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NewsKiddicare marketing boss Alison Lancaster departs for McArthurGlen
Kiddicare chief marketing officer and Morrisons marketing director for online non-food Alison Lancaster has left the business.
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NewsModelZone's original founder hopes to buy the retailer back
The founder of beleaguered retailer ModelZone, which is likely to fall into administration today, is preparing an offer to buy the business back, Retail Week understands.
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OpinionComment: Retail failures remind us to celebrate success
This week’s rent day brought a round of bloodletting on the high street as ongoing pressures pushed more retailers to the brink.
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GalleryIn pictures: Lidl ties-up with Subway at Cromer store
Lidl has partnered with Subway to share space as the sandwich specialist’s opens within its Cromer site.
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NewsStaples operations director Ian Tattersall departs
Staples’ operations director Ian Tattersall has left the office supplies retailer after 14 years at the business.
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NewsSports Direct rescues camping brand Gelert from administration
Sportswear giant Sports Direct, founded by Mike Ashley, has bought outdoor brand Gelert out of administration, saving 100 jobs.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse profits rise as like-for-likes jump 4.6%
Carphone Warehouse recorded a 4.6% rise in group like-for-like sales for the year to March 31 as EBIT edged up £2m to £137m.
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AnalysisAnalysis: ModelZone - the toy retailer at a glance
Today it emerged ModelZone is poised to appoint an administrator, with Deloitte waiting in the wings. Retail Week takes a look at the ModelZone business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Internaçionale - the fashion retailer at a glance
As fashion retailer Internaçionale looks set to hit the buffers with Ernst & Young likely to be appointed administor, Retail Week takes a look into the business
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AnalysisRent day retail bloodbath: What do retailers need to know?
On the same day that Dwell has been formally placed into administration, fashion retailer Internaçionale and specialist retailer ModelZone are both on the brink of collapse. Retail Week looks at the contributing factors.
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NewsAl Gore reveals comic talents at Marks & Spencer's Plan A conference
Marks & Spencer played host to former US vice-president turned eco warrior Al Gore at its Plan A conference last week.
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NewsGroceries adjudicator under fire as Tacon takes up role
Retailers have questioned the need for the Groceries Code Adjudicator on the day former Co-operative Food farming boss Christine Tacon begins in the role.
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NewsEx-TOWIE star Mark Wright says there is nothing wrong with a onesie
The onesie isn’t everyone’s favourite piece of clothing and former The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright, who is now the face of Littlewoods, couldn’t bear the trend at first.
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NewsKingfisher's British shareholders want more English in French stores
Company AGMs are often destinations for the awkward squad or eccentric, and directors frequently face questions that might be described, at best, as peripheral.
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NewsTesco pursues ‘seamless blend’ between digital and stores
Tesco chief marketing officer Matt Atkinson has said technology is the “key enabler” to create the retailer of the future.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose: Staying ahead of consumers is essential
Sir Stuart Rose, chairman of Ocado and Fat Face, has said that staying half a step ahead of customers is essential if a retailer is to be successful.
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NewsAdministration looms for Internaçionale and ModelZone
Fashion retailer Internaçionale has filed an intention to appoint an administrator. Specialist retailer ModelZone is also poised to do the same as rent day hits under-pressure retailers.
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NewsSainsbury’s opens £30m depot to spur London convenience growth
Sainsbury’s has opened a new £30m distribution centre in south London to support the grocer’s convenience store expansion in the capital.
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NewsRiver Island to roll out new merchandise planning software
Fashion retailer River Island has signed a deal to roll out new software in a bid to improve its merchandise planning and boost sales.
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NewsArgos to crowdsource new name for alien baby
Argos is offering its Twitter followers the chance to shape the lives of the alien stars of its advertising in a new TV campaign that launches today.