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AnalysisLloydspharmacy: Just the medicine
Giving more responsibility to local managers is helping Lloydspharmacy as it focuses on delivering more healthcare services and helping develop its staff too
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OpinionRetail surgery: What are the timelines for the Carbon Reduction Commitment?
What are the timelines for the Carbon Reduction Commitment?
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OpinionRetail surgery: We have looked at how green our distribution fleet is, but what can we do about our company car fleet?
We have looked at how green our distribution fleet is, but what can we do about our company car fleet?
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AnalysisHitting the headlines
When retailers make the news for the wrong reasons, staff must be kept in the loop.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Home Bargains
The inside view from Laine Maw, HR manager of TJ Morris, trading as Home Bargains
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Opinion
Automation’s what you need?
I’m no expert on the world of supply chain but one thing I do know is that there’s no bigger name in that vital yet unglamorous part of the retail world than Lawrence Christensen.
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NewsGame reshuffles management team
Game has reshuffled its management team to “strengthen the group’s offer in the UK and around the world”.
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NewsJJB director of retail and product retires
JJB Sports has today announced the retirement of its director of retail and product Colin Tranter after less than a year at the company.
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NewsSignet results "exceed expectations"
Jewellery chain Signet has reported its full year results have “exceeded expectations” buoyed by sales in the UK in the fourth quarter.
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NewsRetail sales rise in February
Retail sales rose 1.9 per cent month-on-month by value in February and advanced 2.1% by volume, the Office for National Statistics reported.
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NewsMoss Bros stems pre-tax losses
Moss Bros reported a narrower pre-tax loss of £3.9m over the year to January 30, and said current trading was “strong”.
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NewsPrivate equity firm buys Cath Kidston
US private equity group TA Associates has agreed to buy Cath Kidston in a deal worth about £100m.
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NewsTed Baker profits up 3.6%
Ted Baker’s pre-tax profit rose 3.6% over the year to January 30 to £20.3m as the business was buoyed by a strong performance in its retail division where sales recorded a 15.4% rise.
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NewsKingfisher full year profits surge 49%
DIY giant Kingfisher’s adjusted pre-tax profits surged 48.6% to £547m in the year to January 30 but the retailer remains cautious on the outlook.
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NewsNext profits soar 18%
Fashion retailer Next has reported an 18% increase in group pre-tax profit to £505m in the full year to January 30 in what chairman John Barton said was “an extraordinary year”.
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NewsClinton Cards profits soar after buying back Birthdays
Clinton Cards has reported a 28.8% increase in interim profits, on the back of group sales up 20.8%, driven by the re-acquisition of the Birthdays business.
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NewsCat Deeley new face of Links of London
Links of London has chosen television presenter Cat Deeley as the global ambassador for the jewellery brand.
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NewsSmall shops to get rates relief in mixed budget for retailers
Around 100,000 small shops will have a year off business rates from October Chancellor Alistair Darling revealed in this week’s Budget.
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OpinionInconvenience stores
As a lifelong resident of south London I feel like I’ve been given a life sentence to shopping at Sainsbury’s. The weak link is the convenience stores.
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OpinionE-learning from the public sector
Retailers can learn much from how the push to deliver far more public services online plays out.