints rejection, and more.
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NewsTesco weighs into fitness market with personalised diet plans
Tesco is to take on Weight Watchers and Slimming World with the launch of personalised eating plans and a new healthy food range, named My Fit Lifestyle.
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AnalysisRetail Week Power List 2014: Aldi, Morrisons and Ao.com profiled
Aldi, Ao.com and Morrisons have all featured heavily in the news over the last year, and make this year’s Power List top 100.
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NewsPoundshop.com aims to expand range with new partnerships
Poundshop.com, one of the first single-priced transactional websites, is aiming to extend its product range outside that of its backer and supplier Poundworld.