More on Me + Em – Page 2731
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NewsBorders UK stops taking orders online
Borders UK has stopped taking orders from its website as the future of the books retailer hangs in the balance.
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Torex to hand over hardware maintenance to partner
Retail software supplier Torex is to transfer its hardware maintenance business to partner Phoenix IT Services from February next year.
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NewsBlacks CVA approved
Blacks Leisure’s Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) has been approved by 98% of its landlords at a creditors meeting.
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NewsReiss redesigns stores for luxury
Luxury fashion chain Reiss has refreshed areas of selected stores in support of its capsule 1971 collection, the year in which the retailer opened its first store.
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NewsPPR looks to sell some retail businesses
French luxury and retail group PPR is reported to be considering the sale of part of its retail portfolio to raise cash to buy new brands.
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NewsToy buying pushes up sales at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis department stores for the week ending November 21 have jumped 15% on the same period last year to £78.5m as shoppers start buying gifts for Christmas.
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NewsWoolworths owner looks at return to the high street
Woolworths could come back to the high street as a 200-store chain as part of a plan by Shop Direct Group to move it from an online-only operation.
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NewsBlacks CVA vote expected to be passed today
Blacks Leisure is expected to have its Company Voluntary Arrangement passed by landlords today, potentially securing the future of the outdoor specialist.
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NewsMark Price named contender to replace Marc Bolland at Morrisons
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has been named as a leading contender to replace Marc Bolland as chief executive of Morrisons.
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OpinionAn Anthropologie lesson
In this unseasonably warm period of goodwill to all men, there is much to be leant from the way in which Anthropologie is pulling them through doors by the simple expedient of quick-fire change.
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NewsLehman Brothers collapse takes toll on Reiss
Fashion retailer Reiss has reported “creditable” earnings last year, when it suffered like other retailers in the aftermath of Lehman Brothers’ demise.
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NewsWHSmith pulls out of Borders bid
WHSmith has ended talks about buying troubled bookseller Borders UK, raising doubts over the specialist’s future.
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News381 further First Quench shops to close, making 1,908 redundancies
The administrator to Threshers owner First Quench Retailing has announced the closure of a further 381 stores, resulting in 1,908 shop staff redundancies.
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OpinionMarc Bolland was the answer to Marks & Spencer’s prayers
As Retail Week predicted back in July, Marc Bolland is just what Marks & Spencer has been looking for. His success at Morrisons will stand him in good stead, but the difficulty of managing Britain’s most loved retail brand is great.
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NewsGap profits up 25%
Gap profits grew 25% in its third quarter helped by growing sales at its Old Navy fascia.
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NewsBest week of the year for John Lewis
Department store John Lewis had its best week of the year last week, beating last year’s sales by 17%.
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NewsTesco unveils broadband ambitions
Tesco is to take on broadband telecoms players such as BT, TalkTalk and Virgin media as it targets extra profits of £200m annually.
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NewsPrivate equity firms table first-round Matalan bids
Five private equity groups are understood to have tabled bids for value fashion group Matalan, which may be sold for as much as £1.5bn.
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NewsMarks & Spencer brand top of agenda for Marc Bolland
Marc Bolland, newly appointed chief executive of Marks & Spencer, is expected to focus on breathing new life into the Marks & Spencer brand.
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AnalysisKnow your customer, control your business
In this supplement we hope to engage retailers with examples of how customer data, when collected and analysed in context, creates insight that can provide answers to the big questions in their businesses.