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NewsTeam behind Aurora vie to snap up Jane Norman
Aurora management team size up distressed womenswear retailer to run separately
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NewsFranchise director latest to exit New Look
New Look franchise director Alex Cara has become the latest high-profile departure from the value fashion retailer as its new management refocuses on its core UK operations
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NewsJurek Piasecki interested in Aurum despite management resistance
The former chairman of jeweller Aurum is eager to regain control of the business and is talking to backers with a view to making a move for the company
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NewsArgos boosts multichannel offer with launch of live TV channel
Catalogue store group Argos aims to grab a slice of the £750m TV home shopping market following the launch of its own channel
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AnalysisMetro dips into Indonesia with cash and carry outlets
Metro Group has announced that it is to open its first cash and carry in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2012, joining forces with Indonesian investment holding Sintesa Group
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AnalysisClick-and-collect
Tesco is planning to accelerate the roll-out of click-and-collect, while fashion retailers are also getting in on the act as its value becomes clear
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GalleryRabot Estate, London
Tucked under the arches of London Bridge, in the foodie haven that is Borough Market, is the latest venture by Hotel Chocolat founders Angus Thirlwell and Peter Harris: the Rabot Estate store.
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OpinionThe new age of own-brand
Retailers can capitalise with own-brand products as customers seek out value, says David Wild
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AnalysisProfile: New B&Q commercial director Darren Blackhurst
Former Matalan boss Darren Blackhurst has been appointed as the new commerical director at B&Q. Here is Retail Week’s profile of him written in 2011.
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OpinionRetailers must travel beyond UK for growth
International expansion has traditionally been seen as an opportunity to take advantage of exciting new territories and the growing consumer economies of emerging markets.
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AnalysisSupply chain by sea: embracing the challenges
Waitrose’s first wholly owned stores on the Channel Islands posed their own unique problems, not least supply chain by sea. Jennifer Creevy visited to see how it has embraced the challenges
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AnalysisChina’s recruitment problem
Retail growth in China means finding skilled recruits can be a struggle, says Rebecca Thomson
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can we use social media to generate sales?
Tesco has claimed impressive sales figures generated through social media. How can other retailers learn from this?
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OpinionThe big-box blues
After all the speculation beforehand, Carphone Warehouse gave away little about the future of the fledgling Best Buy big-box business in the UK when it updated on Tuesday
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Opinion
An attack on retail
The BBC Trust’s verdict against Panorama’s attack on Primark demonstrates there was, and probably still is, an agenda against retailers in the liberal media
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NewsB&Q’s Prior knowledge pays off
News that Matt Prior allegedly threw a bat through a dressing room window at Lords in a fit of rage at being run out for four runs may have drawn gasps of horror from some
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NewsBBC apologises to Primark over faked child labour footage
The BBC has issued an apology to value fashion giant Primark after a three year inquiry revealed that the broadcaster used faked imagery of child labour in a Panorama expose.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can suppliers include consequential loss within their contracts?
I’ve heard suppliers may include consequential loss within their contracts. For retailers, this might seem too good to be true,but what are the pitfalls of this kind of agreement?
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NewsCocosa launches travel deals as Al-Fayed discussions continue
Private sales fashion site Cocosa has launched travel deals on its website.
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NewsInditex fares better than rival H&M as global sales soar
Inditex, owner of the Zara chain, fared better than rival H&M as its global sales soared 11% in its first quarter.