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Uniqlo unveils UT Gallery spin-off in East End
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo has opened a pop-up shop off east London’s Brick Lane, called UT Gallery.
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Ocado opens door to float with five-year Waitrose deal
Ocado has agreed in principle a landmark five-year deal with Waitrose, paving the way for a potential flotation of the e-tailer.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Marionnaud Paris, Hong Kong
Marionnaud Paris, the luxury perfume and cosmetic chain acquired by AS Watson in 2005, has opened its first store in Hong Kong.
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Hackett gets into gear for global expansion
Upmarket menswear retailer Hackett plans to launch in the US and Japan as it ramps up its global expansion.
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Waitrose to target market towns with smaller format
Waitrose is to launch a market-town format next week as it considers setting up a convenience store chain.
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AnalysisJohn Browett’s bulging in-tray
All eyes are on John Browett as next week’s strategic update looms. George MacDonald examines some of the options open to DSGi’s chief executive
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Analysis
Bags of confusion
A reduction in plastic bags is an environmental victory but, by encouraging shoppers to use their own carriers, retailers increase the risk of shoplifting. Charlotte Dennis-Jones reports
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Prevention is the best cure
They’re surrounded by hype, but what’s the truth about card-not-present fraud figures and, whatever the measure, have they peaked? Joanna Perry goes in search of the answers
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Signet shines in UK but struggles in US
Transatlantic jewellery giant Signet has revealed a strong performance in the UK in the first quarter, but has been dragged back by its US business.
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Interest rate held at 5%
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 5 per cent today disappointing hard-pressed retailers and customers feeling the impact of the credit crunch.
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Nisa-Today’s appoints new chairman
Symbol group Nisa-Today’s has appointed Mark Pullen as non-executive chairman.
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Opinion
The sun is out at last
The long-awaited sun may be starting to shine on fashion retailers if Next’s interim management statement is anything to go by.
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Opinion
Dunstone’s retail double
Very few retailers have transformed the face of the industry twice within a generation, but Charles Dunstone can claim that honour – and he’s still only 43.
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Next sales plummet
Fashion giant Next has revealed a slump in first-quarter sales this morning and blamed bad weather and the economic downturn.
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Carphone Best Buy deal: City reaction
The creation of an electricals joint venture by Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy is likely to be bad news for European groups such as DSGi, Kesa and Metro-owned MediaMarkt.
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Best Buy strikes deal with Carphone to transform European electricals retailing
Carphone Warehouse and US giant Best Buy have created a joint venture likely to become one of the biggest electricals retailers in Europe.
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Internacionale Limited enters administration
Interna ionale Limited, the company which operated value womens fashion stores Interna ionale and homewares retailer Au Naturale, has gone into administration.
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Granada launches online store at ITV.com
Granada Ventures launched an online store with ITV.com on Wednesday, in a move it described as long overdue.
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Retailers are on top of basics of IT security
Retail IT departments are getting the basics right when it comes to IT security, despite less board-level support than their peers in other industries.
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Superdrug software to improve ranging
Superdrug is to implement space and category management software in the next six months to increase sales and support its expansion.