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NewsFormer Borders boss opens new retail venture
Former Borders chief executive Philip Downer has opened a new gifts, books and homeware store, Calliope Gifts.
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AnalysisIn quotes: Sir Terry Leahy on his childhood, Tesco and banning his wife from Waitrose
Former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs yesterday. Retail Week rounds up the best of Leahy’s comments on growing up, the rise and rise of Tesco and why he asked his children to spy on his wife.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Starbucks is so far ahead on mobile payment
Starbucks revealed just how far it is ahead of everyone else in mobile payments last week, and the answer should be both terrifying and heartening for other retailers.
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NewsKingfisher reshuffles top team to fill Euan Sutherland's responsibilities
DIY group Kingfisher has split the responsibilities held by outgoing chief operating officer Euan Sutherland to two members of its senior management team.
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OpinionComment: The pace of retail quickens
January is the month when not much happens in retail traditionally.
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NewsNightclub stake sale completes disposal of HMV Live business
HMV administrator Deloitte has sold the collapsed entertainment retailer’s share in its G-A-Y bars and Heaven nightclubs signalling the end of its live division.
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NewsMatalan loses two senior directors after Christmas sales fall
Matalan has lost two of its most senior directors just weeks after the retailer revealed sales fell 1.5% over Christmas due to a reduction in discounting.
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NewsMorrisons acquires Jessops stores as convenience arm expands
Morrisons has acquired seven Jessops stores in a bid to step up the expansion of its M Local convenience chain and fightback against its rivals Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
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NewsMarks & Spencer makes £8.5m loss in first four months in Paris
Fashion retailer Marks & Spencer has made a £8.5m loss in its first four months of trading in its Paris store as chief executive Marc Bolland plots further overseas stores.
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NewsRestructurers circle Store Twenty One as it closes website
Troubled fashion retailer Store Twenty One, which stocks a range of lingerie by glamour model Katie Price, has attracted the interest of restructuring firms.
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NewsUp to 100 HMV shops face closure as axe falls on store staff
Up to 100 HMV stores are set to close when their stock is sold, administrators will tell staff of the collapsed retailer this week, pulling the plug on 1,500 jobs.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose to succeed Alan Giles as Fat Face chairman
Former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose is to become chairman of fashion retailer Fat Face later this year when current incumbent Alan Giles steps down.
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NewsTM Lewin staff measure up Ryman chief
You can’t always rely on British customer service to be the best, but TM Lewin’s King’s Cross store
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GalleryStore of the week: Sportswear retailer, Nike AF1 SoHo, New York
First there were sports shoe shops. Then there were running shoe shops. Now there are shops dedicated to a single sports shoe - well, almost. Welcome Nike’s AF1 store, New York.
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GalleryStore gallery: Fashion retailers show off new season via window displays
As the Christmas Sales draw to an end, what are retailers on London’s Oxford Street doing to banish the winter blues and usher in the new shopping season? John Ryan reports.
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Opinion
The Retail Trust Ball
Retailing remains one of the most fiercely competitive sectors in British business, but it is also bound by common values and an innate sense of togetherness.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What next for Jessops after it was snapped up by a Dragon?
Jessops was last night rescued out of administration by Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones in a surprise acquisition of the brand. Retail Week studies the implications of the deal.
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OpinionComment: Lessons from HMV's Twitter debacle
If it wasn’t such a damning indictment of retailers’ understanding of social media, there would be a delicious irony to be enjoyed in Thursday’s decidedly cautionary tale told by HMV’s staff through its Twitter account.While HMV executives drafted cautiously worded emails to investors, innovation experts supplied us with endless post ...
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AnalysisAnalysis: Six key investment priorities for IT directors in 2013
What technology will retailers be spending on this year? Martec International’s IT in Retail Report, sponsored by JDA, uses information from 150 IT directors across the retail industry on their plans for IT investment in 2013.
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Opinion
Blog: Big ideas from the Big Apple
It’s a tough time for traditional retailers – as the number of prominent casualties on the UK high street in recent weeks testifies.