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NewsTesco stores hit by till computer glitch
Tesco is reported to have been hit by till problems at 67 stores following a glitch caused by its overnight price changes process.
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NewsAnthropologie unveils Regent Street blueprint
News has emerged about the interior form of the UK’s first Anthropologie store, set to open on Regent Street in the autumn.
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OpinionCheap products needn’t mean cheap-looking stores
This year’s World Retail Congress in Barcelona ended on Friday, closing three days of conferencing, networking and, it has to be said, a fair amount of evening carousing. But for those who wandered across the road into the adjacent Diagonal Mar shopping centre, there was an additional talking point. Diagonal ...
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NewsConsumer confidence falls as unemployment concerns grow
Consumer confidence has fallen nine points since last October, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium and Nielsen.
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NewsWickes owner Travis Perkins secures rights issue to raise £300m
DIY chain Wickes’ parent company, builders’ merchant Travis Perkins, has secured a rights issue to raise £300m.The company has revealed it secured a fully underwritten 7 for 10 rights issue, through the issue of nearly 86 million new shares.It has raised gross proceeds of around £314m (around £300m net of ...
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NewsFood price inflation falls
Food prices fell 1.2 per cent from March to April and were up 7.6 per cent on the previous year. The year-on-year rise was the slowest increase so far this year, suggesting food inflation may have finally peaked.According to the Verdict monthly Food Price Tracker, year-on-year inflation in April was ...
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Innovation still key for recession survival
Innovation is essential to success and should not be stifled in recessionary times, according to retailers speaking at the World Retail Congress.
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Retailers' opinion mixed over opportunities in Russia
Opinions were mixed at today’s World Retail Congress about whether international retailers should attempt expanding into the Russian market.
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Survey reveals Ikea is world's most trusted retail brand
Ikea has come out on top in a survey of the world’s most trusted retail brands released at World Retail Congress today.
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Luxury retailers must justify their prices
Recession will not lead to the demise of the luxury sector but upscale retailers and brands will need to live up to their consumer promise in order to succeed, the World Retail Congress heard.
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Youth cannot be defined as a demographic
What does youth mean today? The question was mulled over today at the World Retail Congress by a panel of experts led by Juliet Warkentin, content director at WGSN.
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OpinionNew era of supermarket loyalty wars?
Tesco has led the charge on loyalty cards. Will its Clubcard relaunch next week win it back customers from competitors Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons?
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Lego plans more retail stores to help build customer loyalty
Lego plans to continue building its retail portfolio because it believes selling directly to consumers increases customer loyalty, the world-leading toy brand revealed in a session on multichannel retailing at the World Retail Congress 2009.
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Opportunities still exist in emerging markets
The window of opportunity in emerging markets is still open, although the global economic crisis is having an effect, the World Retail Congress heard this morning.
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Retailers should push suppliers for in-store investment
Retailers should be pressing their suppliers to help them deliver a better in-store experience for their customers, claimed WPP The Store chief executive David Roth at the World Retail Congress.
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Customer experience is lynchpin of multichannel success
Half of UK shoppers switch retailers when they move between buying channels, research by IBM showed.
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Make more of what you have, urge store designers
Revise, remix, reinvent and reuse. This was the advice given by a panel of store designers at the World Retail Congress in Barcelona in a session on Store Design During a Recession.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse buys Tiscali UK
The Carphone Warehouse and Tiscali have reached an agreement for TalkTalk to acquire Tiscali’s UK operations for £236m.
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Retailers should respond to shifting global sourcing patterns
Retailers should not adopt a “one size fits all” approach when deciding how and where to source globally, according to Christine Cross, who sits on the board of Next and runs her eponymous consultancy firm.
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NewsM&S admits ‘we boobed’ over larger bra sizes
Marks & Spencer has admitted it was wrong to charge a £2 surcharge on larger bra sizes, after campaigners hit out earlier this week.