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NewsLands' End kids debut
Home shopping retailer Lands’ End is to launch its first kids’ clothing range in August as it seeks to widen its appeal.
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Fashion chains to hike autumn prices up to 8%
Fashion retailers have called time on deflation and are set to hike prices by up to 8% for autumn as they contend with volatile currencies, higher commodity costs and the likelihood that VAT will rise.
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NewsClaire’s appoints ex-Levi’s retail chief
Accessories chain Claire’s has hired Levi’s retail director Sheila Hamilton as managing director of its UK and Republic of Ireland division.
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GalleryDSGi: The Empire strikes back
DSGi was supposed to run for the hills with Best Buy’s UK arrival, but its Currys store shows the fight is just beginning
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AnalysisHas online sales growth hit a wall?
With Game, HMV and Maplin all reporting falls in online sales, has the ecommerce boom plateaued, or is it a case of a few retailers underperforming?
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AnalysisAndy Clarke: turning Asda around?
Asda’s new chief executive will use his operational experience to try to turn round the grocer’s performance.
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GalleryTrader Joe’s, Brooklyn
An average store for average Joes might well be the strapline for Trader Joe’s were it not for the fact that this store, in Brooklyn, is anything but.
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AnalysisBanking facilities
After the recession, banks are once again starting to take a more flexible approach to providing retailers with lending facilities
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OpinionHow to pick your retail dream team
Retailers were delighted when England qualified for the 2010 finals. Our delight has been transformed into practical actions. Stores across the country are featuring imaginative promotional themes and campaigns, focusing on World Cup 2010.
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OpinionA sporting chance for supply chain workers
The World Cup represents a chance to help workers in the retail supply chain, says Mark Price
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OpinionPrivate ownership has turbocharged Boots
Have a conversation with Stefano Pessina and it won’t be long before he utters the phrase “double-digit growth” in his distinctive Italian accent. People who work with him probably hear him saying it in their sleep. It is his mantra and Alliance Boots has pulled it off again this year ...
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Analysis
The new North-South divide
With looming public sector cuts and job losses set to hit the North harder than the South, will regional disparities return?
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AnalysisFood specialists in Canada and US in discount move
For years, discount in North America was dominated by dollar stores and big-box merchants such as Walmart. The European hard discount model did not translate stateside, due to a lack of affinity for private labels and the social stigma of ‘value shopping’.But things are changing. The recession is over, but ...
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work ar Lands’ End
The inside view from employee and customer services director Mark Harris
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AnalysisThe local post
Social media works well for advertising store job opportunities, says Liz Morrell
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can we minimise the dilapidations we have to pay out for our stores when leases come to an end?
How can we minimise the dilapidations we have to pay out for our stores when leases come to an end?
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OpinionRetail surgery: We want to run a marketing campaign to coincide with the World Cup. Are there any rules about how we do this?
We want to run a marketing campaign to coincide with the World Cup. Are there any rules about how we do this?
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OpinionA nail-biting time for Ocado
Now the election is out of the way, chiefs of private retailers with an eye on a IPO - Ocado among them - will anxiously follow the political and economic weather reports and consider whether they can get their floats away.
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AnalysisA smart solution to rising energy bills
Utility companies are taking a proactive role in assisting retailers as they try to cut their energy and water bills