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OpinionRetail Surgery: What can I do to increase the returns rate on end-of-line stock?
What can I do to increase returns on end-of-line stock?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Angela Spindler's to-do list at N Brown
Angela Spindler is taking on a £750m online juggernaut at home shopping group N Brown. Retail Week looks at what her main priorities will be when she takes the helm in June.
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NewsWaitrose appoints Jackie Wharton as new convenience director
Waitrose has promoted Jackie Wharton to the position of convenience director replacing Diana Hunter, who is leaving the grocer to become chief executive of Bargain Booze.
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NewsHMV cuts 190 jobs at head office and distribution network
Job cuts have begun at collapsed retailer HMV’s head office as staff took to Twitter to reveal the “mass execution”.
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AnalysisProfile: Angela Spindler, N Brown's new chief executive
Angela Spindler, boss of discount retailer The Original Factory Shop, was unveiled as N Brown’s new chief executive this morning. Retail Week takes a look at her credentials.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Asos - From coal to global fashion fulfilment in a generation
Back in 1984, the coal-mining village of Grimethorpe became famous for its violent clashes between the miners and the police. But today it is the peaceful hub of Asos’s global logistics operation.
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NewsAsda offers wheelie good prices
Asda staff donned their overalls Kwik Fit-style this week when the grocer launched a new car tyre website.
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NewsOak Furniture Land reports record sales and profits
Oak Furniture Land has reported a record year as profits shot up from £3.9m to £9.2m while sales more than doubled last year.
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NewsN Brown poaches Original Factory Shop boss Angela Spindler
Outsize fashion group N Brown has poached Original Factory Shop chief executive Angela Spindler to succeed retiring boss Alan White.
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Aeon shows increasing interest in Asian retail market
Japanese retailer Aeon and a unit of Thailand’s Central Group are thought to be considering a bid for Indonesia’s Matahari department stores.Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners owns a major stake in Matahari’s retail division, and reports suggest it is seeking as much as $3.5bn (£2.23bn) for a buy-out.Aeon has ...
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US clothing retailer Gap prepares to enter India
US clothing retailer Gap is preparing to enter India in 2014.Rajiv Malik, general manager for sourcing in India, would not confirm whether Gap planned to enter the market on its own or with a local partner.
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Gulf Related to open 2.85 million sq ft shopping centre in Abu Dhabi
A $1bn (£635.9m) shopping centre developed by Gulf Related that is larger than any equivalent urban centre in Europe is due to open in August.The 2.85 million sq ft Abu Dhabi-Sowwah Central development will feature luxury shops and restaurants. The Galleria, a 550,000 sq ft space within the complex, is ...
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NewsSainsbury's teams up with Channel 4 on cookery show
Sainsbury’s has collaborated with Channel 4 to produce a daily cooking show to air in late February.
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NewsFurniture etailer Made.com expands overseas with French launch
UK designer furniture etailer Made.com has unveiled the first step in its international expansion strategy with the opening of its French website today.
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OpinionComment: Debenhams’ fresh strategies impress city analysts
Department store Debenhams has been a bit out of favour since Christmas, when chief executive Michael Sharp’s comments on margin spooked some analysts.
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OpinionComment: Let’s be bold and shout about what retail has to offer
“We could be the ones who step up for our heroes just as they stood for us.” I heard Walmart’s US president Bill Simon telling the National Retail Federation conference in New York.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Industry leaders talk bricks and clicks at Retail Week Live
The shopping experience and the store’s role in a multichannel environment will feature strongly at Retail Week Live 2013. Anna Richardson-Taylor previews the big themes.
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AnalysisInfographic: How people will shop in 2013
New research shows 35% of consumers worldwide are considering changing the way they buy products this year. However, just 9% are ready to commit to regularly shopping online.
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NewsThe Co-operative dumps supplier after horse meat found in burgers
The Co-operative Group and Asda have said several of the beef burgers they withdrew from sale as a precaution amid the horse meat scandal featured equine DNA and The Co-op has delisted supplier Silvercrest.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why did Mothercare Australia fall into administration?
Mothercare’s Australian problems - the parent and baby retailer’s Australian operation has today been placed into administration - highlight the dangers of rapid international expansion.