Tesco to sell business in Japan
August 31, 2011 9:17 amTesco has announced plans to sell its business in Japan after concluding that it could not build a sufficiently scalable business in the country. Philip Clarke,... View Article
General Merchandise News
Boots launches 18-month apprenticeship scheme
August 30, 2011 12:29 pmBoots UK is launching a new 18-month business apprenticeship scheme aimed at students who have completed their A-levels. The scheme will offer successful applicants the opportunity... View Article
Gap to open first Banana Republic store in France
August 30, 2011 12:29 pmGap Inc is to open its first Banana Republic store in France in early December. The store will be located in the prestigious Avenue des Champs... View Article
Asda sees 50% increase in apprenticeship applications
August 30, 2011 11:33 amAsda has seen 4,000 young people sign up for its apprentice scheme in the last three months. This marks a 50% increase year-on-year in the number... View Article
La Senza considers plans for restructure
August 30, 2011 11:31 amThe owner of lingerie retailer La Senza is considering plans to restructure the business sources have told the Financial Mail. The proposed plans would allow the... View Article
Co-operative Group appoints director of insight and planning
August 30, 2011 9:42 amThe Co-operative Group has appointed Neil Carden to the newly created post of director of insight and planning. Carden, who will join the Co-op next month,... View Article
Ebay achieves 25% rise in million pound business
August 30, 2011 9:41 amNew data from Ebay has shown that the number of million pound businesses on Ebay is set to rise by 25% this year. Ebay said it... View Article
John Lewis weekly sales up 2.6%
August 26, 2011 12:35 pmJohn Lewis said its weekly sales were up 2.6% for the week ending 20 August as the UK returned to post-unrest normality. Helping to drive this... View Article
Loyalty – the undiscovered country
August 26, 2011 12:24 pmRetailers need to concentrate on retaining customers… A recent loyalty poll published on theretailbulletin.com produced in collaboration with the Institute of Promotional Marketing (IPM) indicated that... View Article
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