All Retail Week articles in October 12 2012 – Page 2
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NewsM&S boss Marc Bolland urges Government to give more support to high streets
Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland has said high streets need more Government support if they are to survive.
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NewsIntersport launches ad campaign to grab JJB custom
Intersport is looking to capitalise on JJB’s demise by launching a new marketing campaign highlighting the expert advice shoppers get in-store.
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NewsHelp for Heroes sells branded product in its first store
Charity Help for Heroes has opened its first store in St David’s shopping centre, Cardiff where it will sell branded merchandise.
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NewsPaperchase opens first airport store as it drives international growth
Paperchase has opened its first airport store as it eyes further channels to expand internationally.
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OpinionComment: Why Zara's business model is paying dividends
As Inditex’s best-known brand Zara unveiled a 22% jump in UK pre-tax profits in the year to January 31, law firm DLA Piper partner Ruth Hoy examines how the Spanish fashion group’s model continues to deliver.
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NewsAsda to roll out click and collect grocery service to 100 shops by year end
Asda is to roll out its click and collect grocery service to 100 stores by the end of the year following a 6-store trial.
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NewsFormer M&S fashion boss Kate Bostock joins Asos
Kate Bostock, former Marks & Spencer fashion boss, is to join the board of etail powerhouse Asos.
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NewsThorntons reports 1.7% fall in like-for-likes
Chocolatier Thorntons’ like-for-likes fell 1.7% and total sales dropped 1% to £46m for the 14 weeks to October 6, as a result of store closures last year.
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NewsFood prices set to rise after poor harvests
Food prices look set to rise after poor UK harvests following recent wet weather.
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GalleryIn pictures: John Lewis' first small department store, Exeter
John Lewis will open its first small department store in Exeter on Friday.
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Belgian retailers accused of price fixing
Seven leading Belgian retailers and 11 suppliers of household goods and health and beauty products are suspected of having fixed prices for years, according to Belgian competition authority, Conseil de la Concurrence.According to several local media reports, Carrefour, Colruyt and Delhaize Group are among the retailers under investigation, while Beiersdorf’s ...
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Louis Delhaize acquires stake in France-based Monnier Frères
Grocery retailer Louis Delhaize has acquired a majority stake in France-based Monnier Frères, an online women’s luxury accessories shop, food magazine Linéaires has reported.Louis Delhaize paid e3.5m (£2.8m) for the stake and is to invest another e3.5m in developing the business internationally, especially in the US and Asia. At present ...
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H&M opens first store in Thailand
Swedish fashion retailer H&M has opened its first store in Thailand. The shop is in Bangkok at the Siam Paragon mall.The 34,400 sq ft shop stocks H&M’s complete range. The retailer plans to open two more stores in Bangkok. H&M in Thailand is operated by Hthai (Thailand).
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Carrefour Romania rents stores from Aliment Murfatlar
Carrefour has rented six stores from local retailer Aliment Murfatlar, newspaper Piatahas reported.The stores in the city of Constanta will be rebranded as Carrefour Market. The deal will establish Carrefour’s supermarket presence in the city, where its competitor Delhaize Group operates five Mega Image stores.
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Marinopoulos opens first Macedonian hypermarket
Carrefour’s Greece-based franchise partner Marinopoulos has opened its first hypermarket in Macedonia, in the capital Skopje.Located in the country’s largest commercial centre, City Mall Skopje, the store has a sales area of 40,900 sq ft. The shopping mall is located in Skopje city centre and hosts 150 stores.
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Ikea Italy sales fall 2.6%
Sales at Ikea Italy fell 2.6% to e1.6m (£1.3m) in the year ended August 30, the retailer’s first ever year-on-year decline since entering Italy in 1989.Ikea has 20 stores and more than 46 million visitors annually. It plans to invest e400m (£322m) over the next three years in new openings ...
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Toys R Us launches video streaming service
Toys R Us is linking with digital entertainment company Rovi to offer Toysrusmovies.com, a new digital service allowing customers to download and stream movies and TV shows aimed at families and children.The service will be priced at $2.99 (£1.87) for a 24-hour rental and $1.99 (£1.24) per episode for TV ...
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Best Buy appoints president of global ecommerce
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy has appointed Scott Durchslag as president of global ecommerce. The retailer hopes the former Expedia Worldwide president will oversee its online transformation.Durchslag will be responsible for all of the company’s ecommerce channels, including BestBuy.com.The appointment comes at a time when Best Buy founder Richard Schulze ...
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AnalysisFood price inflation: What do retailers need to know?
The National Farmers Union (NFU) warned that wheat yields were down by nearly 15% on the five-year average. Is this another sign that food price inflation is set to rise and how will this affect consumers and retailers?
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AnalysisAnalysis: What does Kate Bostock bring to the Asos party?
Retail’s worst kept secret is out of the bag. Former Marks & Spencer fashion supremo Kate Bostock has finally been confirmed as the new executive director of product and trading at online giant Asos. What does she bring to the party?