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Analysis
Crystal Palace
Blink and you won’t miss them. Costume jewellery brand Swarovski’s flagship branch on Regent Street and new concept store on Great Marlborough Street mark a turning point for a category that is often dismissed as plain vulgar. John Ryan takes a turn at the dazzling duo
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Suitors circle Dolcis
Dolcis administrator KPMG has been contacted by about 40 parties that have expressed an interest in the footwear chain.
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Emergency rate cut in US helps store groups outperform at last
The US Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut – the biggest in 25 years – helped markets rise mid-week and gave store groups a lift.
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Schuh in line for profit jump as it outpaces sector
Branded footwear retailer Schuh is on track to deliver a substantial uplift in profits and sales for the 12 months to April, bucking the downward trend in the sector.
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Opinion
Online, the fashion frontier
So, JD Sports has been voted the retailer with the worst customer service on the high street followed closely by another sportswear retailer, JJB.
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John Lewis to ramp up luxury sales with fashion brands area
John Lewis is to test a luxury fashion brands shopfit as part of its drive to more than triple sales from its luxury brands business.
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Kinnaird plots rescue for top Dolcis stores
Retail entrepreneur John Kinnaird will next week approach landlords to renegotiate leases on the top-performing Dolcis stores in an effort to salvage something from the chain that went into administration this week.
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Analysis
Customer service top of IT agenda
Software and service were all everyone was talking about at the NRF’s Big Show in New York last week. Joanna Perry was there to find out how retailers are using technology to raise their game
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Selfridges to smash record as luxury market holds firm
The boss of luxury department store group Selfridges has said the business will ride out this year’s economic turmoil after enjoying a record year in 2007.
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Opinion
Store manager’s diary – A successful Sale is all down to preparation
January is all about clearing the remainder of the autumn/winter reductions and focusing on the season ahead.
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Tillman appointed chairman of British Fashion Council
Jaeger chairman Harold Tillman has replaced Sir Stuart Rose as head of the British Fashion Council (BFC).
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Analysis
Short-term benefits
It might sound like a dream job, but interim management is not all long holidays, good pay and the freedom of being your own boss. Charlotte Dennis-Jones discovers why such roles are not for everyone
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Opinion
Bolland’s world of opportunity
When future retail historians write the history of Morrisons, the first quarter of 2008 will figure large. March will be the end of an era, when Sir Ken Morrison steps down as chairman. And what better present could he leave with than the grocer having turned the corner as spectacularly ...
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Analysis
Disposal tactics
As retailing gets tougher, you would expect to see more portfolios of stores being dumped onto the market by retailers. Is a flood of space about to be offloaded? Ben Cooper investigates
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Opinion
When will we stop deluding ourselves?
Are we entering 2008 with unrealistic expectations? Not quite at every turn but at most, it strikes me that we do face unrealistic expectations.
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News
M&S eyes Somerfield
Marks & Spencer is understood to have expressed an interest in acquiring some Somerfield shops.
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Opinion
Lord Kirkham: We’ve had it easy for too long
Retailers need to put things in perspective – there are worse fates than falling like-for-likes
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Opinion
Who wins in a Somerfield sale?
The auction of neighbourhood food retailer Somerfield superficially puts the retailer in a position of strength but, in reality, its situation is ambiguous.
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News
Morrisons to maintain pace with ads in 2008
Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland promised there would be no let-up in ad spend in the next financial year as the Bradford-based grocer delivered market-beating Christmas trading figures.
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Sports Direct claims to be on track to beat full-year forecast
Sports Direct remains confident of exceeding market expectations for its full year, although once again it has declined to reveal like-for-like figures to the City.