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AnalysisAnalysis: Simon Calver promises to restore Mothercare's fortunes
New chief executive Simon Calver explains how a focus on ‘basic retail’ will restore Mothercare to health.
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OpinionWaterstones and Amazon: A good partnership?
Will the Kindle partnership with Amazon cost Waterstones in the long run, asks Philip Downer.
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NewsAll Saints hires etail boss as management shake-up continues
Fashion retailer All Saints has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of a global ecommerce director.
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NewsAsos adjusts prices to keep shoppers on side
Asos is sharpening its UK prices to attract young, hard-hit shoppers.
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NewsHomebase to launch ad campaign for Habitat range
DIY retailer Homebase is to launch a TV ad campaign to back the launch of its Habitat products.
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NewsLittlewoods to launch interactive Facebook TV show
Littlewoods, in what it claims is a retail first, is to broadcast a live interactive TV show on Facebook, hosted by brand ambassador Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
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OpinionDoes the weather really have an effect on retail?
“Make mine a double,” the Queen must have said. And so the final bank holiday weekend this side of the summer is extra-long and a valuable opportunity for many retailers to make up some of the sales lost over the past few difficult months.
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NewsSuperdrug considers localised product offer
Superdrug is considering localising its product offer in stores to better meet local needs.
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OpinionAsos: The online giant continues to reward investors
As the recriminations continue following Facebook’s botched IPO, there is one online business that carries on rewarding investors – Asos.
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AnalysisDiamond Jubilee: How retail has changed over 60 years
As the nation hangs out the bunting and prepares for street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Rebecca Thomson looks at the transformation of retail during her reign.
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GalleryIn pictures: Tesco F&F pop-up opens
Tesco today opened its F&F pop-up store in Covent Garden in time for the Diamond Jubilee weekend.
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NewsAurora launches PayPal mobile payments in-store
Customers shopping at womenswear chains Oasis, Warehouse, Coast and Karen Millen can now pay for items by PayPal in-store using their mobile phones.
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OpinionWhat impact will the recession have online?
So we’re in recession again. Cue further rending of garments and raise the wailing a semitone or two. The tune’s becoming familiar now.
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Macy’s acquires minority stake in online retailer VIPStore
US department store group Macy’s has acquired a $15m (£9.5m) minority stake in Chinese online retailer VIPStore. Macy’s will sell its merchandise to Chinese consumers through a dedicated section on the website. The initiative will allow Macy’s to “test the waters a little bit and learn”, said chief financial officer ...
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OpinionM-commerce puts the high street under pressure
To click or to wander? Last month, Boston Consulting Group published findings stating that the UK has the largest internet economy of the G20.
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GalleryIn pictures: PayPal Etail Awards 2012
Photos from the PayPal Etail Awards drinks reception, awards ceremony and after party, at the Grange Hotel in London.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts sales uplift
John Lewis recorded a “solid” week last week with sales up 11.6%.
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NewsPixmania launches own-brand jewellery range
Dixons-owned Pixmania has set out ambitious plans to become the leading online European jewellery retailer within the next two years.
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OpinionM&S is keeping pace, but it’s time to start setting it
There was a workmanlike feel to Marks & Spencer’s results this week.
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AnalysisInteractive TV shopping: What do retailers need to know?
Interactive TV shopping is the latest opportunity to exploit in e-commerce, but retailers must act fast if they want to turn this channel into a winner.