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NewsStore Twenty One expands as cost-saving meaasures cut losses
Value retailer Store Twenty One reduced losses by £15m last year but fell short of making its first profit in a decade.
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NewsBoden chief pessimistic over UK retail prospects
Boden chief executive Julian Granville has said he is gloomy about prospects for the UK retail market, despite reporting strong growth.
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NewsLaura Ashley to open clothing-only stores
Floral-inspired fashion and furniture retailer Laura Ashley is to open standalone clothing stores in a bid to lift sales.
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AnalysisThe Asda family tree
In the past 20 years, Asda has proved to be a finishing school for many of the retail industry’s highest flyers. Here Retail Week maps the connections, and the faces, that go to make up the family tree
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AnalysisUS pharmacy chains ramp up their grocery offerings
With more than 25,000 chain drugstores across the US, the opportunity to tap into new consumer segments is massive.
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OpinionA laughing matter
Laughter can solve pretty much anything both in business and in life, says Lord Kirkham
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AnalysisTesco’s Far Eastern promise
Combining its global scale with local knowledge is key to Tesco’s growth in Asia, incoming chief executive Phil Clarke tells Jennifer Creevy
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OpinionThe key to successful collaboration
H&M has to be the cleverest chain on the high street when you think about the thrill of its collaborations over the past few years
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AnalysisThe law on Sales
Debenhams’ latest Sale has raised eyebrows, and not just for its early timing. What are the rules when it comes to sales promotions?
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GalleryLondon Living, John Lewis, Oxford Street
London Living, a pop-up ‘shop’ created by John Lewis on the third floor of its Oxford Street flagship, is like taking an apartment and forgetting to put doors and corridors from one room to the next.
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AnalysisHugh Harvey
For the sports-mad managing director of Comet, transforming the business is a marathon and not a sprint. George MacDonald reports
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GalleryCopenhagen stores: Retail’s Great Danes
There’s a lot more to the retail panorama in the Danish capital than stripped pine and bright colours. John Ryan reports on Copenhagen’s retail scene
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AnalysisEmployee crime: To catch a thief
Theft and fraud committed by retailers’ own employees is second only to shoplifting in the damage it inflicts. Joanne Ellul reports
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OpinionPromotions are vital in today’s retail world
Promotions have never been more important in retailing than in today’s ultra-competitive market.
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OpinionDon’t read the last rites yet
Store stocks are enveloped in as deep a gloom as the Addams family’s mansion. But retail shares are not zombie investments and it’s too early to call in the undertakers.
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AnalysisThe perks of the job
Offering discounts and free products to your staff can lift morale and sales, says Liz Morrell
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Opinion
Super Thursday
However well their businesses have been doing, there’s one common thread that unites all the retailers reporting results today.
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GalleryPhoto Gallery: Skillsmart Retail Rising Stars Awards 2010
Retail showed again why it is the top industry for producing some of the finest talent around. Here we profile the winners on a night to remember