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Analysis
NRF: Brave New World
After a year of financial turmoil a more humble and socially aware retail industry was on show at this year’s National Retail Federation convention last week. Joanna Perry reports from New York
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Analysis
Video: Rugby brand Canterbury opens at Westfield London
Rugby brand and retailer Canterbury has opened its first standalone UK store in London’s Westfield shopping centre. Already an established retailer in the Southern Hemisphere and Japan, the company has ambitious expansion plans for this country. John Ryan takes a look around.
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Opinion
Obama's 'new era of responsibility' comes to retail
Who would have thought that JJB's suspended chief executive Chris Ronnie would be one of the first symbols of “the new era of responsibility” outlined by newly elected President Barack Obama?
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News
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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Short selling on retail stock doubles
Short selling positions on retail shares have almost doubled between November and January, as investors bet on further misery for the sector.
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Sir Tom Hunter slams Flying Brands management
Sir Tom Hunter has lambasted the management of Flying Brands and said he will take a more active role in the future of the home shopping group following yesterday’s profits warning.
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Threshers considers 'hundreds' of store closures
The owner of Threshers is locked in talks with landlords about closing unprofitable stores.
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Morrisons enjoys strong Christmas
Morrisons has unveiled a market-beating Christmas sales performance, with like-for-like sales up 8.2 per cent excluding fuel in the six weeks to January 4.
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Analysis
Jeremy Collins: A bridge between two worlds
John Lewis head of development Jeremy Collins is the new BCSC president. Ben Cooper finds out more about his plans to bring retail and property together.
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News
New chief executive for Best Buy as Brad Anderson retires
Brian Dunn has been named chief executive of Best Buy after vice president and chief executive Brad Anderson announced his retirement from the electricals retailer.
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Somerfield posts strong Christmas
Grocery chain Somerfield performed well over the Christmas period, with like-for-likes excluding fuel jumping 3.7 per cent in the 3 weeks to January 3.
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Sainsbury's jobs to go in head office restructuring
Sainsbury’s is to restructure its London head office which could lead to up to 300 jobs being cut.
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Opinion
Retail event cancellation a blow for IT
In some bad news for the retail technology industry, it has been announced that next week’s Retail Business Show exhibition will not be taking place.
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News
New Look refines IT to back growth plan
New Look is poised to go live with the final stages of a project to improve the business processes within its buying and merchandising department.
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Marks & Spencer extends services tie-up for EPoS roll-out
Marks & Spencer is working with Computacenter to improve the time it takes to get new IT systems up and running.
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El Corte Ingles optimises its merchandising
Spain’s largest retailer El Corte Ingl s is in the process of implementing Oracle Retail’s assortment execution system, after going live with merchandise financial planning and price optimisation systems.
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Alchemy's Jon Moulton warns of defaults
One third of companies controlled by UK mid-market private equity groups may default on their debts, a leading private equity chief has warned.
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Go Outdoors to create 1,000 jobs
Outdoor retailer Go Outdoors will create 1,000 new retail jobs as it aims to triple its store portfolio over the next two years.
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Flying Brands issues profit warning
Home shopping group Flying Brands has issued a profit warning as the Jersey-based retailer continues to struggle with rising costs and shrinking margins.
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Superdrug launches price campaign
Health and beauty retailer Superdrug has today launched a price campaign to help save customers in excess of 3m every month.