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Convenience store group CP to acquire Siam Makro
Convenience store group CP All has signed an agreement to acquire Dutch SHV Makro-owned Siam Makro in Thailand.CP All, controlled by Dhanin’s Charoen Pokphand Group, will pay THB787 (£17.72) a share for 64% of Siam Makro, a total of THB188.88bn (£4.25bn). The acquisition is subject to shareholder approval.CP All is ...
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Clicks Group reports turnover increase
Clicks Group’s turnover increased 11% to ZAR8.5bn (£614.4m) in the first half of its financial year ended February 28.Clicks’ drugstore turnover rose 7% to ZAR5.6bn (£404.8m), while the number of stores reached 430.Operating profit at the group’s music and video chain, Musica, increased 27.3% despite the closure of eight outlets.However, ...
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Former Sun European operating partner Frank Maassen to join But
Former Sun European operating partner Frank Maassen has been appointed director-general of French furniture and electricals chain But.Maassen has worked across the electricals, homewares and furniture sectors including at furniture specialists ScS and Sharps Bedrooms. He replaces Regis Schultz who left to become chief executive of Darty.
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NewsHouse of Fraser drafts in new executives ahead of international push
House of Fraser has poached two senior executives to strengthen its top team as it mounts an overseas offensive.
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NewsMorrisons improves value offer as it nears Ocado deal
Morrisons has been urged to bolster its value credentials to outmuscle rivals and return to like-for-like growth.
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NewsLafon celebrates sun in Claire’s style
Claire’s Accessories’ European boss Beatrice Lafon is clearly a fan of her own products.
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OpinionComment: Asos’ entrepreneurial culture delivers retail success
A fall in basket value might be a worrying sign at some retailers but at online fashion specialist Asos it does not look like a problem.
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OpinionComment: Customer focus is the missing ingredient
Once upon a time, a trip to the US gave a foretaste of the future of retailing, in terms of store design and new formats.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailer collaboration is the key to supply chain success
Horsegate might have been embarrassing for the retailers and suppliers involved but, as always, every cloud has a silver lining.
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NewsArgos to confront showrooming by introducing free instore Wi-Fi
Argos is to confront the trend of showrooming head on in a vote of confidence in the continued appeal of its retail proposition.
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NewsHomebase boss: 'We performed as well as we could in a tough market'
Homebase managing director Paul Loft insisted the DIY retailer performed “as well as we could” in a difficult market after reporting a full year profit slump.
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NewsHome tweet home
Home and electricals retailer Clas Ohlson has unveiled the ultimate birdhouse to encourage garden owners to offer feathered friends a home tweet home.
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NewsRetail’s finest step out for networking bash
The great and good of British retail turned out for a networking reception for retail chairmen and chief executives.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Argos - Luck, or good judgement?
Argos has reversed years of LFL sales declines and been able to capitalise on the tablet PC boom, but was that through luck or good judgement?
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NewsVision Express acquires 12 stores from optician Crown Eyeglass
Vision Express has bought 12 stores from optician Crown Eyeglass but just four will stay open bringing its store estate to 331.
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AnalysisArgos’ transformation plan: At a glance update
Eight months into Argos’ five-year transformation plan to overhaul its business model for the digital era, Retail Week takes a look at how they’ve done so far.
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Home Retail full-year results: What the analysts say
Argos revealed its first like-for-like rise in five years this morning, however profits at its parent Home Retail slumped 10%. Retail Week takes a look at the analyst reaction
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NewsJ Crew on hunt for menswear-only store in London
J Crew, the US preppy fashion brand, is scouting out premises for a standalone menswear store in London as part of plans to open five different formats in the capital.
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NewsBonmarché is latest retailer to pledge support for Bangladesh victims
Bonmarché has become the latest retailer to pledge support for the victims of the collapsed factory in Bangladesh, which killed at least 380 people.
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OpinionBlog: Welcome to the new generation of ecommerce
Asos boss Nick Robertson was boasting about its latest innovations yesterday as he unveiled a 19% jump in pre-tax profit.