All Retail Week articles in November 2 2012 – Page 4
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Grocer Kroger to test shopper reward app
Grocer Kroger will test an app from software company Earn & Play that rewards shoppers with cash and discounts for playing games during grocery store visits. Customers will be able to open the app when they go shopping and select a particular aisle or product. The app will then ask ...
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NewsNext sales edge up 2.7% in third quarter
Sales at Next rose 2.7% in its third quarter to October 27.
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NewsConsumer confidence dips in October
Consumer confidence fell in October despite the economy moving out of recession.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to push button on European online roll-out
Marks & Spencer is launching local transactional websites in four new European territories next month.
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NewsTablets to replace desktop for online purchases, says eBay mobile boss
Tablets are beginning to replace desktop computers as shoppers’ preferred device for online purchases, eBay’s mobile boss has said.
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NewsHomebase focuses on store refits as it plans to close 40 stores
DIY retailer Homebase has shelved its expansion strategy to focus on store refits after outlining plans to shed 12% of its store base in the next five years as its multichannel sales grow.
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Business rates dubbed the 'retail poll tax'
The chair of the All Party Parliamentary Retail Group has dubbed business rates the “retail equivalent of the poll tax”.
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News02 to franchise a quarter of company-owned stores
Mobile communications specialist 02 intends to franchise a quarter of its company owned stores over the next nine months.
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NewsRetail sales volumes up 'strongly' in October
Retailers reported a “strong” increase in sales volumes in October, the second consecutive month of growth.
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NewsMaplin secures £20m credit facility to fund expansion
Maplin has secured £20m of credit to fund its expansion plans for 100 new stores and an enhanced online retail offer.
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NewsAurora to launch 60-minute delivery windows as it focuses on accuracy
Aurora Fashions is focusing on offering customers more accuracy in online delivery times to help propel its multichannel growth and will launch 60 minute delivery windows next year.
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OpinionComment: We must ease the bumps in business rates to protect local shops
The Government in committed to seeing healthy high streets and a thriving retail sector in Britain.
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OpinionComment: The High Street: Who really cares?
This week the government have announced the formation of the Distressed Retail Property Taskforce (DRPT) to try and find ways of rejuvenating towns and cities – about time we say!
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NewsNew Look reassures suppliers over financial position
New Look has written to suppliers to reassure them of its financial position following speculation it could enter administration.
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NewsHMV criticised over tattoo ban
Staff at entertainment retailer HMV are up in arms after a new policy bans them from displaying tattoos and having long hair.
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NewsApple retail boss Browett in shock exit
Apple has parted ways with retail boss John Browett just six months after he joined with a £36m “golden hello”.
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NewsRates revaluation delay to be subject of Westminster Hall adjournment debate
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk is to lead a Westminster Hall adjournment debate in Parliament today when he will attack the Government’s proposal to delay next year’s business rates revaluation.
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GalleryIn pictures: EE replaces Orange, T-Mobile and Everything Everywhere fascias
The Orange, T-Mobile and Everything Everywhere fascias are set to disappear from the high street as 700 stores will be rebranded as EE from tomorrow.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How did Selfridges break the £1bn sales mark?
Selfridges sales jumped 5% to pass the momentous £1bn mark last year and furthermore, operating profits are expected to rise 5% to £133m when figures for the year are published this week. What is Selfridges doing so right?
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