More on Me + Em – Page 2452
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GallerySainsbury’s Fresh Kitchen, Fleet Street
It is hard to tell at what point it became fashionable to call a sandwich shop a ‘kitchen’, but the latest example of the tendency opened last week on London’s Fleet Street when Sainsbury’s unveiled its Fresh Kitchen.
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AnalysisInterest rates
With inflation still surging ahead of the Bank of England’s 2% target, a predicted interest rate hike this year could pose a threat to retail
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OpinionSocial media can no longer be ignored
Just four years ago, retail executives scarcely thought about how social media could one day up-end the traditional way they engage with customers.
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OpinionInterest rate rise could knock retailers for six
There’s only so much you can do if the weather stops customers getting to your stores, or you delivering to their homes.
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AnalysisMultichannel comes of age
Data analytics, mobile commerce and precision marketing were all hot topics at this year’s NRF. Rebecca Thomson reports
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AnalysisNRF: Polar opposites
The big topic at this year’s NRF convention was the polarisation of global retail. Joanna Perry reviews the key themes, while on page 24, Rebecca Thomson examines the top technological innovations on show
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OpinionDixons down but not out
Now that most Christmas numbers are out, retail sector investors face a fundamental question: yes, the snow affected sales but were there deeper reasons for disappointing trading at particular companies?
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GalleryBig Eataly
Slow food beacon Eataly’s latest store is in Manhattan and is twice the size of the Turin original. John Ryan visits
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NewsKitbag sales soar with record Christmas
Sports retailer Kitbag had a record Christmas with December’s sales up 19.3% to £10.5m.
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NewsFlying Brands ups its stake in Dealtastic
Home shopping group Flying Brands has acquired a further 30% stake in discounting website Dealtastic.
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Opinion
Green fingers
Tying up with Alan Titchmarsh should help build B&Q’s credibility in the garden sector
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Aeon to expand My Basket neighbourhood stores to 1,000 shops by 2013
Retail giant Aeon plans to expand the number of My Basket neighbourhood stores to about 1,000 shops by 2013. Most stores are expected to open in Tokyo.My Basket was launched in December 2005 and, although the average size of 1,615 sq ft is only slightly larger than typical convenience stores, ...
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Best Denki sales increase 0.8% to £1.9bn
Sales at consumer electronics retailer Best Denki increased 0.8% to ¥253.3bn (£1.9bn) in the nine months ended November 30, 2010.Operating profit was ¥4.8bn (£36.5m) compared with an operating loss of ¥3.8bn (£26m) in the same period the previous year. Net profit was ¥896m (£6.5m) compared with a net loss of ...
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OpinionDon’t fall into the VAT trap
Get beyond the VAT rise and focus on the retail essentials to succeed, says Angela Spindler
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Ikea profit rises 6.1% to £2.3bn
Ikea has reported that net profit for the year ended August 30, 2010 rose 6.1% to €2.69bn (£2.3bn). Sales soared 7.7% to €23.1bn (£19.3bn).Ikea said sales grew in almost all countries but highlighted China, Russia and Portugal as showing the strongest increases. Ikea group president and chief executive Mikael Ohlsson ...
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Gap's Athleta opens store in San Francisco
Gap’s Athleta brand, which was until now only available through Gap’s online platform, has opened its first retail location in San Francisco.The store offers Athleta’s collection of women’s active lifestyle apparel for yoga, running, swimming, the gym, hiking and skiing alongside other sportswear. Custom-made mannequins moulded from the body of ...
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Falabella to invest £2.3bn to open 215 new stores and 16 new shopping centres
Department store and DIY retailer Falabella is accelerating its growth plans and now aims to invest $3.51bn (£2.3bn) between 2011 and 2015 to open 215 new stores and 16 new shopping centres.The retailer, which opened 27 new stores and three new shopping centres last year, previously expected to invest $2.57bn ...
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Ahold to open first store in Belgium
Dutch grocery retailer Ahold is going to open its first store in Belgium in March.The store in Brasschaat, located north of Antwerp and less than 10 kilometres from the Dutch border, will be franchise-owned by Nathalie and Marco Van Ende and supplied by the existing Albert Heijn warehouse in Tilburg, ...