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NewsOffice posts strong like-for-likes
Young fashion footwear retailer Office has posted soaring like-for-likes of 26% across the five weeks to December 3.
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NewsDixons boss Browett leaves to join Apple
Dixons chief executive John Browett is to leave the electricals group to become technology giant Apple’s senior vice-president of retail.
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NewsOxford Street grinds to a halt as UK Uncut protests
The UK’s busiest high street came to a standstill on Saturday as protestors chained themselves to the railings in objection to the government’s Welfare Reform Bill.
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OpinionCost cut or invest? The WHSmith choice
John Ryan writes about store design, visual merchandising and what makes things sell in-store - across every area of retail.
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NewsOcado slashes prices in online price war
Ocado has cut prices on a huge range of products as competition for online grocery spend tightens.
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NewsGarden Centre Group in exclusivity talks with Terra Firma
Garden Centre Group is to enter exclusivity talks with private equity firm Terra Firma, it is understood.
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NewsLVMH mulls bid for Goldsmiths owner Aurum
Luxury goods group LVMH’s private equity firm is mulling a bid for jewellery group Aurum, which operates Goldsmiths, Mappin & Webb and Watches of Switzerland.
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NewsWalker lines up £150m as Iceland deadline nears
Iceland founder Malcolm Walker has arranged £150m of backing from a Canadian pension fund to enable a bid for the frozen foods chain.
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NewsShop Direct chief executive Newton-Jones to exit
Shop Direct chief executive Mark Newton-Jones is to leave the home shopping giant.
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NewsFormer chief exec finds new passion
Terry Green, former chief executive of Tesco Clothing and Bhs, has developed a passion for painting following his departure from the grocery giant.
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GalleryNew York store design: A year’s a long time in retail
There have been some dramatic changes in Manhattan’s retail landscape over the past 12 months and the visual merchandising bar has been raised yet again. John Ryan reports.
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GalleryVerkkokauppa.com, Helsinki
Verkkokauppa.com is quite a mouthful for those not conversant with Finnish, but this is the name of Finland’s second largest electronics retailer.
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OpinionForget trivia, focus on what matters
John Richards is a retail consultant for corporate finance advisor McQueen. Prior to that, he was a leading leading retail equity analyst, working for Deutsche Bank amongst others.
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OpinionCustomers want convenience
Martin Newman has extensive e-commerce experience, having been involved in multichannel retailing for over 25 years. He is the founder and chief executive of Practicology.
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NewsDolcis bought out of administration
The Jacobson Group has bought footwear retailer Dolcis out of administration.
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Opinion
'Shop while you strike' made for 2011’s most popular shopping day
At BT Fresca, we’ve just had a peek at the stats from this year’s online Christmas sales.
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Opinion
Why Tesco is spending millions on its architecture
Tesco chief information officer Mike McNamara announced at last week’s National Retail Federation in New York that Tesco is spending around $100m on its store architecture.
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NewsCo-op Food hires Steve Murrells as chief executive
The Co-operative has made two key appointments, including hiring Steve Murrells as the new chief executive of its food business.
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OpinionThe mobile multiplier
Joanna Perry has been a journalist for more than a decade, specialising in technology, ecommerce and the retail sector.
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NewsMorrisons receives £40m payment to take on Best Buy stores
Morrisons is to be paid £40m to take on the 10 empty Best Buy stores it is converting to Kiddicare.