More on Me + Em – Page 2631
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HobbyCraft aims high for new owner
Art and crafts retailer HobbyCraft has said it would aspire to surpass Pets at Home as a success story for its new owner, Bridgepoint, following its sale last week to the private equity investor for nearly £120m.
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NewsOriginal Factory Shop to rev up fashion following bumper sales
Value retailer Original Factory Shop is to focus on growth in fashion and footwear after revealing a bumper set of sales and profits for the year to March 28.
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News£10m cash injection lifts ailing Freemans
Freemans Grattan Holdings, the UK arm of German home shopping giant Otto, has been given a £10m cash injection from its parent company to stem losses at the UK business.
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Sale of Poundland will speed up moves to expand overseas
Poundland is edging closer to an overseas debut under its new owner, US private equity firm Warburg Pincus, which bought the retailer for £200m.
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NewsAsos to launch global marketplace for shoppers to sell second-hand clothing
Asos chief executive Nick Robertson has vowed to create a different way for shoppers to sell second-hand clothes when it launches its Marketplace website later this year.
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NewsTight cost control lifts Netto UK’s outlook
Netto UK has reported a 53% lift in operating profit to £7.6m with tight cost controls helping it overcome tough trading conditions.
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NewsArgos taps World Cup fever with microsite launch
Argos has launched a microsite to capitalise on “huge” public interest in the World Cup.
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NewsIan Dyson quits M&S on Marc Bolland’s second day
Ian Dyson, the Marks & Spencer finance director who was passed over as successor to chief executive Sir Stuart Rose, has revealed that he is leaving the retailer.
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NewsStrife in Greece ‘likely to benefit foreign retailers’
The economic and political turmoil that is convulsing Greece is likely in the long term to benefit international retailers that trade there, according to Planet Retail analyst Milos Ryba.
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NewsElection outcome could influence retail IPOs
Today’s election result and the implications for consumer and business confidence are likely to influence whether or not a clutch of retail initial public offerings get under way.
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NewsElephants on parade
Fashion designers are supporting four pop-up shops as part of the London Elephant Parade charity event.
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NewsTopshop prompts Harrods to revamp young fashion
Knightsbridge department store Harrods is to overhaul its young fashion offer as it prepares for the opening of a giant Topshop store on its doorstep on May 20.
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GalleryJD Sports’ king of stores in Cardiff
Sports fashion retailer JD Sports has opened a store in Cardiff with a glossy take on a traditionally lacklustre sub-sector.
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AnalysisTim Whitworth
Working his way up from the shopfloor, the Republic boss has created a team around him that has helped the young fashion retailer soar.
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GalleryZara, Oxford Street, London
It is normally the practice in this part of the magazine to showcase stores that are either, new, unfamiliar or both, so the choice of a Zara store on Oxford Street this week might seem curious.
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OpinionAll change or business as usual?
Last month’s political TV debates at home, and volcanic quakes overseas, are both dramatic cases in point; and the emergence of a credible third choice for government in the UK could prove just as seismic as the eruption of an ash cloud across European airspace.
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OpinionThe future lies in o-commerce
Apple’s innovations will have a dramatic effect on how shoppers behave, says Steve Robinson
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OpinionTime to protect retail and ensure stability
But whichever party or parties make up the new government, it’s vital that the profile the industry’s leaders have engineered for retailing ahead of the election with their National Insurance campaign is maintained.
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AnalysisWhat’s waiting in Marc Bolland’s in-tray at M&S?
Dutchman Marc Bolland takes the reins this week at M&S. We look at the big questions facing him as he moves into the Paddington hot seat