All Retail Week articles in October 4 2013 – Page 6
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Analysis
Analysis: Six reasons Aldi is winning shopper spend
Aldi today reported a 41% rocket in sales in 2012 after it stole more than 1 million shoppers from rivals last year. Retail Week takes a look at the elements of Aldi’s offer turning heads.
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News
Tesco urges suppliers to aid new product drive
Tesco has rallied suppliers to get behind an innovation drive to introduce a raft of new products over the next three years.
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News
Albemarle & Bond issues profit warning after gold prices weaken
Pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond has issued a profit warning after weak gold prices hit its core businesses of pawnbroking and gold buying.
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News
Government to simplify UK visa system to attract Chinese tourists
Home secretary Theresa May is set to simplify the visa system to attract more visitors from China which could allow retailers to tap into the lucrative tourists’ spending.
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News
Argos hires EMI executive to bolster digital team
Argos has appointed former EMI Music executive Neil Tinegate to the newly created role of head of digital innovation at the multichannel general merchandise retailer.
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News
Furniture giant Ikea to sell solar panels across UK
Ikea is to sell solar panels directly to shoppers across its UK stores as it attempts to capitalise on growth in the green energy market.
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News
DFS mulls £1bn stock market flotation
The owner of furniture specialist DFS is mulling a stock market flotation that could value the retailer at £1bn.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Ikea, Dixons, Harrods and Tesco
Retail news round-up September 30, 2013: Ikea to sell solar panels, Dixons to create 3,000 Christmas temp jobs, Tesco poised to reveal profit fall, Harrods to undergo revamp and Topshop hires creative design consultant.
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Gallery
In pictures: Sainsbury’s unveils new-look Local store in Cobham
Sainsbury’s has unveiled the latest iteration of its Local convenience format in Cobham, Surrey featuring more fresh produce and a revamped bakery offer.
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Opinion
Comment: Nostalgia should be what it used to be in retail
New store openings from Sainsbury’s and HMV show a design appetite for the past is asserting itself.
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Gallery
In pictures: Holland & Barrett opens protein shake store in London
Holland & Barrett has opened a pilot shop selling protein shakes in the City of London to attract fitness fanatics.
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Opinion
Comment: Appeals backlog should trigger transparency at the Valuation Office Agency
The Government must make the setting of business rates more open and transparent in order to cut the number of unnecessary appeals and reduce the cost of the Valuation Office Agency.
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News
Government poised to overhaul parking rules to help high streets
The Government is set to reveal new parking regulations, including scrapping CCTV “spy cars”, as it works to support local shops by making them more accessible.
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Analysis
Analysis: Legacy systems and start-ups at Retail Week's Technology Summit
This year’s technology summit touched on everything from legacy systems to today’s most exciting start-ups, highlighting just how challenging a chief information officer’s job has become.
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Opinion
Comment: Tackling parking costs could move retail up a gear
You can’t help but admire the tenacity of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
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News
Crocs hires Nike director Tim Lyons to lead European retail operation
Footwear retailer Crocs has hired Nike director Tim Lyons to lead its European retail operation.
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Analysis
Analysis: Wired editor David Rowan on the new rules for retail
Retailers that succeed in removing friction from the purchasing process will triumph in the future, according to editor-in-chief of Wired UK David Rowan.