All Retail Week articles in November 4 2011 – Page 3
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NewsBRC calls on Chancellor to tackle 2012 business rates in pre-Budget statement
Chancellor George Osborne must address significant business rate increases, retail jobs and improving access to overseas markets in his Autumn statement, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has urged.
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Opinion
Primark in Selfridges: Selmark?
Selfridges’ decision to allow Primark into some of its stores is a win win for both retailers.
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NewsAurora-backed Bastyan brand to open pop-up store
Contemporary womenswear label Bastyan, which is backed by Coast, Warehouse and Oasis owner Aurora Fashions, is to open a pop-up store.
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NewsMy-Wardrobe hunts for chief executive as it looks to global markets
Premium etailer My-Wardrobe.com is looking for a chief executive to take the company to international markets, according to reports.
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NewsBoots to launch more premium own brand products
Health and beauty retail giant Boots is to introduce new premium ranges of own-brand products to compete with established brands in the market.
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NewsIceland bids fall short of asking price
First round bids for Iceland are thought to have fallen short of the £1.5bn asking price.
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NewsAsda £5 'thank you' offer hailed a success as Morrisons enters Christmas price war fray
Asda’s £5 ‘thank you’ offer that it launched two weeks ago has driven 1 million customers to its Asda Price Guarantee (APG) website.
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NewsStore Twenty One launches label with Katie Price
Value retailer Store Twenty One has teamed up with model Katie Price to create a new label called Katie’s Boutique.
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NewsJohn Lewis in "Made in UK" product push
John Lewis is to push British-sourced products in its stores to support UK manufacturing.
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NewsRiver Island launches international shipping
Young fashion retailer River Island has introduced international shipping from its website from today (November 1).
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OpinionProperty and retail
Over the past seven years the relationship between property and retail has improved and some stunning schemes have been built. But there remains much more to do.
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NewsScottish government to bring in alcohol pricing bill
The Scottish government is preparing to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol in a bid to improve the nation’s health – a policy that some retailers believe is misguided.
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GalleryIn pictures: Darth Vader to star in Dixons ads
Electricals group Dixons is to reprise its Star Wars-themed TV advertising , this time featuring arch-villain Darth Vader.
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NewsDirectory sales power third quarter sales growth at Next
A strong third quarter performance from Next’s Directory business helped compensate for weak store sales and full-year profits are expected to be up.
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NewsMatalan's credit rating downgraded
Matalan’s credit rating was downgraded by Standard & Poor on Tuesday, with one debt facility cut to ‘junk’ status, it is understood.
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NewsAsda partners with cookery school Leiths
Asda has partnered with Leiths School of Food and Wine to create and develop its entire Extra Special food range.
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NewsScottish Government urged to conduct impact assessment on supermarket levy
Scotland’s finance secretary John Swinney must be pushed towards a full impact assessment on proposals for a new levy on retailers selling alcohol and tobacco, the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has urged.
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NewsTopshop to launch mobile site as mobile sales climb
Topshop is to launch an app and mobile optimised site in the coming months as mobile becomes an increasingly important channel for retailers.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open smaller format store in York
John Lewis has revealed plans to open another smaller format department store, in York. -
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Walmart to shut apparel office in New York
Walmart is to shut its apparel office in New York to reduce costs and concentrate on more basic clothing.The office has about 275 workers in areas including product development and buying. These functions will be transferred to Walmart’s home town of Bentonville, Arkansas by February next year.Walmart US chief executive ...