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Tesco builds on fashion team

To strengthen its fashion crew, UK retailer Tesco promoted Ms Jan Marchant to a senior role to support the European fashion business. Further more, the company appointed a former Marks&Spencer Director, Bernadette Lusher to replace her. Marchant will be the Design Director of F&F Europe clothing operation now Tesco is further developing the...

Design

State of UK retail report

The Retail Week 2011 retail report has just been released, a comprehensive guide to retailing in the UK that is intended for retail industry executives and businesses. The report comments on the the retail industry with interviews from 25 chief executives and directors from major UK retailers. As the retail scene is constantly changing, it makes...

Fashion

Retail to reinvent itself

According to retail specialist and consumer goods consultancy Kurt Salmon, only 10% of UK high streets are still considered prime locations. This conclusion implies that 3,500 retailers can experience treat due to increasing costs, less consumer spend, and the increasing growth of e-shopping. The balance of sales and costs have changed, hence...

Fashion

Oracle Retail Week Awards

In the next month we will find out who will walk away with the highest accolade in retail, the Oracle Retail Week Award. Hosted by UK's leading provider of retail Their are various categories addressing all aspects of the retail market from Retail Advertising Campaign of the Year to Store Manager of the Year. This year Oracle is Retail Week’s...

Fashion

Winners Retail Week 2008

Last night the Retail Week Awards took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Over 1,700 industry retailers got together to discover who would win the 16 Awards presented by comedian Rob Brydon. Winners included Morrison’s, who walked away with the Retailer of the Year Award and Chairman Sir Ken Morrison was given a special award for Outstanding...