More on Me + Em – Page 1892
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NewsCarpetright like-for-likes increase spurred by weather and refits
Carpetright has recorded a 5.6% rise in UK retail like-for-like sales in the fourth quarter as the cold weather and store refurbishment programme drew custom.
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NewsPrimark posts 7% rise in first-half like-for-likes as profits rise
Primark has reported a 7% rise in like-for-like sales in the first half while operating profits rose 55% to £238m from £154m in the same period last year.
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OpinionComment: Retailers look for new ways to supplement stagnant growth
So, with Tesco recently gobbling up Giraffe, are we about to see a new era of diversification among the UK’s leading grocers?
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NewsBoots partners with Weetabix in pay-by-picture trial
Boots has teamed up with breakfast cereal Weetabix to enable customers to purchase a breakfast snack with a picture of it.
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NewsLidl invests £66m in expansion of fresh meat range
Lidl UK is to invest £66m in expanding its fresh meat and poultry range just months after it was engulfed in the horse meat scandal.
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AnalysisSunday Times Rich list: The top 10 fashion retailers
Fashion retailers may have been hit hard by the prolonged winter but, as the Sunday Times Rich List shows, the sun is still shining on many of their fortunes. Retail Week takes a look at the top ten earners.
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NewsCompletely Retail Marketplace event set to attract 1,100 delegates
Property event Completely Retail Marketplace is expected to attract 1,100 delegates across the retail and property industries next month.
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OpinionComment: Kingfishing for success in Romania
Given the recent performance of British brands in Romania, one can be forgiven for doubting the decision last week by B&Q owner Kingfisher to enter the market following its acquisition of Bricostore.
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AnalysisSunday Times Rich List: The top 10 discounters in focus
Value retailers made their mark on the Sunday Times Rich List this year, led by the Galen and George Weston family behind Primark. Retail Week takes a look at how the discounters fared.
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NewsIceland butters up Sainsbury’s employee
Iceland chairman Malcolm Walker’s wry sense of humour has permeated much of the work done for the retailer to consistently appear in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to work for list. His latest chucklesome HR move is suitably eye catching.
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NewsDixons sells Swedish business Webhallen in Pixmania turnaround bid
Electricals specialist Dixons is to sell its Swedish business Webhallen to Norwegian firm Komplett AS as it streamlines its Pixmania operations.
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NewsGeorge at Asda to launch in Malta as part of overseas push
Asda fashion label George is to open its first store in Europe in Malta on Friday as part of the brand’s march overseas.
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NewsValue retailers climb into Rich List top 100 as Sir Philip Green's fortune increases
Retailers appeared prominently in the Sunday Times Rich List once again with Topshop tycoon Sir Philip Green’s wealth increasing and value retailers ranking in the top 100.
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NewsJohn Lewis online sales reach £1bn as revamped website unveiled
Department store John Lewis’ online sales have broken through the £1bn barrier as the retailer unveils a new £40m web platform.
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NewsRetail search volumes up 16% in first quarter
Total retail search volumes grew 16% in the first quarter of 2013 according to the BRC-Google Online Retail Monitor.
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GalleryStore of the week: David Bowie Is All Yours, Selfridges
There is much to be said for keying into attention-grabbing events of the moment as a method of adding incremental sales
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GalleryStore gallery: Value grocer Aldi’s new convenience store format
The German value grocer Aldi has entered the fiercely competitive convenience sector with a shop on Kilburn High Road.
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OpinionComment: The weather is not the source of all evil
Sometimes there are things other than the weather that might be responsible for average results.
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AnalysisInfographic: How mobile has impacted shopping habits
Mobile shopping has transformed the consumers approach purchasing goods. Affiliate Window looks at some on the trends both in the UK and globally.
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OpinionComment: SuperGroup lives up to its name with ambitious plans for growth
SuperGroup, owner of the Superdry fashion brand, has just announced plans to support future growth with a new 500,000 square feet distribution centre as part of the company’s next major phase of development.