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NewsPrimark sales director lands senior Target role
Primark sales director Allan Molloy is leaving the value fashion giant to join Australian retailer Target.
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NewsBig freeze helps Mountain Warehouse climb higher
Outdoor retailer Mountain Warehouse benefited from December’s arctic conditions as its Christmas sales soared. Like-for-likes rocketed 15.6% in December as shoppers snapped up winterwear.
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NewsAccessible stores give Blue Inc a festive boost
Fashion specialist Blue Inc, which is considering a flotation, generated a sales uplift over Christmas helped by the accessibility of its stores.
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NewsEBay lets shoppers ‘try on’ sunglasses
EBay UK has added an augmented reality feature to its fashion mobile app allowing shoppers to virtually try on sunglasses before they buy.
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Analysis
The rise of the super store manager
The recession has redefined the store manager’s role and many have thrived, finds Liz Morrell
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Robert Dyas
The inside view from director of retail operations Bea Pearson
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OpinionRetail surgery: Snow has a big impact on our staffing levels. Can staff take time off to care for their children because of school closures?
Snow has a big impact on our staffing levels. Can staff take time off to care for their children because of school closures?
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do we maintain our brand vision while meeting the strict rules and regulations of department stores?
How do we maintain our brand vision while meeting the strict rules and regulations of department stores?
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GalleryMade in Manhattan
Over the last 12 months, Times Square in the heart of Manhattan has consolidated its position as the destination in New York for casual American fashion, but there are new stores right across the Big Apple
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AnalysisMike Casewell
Ecommerce manager, NBTY Europe (Holland & Barrett, GNC, Julian Graves, Nature’s Way)
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AnalysisIn the news: JD Sports outgoing boss Barry Bown profiled
As Barry Bown steps down here is Retail Week’s most recent profile of him from 2011.
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GalleryAesop, Merci Paris
Sometimes it really is tempting to believe that the best visual merchandising and, perforce, the best shops, tend to be the outcome of large cheques being signed.
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AnalysisCash for gold
Tesco is taking advantage of rising gold prices. Is it good or bad news for pawnbrokers, and will other retailers be tempted to follow in the grocer’s footsteps?
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OpinionRetail success is precision engineered
I am writing this on a flight to New York heading for the NRF’s 100th Annual Convention. I’m well aware of the need to stay au courant with the sector - not least when writing for Retail Week - but my copy of the latest magazine had not arrived on ...
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OpinionMy new year’s retail resolutions
Trading prospects don’t look bright, but there are ways to ease the pain, says Ian Cheshire
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OpinionChristmas was duff, but no need for panic
The feel-good factor has been in short supply this new year. Minus numbers have figured prominently in January’s trading statements and the implications of harsh realities such as VAT and rising business costs loom large in store chiefs’ minds.
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AnalysisHow many stores does a retailer need?
Could HMV’s decision to downsize signal a more general trend for retailers to slim down their property portfolios, asks Nicola Harrison
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AnalysisTax campaign backfires on Australian retailers
It’s taken a lot to push Australia’s Ashes humiliation and the floods in Queensland off the front pages Down Under. Yet Australia’s retailers have managed it, after a campaign aimed at creating a level playing field between physical and online retailers spectacularly backfired.
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OpinionOcado beats the bears
If there is one retailer that could have convincingly used the snow as an excuse for lost sales over the Christmas period it is Ocado.
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NewsBritish Bookshops becomes first retail casualty of 2011
Bargain bookseller British Bookshops & Stationers has collapsed into administration, becoming the first retail casualty of 2011.