All Retail Week articles in November 9 2012 – Page 3
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NewsIn pictures: Kardashian Kollection hits Dorothy Perkins stores tomorrow
Dorothy Perkins is set to unveil its much-hyped fashion range designed by the Kardashian sisters tomorrow.
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NewsVideo: Aldi makes Fortnum & Mason jibe in Christmas ad
Aldi has launched a Christmas TV advert which claims its products are as good as those sold at upmarket department stores Fortnum & Mason and Harvey Nichols.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Five growth opportunities for Shop Direct
As Shop Direct’s new chief executive Alex Baldock vies to bring the retailer into profit, Retail Week looks at the growth opportunities within his reach.
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NewsShoppers flock to Currys and PC World as Comet flounders
Electricals giant Dixons’ Currys and PC World stores have benefited from a surge in footfall following the collapse of Comet into administration.
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NewsIn pictures: John Lewis launches Christmas ad
The much-anticipated John Lewis Christmas ad will launch tomorrow with the strapline ‘Give a little more love this Christmas’.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to get ahead in retail
What does it take to make it to the top? Sarah Butler talks to prominent retail leaders to find out how they got where they are today.
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Amazon unveils Family Mart partnership
Amazon has unveiled a partnership in Japan with convenience store business Family Mart, allowing customers to collect and pay for Amazon orders at the group’s 9,100 stores nationwide.Customers choosing to have their parcel shipped to a Family Mart store can pay online or in store using ‘Fami Port’ multimedia terminals.A ...
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Metro Cash & Carry to expand network
Metro Cash & Carry is to expand its network with openings in Vienna and western Austria.The retailer is also considering opening Junior cash and carrys with a smaller sales area, a higher proportion of food items and a greater focus on servicing hotels, restaurants and catering companies.
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OpinionComment: Why is Comet the latest retail casualty?
So, another leading high street name has collapsed. The administrators have indicated that they will continue to trade the business as they look for buyers.
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OpinionComment: Primark and Marks & Spencer square up
Marks & Spencer managed to please with Tuesday’s interims, but primarily because of relief that the results were not as bad as expected.
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NewsThe Entertainer eyes international growth
The Entertainer is eyeing overseas expansion after it revealed a surge in full-year profits and expansion of its online offer.
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NewsToys R Us UK profits halve as it opens stores
Profits at big-box toy retailer Toys R Us almost halved last year.
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Rewe International teams up with McDonald’s
Rewe Group’s Austrian division Rewe International has teamed up with McDonald’s to fuel its truck fleet with biodiesel made from the fast food chain’s frying oil.“To make the transport of goods as environmentally friendly as possible is an important pillar of our sustainability strategy,” said Rewe International chief executive Frank ...
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NewsVictoria’s Secret to open in Leeds and Manchester
US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret is to open its first UK stores outside London in Leeds and Manchester next year.
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NewsProfits plummet at TJX UK
TJX UK, which operates discount retailer TK Maxx and homewares specialist Homesense, posted a pre-tax profit plunge of 62% to £35.4m in the year to January 28, despite a sales uplift.
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NewsSuperGroup's retail like-for-likes up in second quarter
SuperGroup’s UK retail like-for-likes jumped 5.8% in the second quarter as the fashion retailer improved its operations infrastructure to deliver its ambitions.
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NewsMorrisons like-for-likes fall 2.1%
Morrisons has posted a 2.1% slump in like-for-like sales excluding fuel for its third quarter as it said consumer confidence remains fragile.
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NewsMorrisons considers clothing supplier acquisition
Morrisons could look to acquire clothing suppliers in the UK and internationally to support its new clothing brand, Nutmeg.
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NewsShoe Zone staff slam management over store closures
Staff at Shoe Zone-owned footwear chain Stead & Simpson have lambasted management for shutting shops “by stealth”.
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NewsAsda Christmas ad blasted for being sexist
Asda’s new Christmas ad is facing a possible ban from the Advertising Standards Association (ASA) following over 50 complaints that labelled the ad sexist.