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Opinion
Improved efficiency must sometimes lead to job losses
The Prime Minister thinks that further investment in technology will produce economic benefit, but will he stand up for retailers if advancement means that they need less staff?
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News
'Mega Monday' delivers biggest sales online
“Mega Monday” delivered a strong sales lift for retailers who enjoyed their biggest day of online sales so far this year, despite traffic failing to reach an expected peak.
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Marks & Spencer unveils seasonal promotions
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a swathe of promotions applicable from Thursday as high street stores battle for spend ahead of Christmas.
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Waitrose growth slows as discounters gain market share
Waitrose has suffered from negative year-on-year growth for the first time in recent years, slipping 0.7 per cent in the 12 weeks to November 30.
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The Pier makes redundancies at head office
The Pier has made almost half its head office staff redundant after falling into administration last week.
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GalleryClas Ohlson – Croydon
Scandi DIY retailer Clas Ohlson makes its UK debut in Croydon’s Whitgift Centre.
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Hammerson submits Southampton plans
Hammerson has put in an application to develop a mixed-use scheme in Southampton.
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Shopping centre pipeline dries up
The amount of UK shopping centre space in the pipeline has dramatically decreased and could take up to five years to pick up, a CB Richard Ellis study has claimed.
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Opinion
Klick: Maxed out
The names of Max Spielman and Klick might not be regulars on the pages of Retail Week, but with over 300 stores on the UK high street, the collapse of the photo processing group which owned them is more bad news for the retail property world.
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News
Morrisons to automate space planning with Galleria system
Morrisons will begin using a merchandising system from Galleria next year to automate the creation of merchandising plans. Currently the supermarket chain creates these plans manually.
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Debenhams to launch third three-day Sale
Debenhams is to launch another three-day Christmas Sale, just three days after its last 20 per cent-off promotion and its third in four weeks.
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Peacocks hit by credit insurer
Fashion retailer Peacocks is understood to have become the latest retailer to have some of its credit insurance cut.
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Tesco triggers toys price war
Tesco has sparked a price war after slashing the prices of hundreds of its toys by up to 60 per cent.
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Morrisons replaces wide area network
Morrisons is to quadruple its wide area network capacity after signing a three-year deal with Cable & Wireless.
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Carphone's David Ross 'faces FSA inquiry'
Former Carphone Warehouse deputy chairman David Ross is to be investigated by the Financial Services Authority for possible breaches of stock market rules, according to reports.
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M&S faces lawsuit from Interflora over Google searches
Flowers delivery business Interflora is reportedly suing Marks Spencer for buying its brand name as a keyword on Google.
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Land of Leather ends takeover talks
Land of Leather has ended talks with parties interested in buying the business, saying the offers would fail to deliver shareholder value.
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Verdict: Retail profits to dive in 2009
Retailers should brace themselves for one of the worst years on record in 2009, as high street spending goes into reverse and retail profits nosedive.