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AnalysisRetail staffing: Power to the People
Backing UK Retail isn’t just about the role the industry plays in the economy – it’s about the part it plays in communities too. Charlotte Hardie asks how store jobs have helped local people
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Uniqlo readies for concession debut in Selfridges
Uniqlo is poised to open its first concession at Selfridges on London’s Oxford Street next month.
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LK Bennett sets sights on UK and international expansion
LK Bennett executive chairman Robert Bensoussan has laid out plans to double the size of the business within five years.
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Flurry of interest for Marks & Spencer stores
Marks & Spencer has received a flurry of interest from retailers wanting to take over the stores it has earmarked for disposal.
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NewsWyevale offers 3% wage rise to engage staff
Garden centre chain Wyevale is to give staff across the business a 3 per cent pay increase in order to motivate them.
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Abel & Cole targets the big four
Organic online grocer Abel & Cole is to ramp up its marketing this year to push its price credentials in the face of fierce competition from the big four supermarkets.
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Carrefour loses out to rivals with weak Q4 sales growth
Carrefour has posted its slowest quarterly sales growth in five years and been outperformed by its European counterparts.
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Circuit City stores close as business liquidated
Circuit City has become the US’s largest retail victim of the global downturn, leaving 34,000 staff jobless as all 567 stores close.
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Sainsbury’s head office jobs to go in shake-up
Sainsbury’s has restructured its head office central support teams in a move that could lead to up to 300 jobs being axed.
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Fund set up to back retailers of the future
A consortium of retail entrepreneurs has united to create an investment fund to support fledgling UK retail businesses.
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Blackwell creates wholesale arm
Academic books retailer Blackwell is venturing into the wholesale arena with the launch of a new division to drive sales of its own-brand products.
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Retail stocks rally, but analysts warn it's too soon for optimism
Sighs of relief that retailers’ Christmas performance was no worse than feared have helped store stocks rally in the new year, but some analysts fear optimism may be premature.
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Overseas growth expansion to drive N Brown growth
Home shopping group N Brown has pushed the button on international expansion and hopes to generate 10 per cent of sales from overseas.
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Sainsbury’s could suffer as price wars hit margins, analyst warns
Aggressive grocery promotions threaten food retailers’ margins, broker Blue Oar warned after conducting a price survey.
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Kaupthing insists Mosaic will remain fashion powerhouse
The Icelandic government and administrator Ernst & Young – which now control Kaupthing’s UK retail assets – are determined to maintain Mosaic as a portfolio of fashion brands despite its plans to sell Shoe Studio.
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OpinionObama’s an example to us all
he presidential campaign is an inspirational model for any business that wants to touch people
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Opinion
John Richards: Think it's bad? You've seen nothing yet
Plan for lower sales in 2009 and 2010 and you won’t suffer too many unpleasant shocks. The severity of the financial crunch and the excesses that led to it mean that the adjustment process must not only be painful but protracted.
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Electricals war is yet to be won
There’s little sign of a surge for electricals retailers this year.
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Harrods chief executive makes surprise exit
Harrods chief executive James McArthur has left the business after less than a year in the role.
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Greenwoods in talks with Chinese investor over rescue deal
Menswear chain Greenwoods has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.