More on Me + Em – Page 699
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AnalysisAnalysis: How retailers can avoid a pounding from a weak sterling
After sterling slumped to a two-year low as the threat of a no-deal Brexit looms ever larger, Retail Week analyses what retailers can do to mitigate the pain of a weak pound.
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NewsMarks & Spencer offers discount to shoppers bringing own lunch box
Marks & Spencer has launched a scheme incentivising customers to bring their own reusable containers when shopping at its Market Place food-to-go counters.
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NewsApple profits drop amid slump in iPhone sales
Apple has suffered a drop in quarterly profits sparked by a further decline in sales of iPhones.
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NewsTravis Perkins firms up plans to offload Wickes
Travis Perkins has firmed up plans to offload DIY chain Wickes – and hopes to complete the demerger within the next year.
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NewsIntu launches ‘transformational’ strategy as rental income slumps
Shopping centre owner Intu has launched what it has dubbed a “transformational” five-year strategy as it bids to arrest tumbling rental income and asset values.
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NewsNext ups profit guidance as second-quarter sales rise
Next has increased its full-year profit guidance after reporting a rise in sales during its second quarter.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The weird and wonderful world of Wish.com
Great search functionality? Not really. Big-name brands? Not so many, although growing. Speed-of-light fulfilment? Definitely not. Why exactly is Wish.com the most downloaded app in the world?
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NewsConsumer confidence rallies as shoppers show ‘resilience’
Consumer confidence edged up in July, with increases recorded across all but one measure.
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NewsRetailers in ‘stiff competition’ drives shop prices down
Shop prices fell slightly during July amid “stiff competition between retailers”.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales impacted by heatwave
John Lewis Partnership’s total weekly sales were impacted by last week’s “extreme” weather conditions.
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OpinionLeader: Who will dare challenge Mike Ashley?
Whatever else he may be, Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley is commendably plain-spoken.
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CartoonRetail cartoon: Sports Direct's all-singing, all-dancing new model
Patrick Blower’s take on Mike Ashley and his mechanics “putting a beautiful, shiny new car on the outside” of Sports Direct’s retail engine.
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NewsGreggs sales and profits climb in ‘exceptional first half’
Greggs has recorded a jump in its interim profits as demand rose driven by the popularity of its new vegan sausage roll.
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NewsSports Direct auditor to quit over €674m tax bill bombshell
Sports Direct’s auditor Grant Thornton told regulators that it intended to quit due to concerns regarding the disclosure of the retailer’s 11th hour Belgian tax bill.
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Retail VoiceThe case for seamless, not soulless, store experiences
Retail influencer Natalie Berg examines the rise of the experiential store and why customer experience is fast becoming the new currency in retail
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NewsMorrisons drafts in analytics experts to boost loyalty credentials
Morrisons has struck a partnership with analytics expert IRI as it bids to better understand its customers.
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OpinionOpinion: How retailers can win in the age of convenience
UK retail sales experienced their “worst June on record” according to the British Retail Consortium. Small surprise then that retailers and brands are testing and trialling new ways to drive growth.
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NewsHammerson eyes leisure and co-working space as future anchors
Hammerson is looking to leisure concepts, contemporary fashion brands and co-working space as future anchors for its flagship schemes, as it continues to alter its tenant mix away from retail.