Government mulls imposing VAT on food

Fri, 10th February 2012

Mobile technology will decide who wins battle on the high street

A global KPMG survey has revealed that UK retailers are slower than other countries in adopting mobile technology.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Comet to cut 450 jobs

OpCapita, the new owner of the Comet, is to axe around 450 jobs at the electrical chain as part of a plan to reduce investment in its UK-wide repair service.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

The emergence of click & collect as a real sales driver.

Arguably, the click & collect phenomenon emerged first in France. Much of this development has been driven by legal constraints such as zoning laws in France and high hurdles for the opening of new hypermarches.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Hammerson plans redevelopment of Croydon's Centrale

Hammerson is planning to redevelop the Centrale shopping centre in Croydon.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Tesco gets green light for new dot.com warehouse in Crawley

Tesco has secured planning permission for a 120,000 sq ft home shopping warehouse in Crawley. The warehouse will help to strengthen Tesco's dot.com home delivery business and create around 500 jobs.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Businesses in the dark on electricity usage

Up to £1 in every £2 spent on electricity could be wasted - figures show 46% of business electricity is used when people aren't working.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Morrisons lays out plans to open 300 convenience stores

Morrisons is understood to be targeting 300 M Local convenience store openings by 2014.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

John Lewis weekly sales up 6% in cold spell

John Lewis saw a 6% uplift in sales in the week ending 4 February compared to the same week last year.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Sales of winter warmers drive John Lewis sales

John Lewis sales grew 6% to £52.5m in the week to February 4 as shoppers stocked up on winter warmers in the cold weather.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Waitrose to use online personalised retargeting to drive customer relationships

Waitrose is to become the first UK supermarket to use online personalised retargeting for groceries to help drive relationships with its customers.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Hut Group revenues rise 70%

Online retailer The Hut Group saw revenues increase by 70% to £143 million in the year to 31 December.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

White Stuff opens art gallery

Fashion retailer White Stuff has opened an art gallery in its Cardiff store in an innovative approach for driving footfall.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Forever 21 boss sounds caution on UK expansion

US fast fashion giant Forever 21 is taking a cautious approach to UK expansion as the macro-environment remains volatile. 

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Hotel Chocolat to take dip in beauty market

Upmarket chocolatier Hotel Chocolat is mulling the launch of beauty products as it enters the European market for the first time.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Store stocks rise as retailers refocus

Store stocks were on the up over the week as food and general merchandisers rose with the market, although the former still lagged the All Share index while the latter outperformed.

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Fri, 10th February 2012

Value retailer QD Stores targets online

Value retailer QD Stores will launch a fully transactional mobile-optimised website in time for Christmas.

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Thu, 9th February 2012

Edinburgh Woollen Mill pulls out of Peacocks talks

Edinburgh Woollen Mill has pulled out of the bidding process for Peacocks, Retail Week can reveal.

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Thu, 9th February 2012

Asda creates sustainability network for suppliers

Asda has signed a deal to increase sustainable practices in its supply chain.

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Thu, 9th February 2012

Co-op receives 64,000 enquiries for apprenticeship roles

The Co-operative Group has revealed that it has received 64,000 internet enquiries regarding its apprenticeship scheme.

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Thu, 9th February 2012

The Hut reports record sales

Online retailer The Hut group has posted soaring sales up 70% to £143m in the year to December 31, as the final quarter helped drive market share.

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