More on Me + Em – Page 2461
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NewsShop Direct Christmas sales up 5%
Online giant Shop Direct notched up a 5% increase in total sales, excluding VAT, for the six weeks to December 31.
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NewsAndy Bond named chairman of Republic
Former Asda chairman and chief executive Andy bond has been named chairman of private equity-backed fashion retailer Republic.
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NewsOcado Christmas sales up 26.7%
Ocado has reported gross sales up 26.7% to £50.9m in the four weeks to December 26, with gross sales of £12.3m, up 43.5%, in Christmas week itself.
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NewsMorrisons Christmas like-for-likes up 1%
Morrisons has reported like-for-like sales up 1% in the six weeks to January 2, saying it served an average of two million more customers each week over the Christmas period than five years ago.
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NewsSainsbury's emerges Christmas winner, according to Nielsen
Sainsbury’s has emerged the Christmas winner out of the big four grocers according to market research company Nielsen.
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NewsStore chiefs to attend Cameron jobs summit
Top retailers are expected to attend a jobs summit to be held by Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday and designed to shift the agenda away from cuts to economic recovery.
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Opinion
Under the weather
The snow, swine flu, and subdued consumer sentiment conspired to keep shoppers away from stores in December.
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NewsBrightHouse reveals strong Christmas and remains confident for 2011
Rent to own electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse has revealed a strong Christmas trading period and feels confident of sustaining “robust” growth in 2011.
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Opinion
Amazon Remembers
In December Amazon updated its free iPhone app to include an intriguing experimental feature called Amazon Remembers.
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NewsTesco unveils UK board appointments
Tesco has made a raft of appointments in its newly-created UK board, under UK chief executive Richard Brasher.
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Opinion
The tactics behind online selling
Many retailers still run their online and store businesses as separate entities, but the two channels actually sell using suprisingly similar tactics. The psychology behind store selling is well-documented, and it’s just as effective online. The experts agree, saying too many retailers used to traditional store selling approach the web as though it’s a completely alien world, when the reverse is true.
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NewsPawnbroker H&T lifts profit guidance
Pawnbroker H&T expects to beat City profit forecasts for the year just ended as a result of the rising price of gold and record lending to customers.
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NewsJD Sports' profits to beat expectations after strong Christmas
Fashion group JD Sports will make higher full-year profits than expected after Christmas trading beat expectations.
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NewsStore chiefs warn interest rate hike would rock retail
Keeping interest rates low is vital for the retail industry this year, says Next boss
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NewsHMV backtracks on fashion after grim trading
Embattled HMV is scaling back its fashion ambitions and has not ruled out closing more stores after a disastrous Christmas.
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NewsGrocers slash prices in battle to keep customers spending
Morrisons vows to help shoppers beat VAT rise while Asda guarantees to be cheaper than competitors
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NewsA tough start to the year for retail shares
General retail stocks began the year in deep freeze as the reporting season got under way.
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NewsWeather forces Alexon profit warning
Womenswear group Alexon issued a profit warning before Christmas after its three peak weeks were wiped out by icy weather.
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NewsTesco acquires 128 Czech Republic stores for £35m
Tesco has strengthened its central European operations with the acquisition of 128 convenience stores in the Czech Republic for CZK1.02bn koruna (£35.1m).