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28 January 2009
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Blooming Marvellous files intention to appoint administrators
Maternity specialist Blooming Marvellous is understood to have filed a notice to appoint administrators.- Published:28 January 2009 16:48
- Author: Amy Shields
Sectors - General Merchandise
Argos confirms it will discontinue Indian trial
Argos parent company Home Retail Group has confirmed that it will discontinue its trial in India, in a move first predicted by Retail Week.News
Shop Direct call centre closure threatens 1,150 jobs
Shop Direct Group could slash up to 1,150 jobs as it announced the closure of its Merseyside call centre.Canterbury of New Zealand store at Westfield London on Vimeo.
Rugby brand and retailer Canterbury has opened its first standalone UK store in London's Westfield shopping centre. John Ryan takes a look around.
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- Landlords trial service charge reduction
- Sports Direct stake in JJB cleared by the Office of Fair Trading
- Homebase in consultation with 300 store staff
- Asda to create 7,000 jobs
- Vulture funds circle UK retailers
- Pre-packs to be policed more actively, regulator warns
- Marks & Spencer to roll out SAP Retail with help from IBM
- Figleaves rethinks website infrastructure for relaunch
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Plenty to do in retail IT
Retail IT departments can pay for themselves many times over, so a recession is the worst time to try and save money by making IT staff cuts.In Depth
Tesco: Knock on wood
Tesco has finally accomplished its goal of an eco-store blueprint that is innovative and green but cost-effective too. John Ryan visited the shop in Manchester's Cheetham Hill on opening dayIn this week's Retail Week
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- QVC's Steve Hofmann: With the programme
- Jeremy Collins: A bridge between two worlds
- Retail staffing: Power to the People
- Backing UK Retail: The heart of the community
- Co-op: Southern comfort
- Supply Chain: Reverse psychology
- Pre-pack administrations: The last resort?
Stores Online
The latest innovations in store formats with our stores expert John Ryan
Food: Grocers and Supermarkets
Retail Property and Shopping Centres
Retail Technology
In Depth
Jeremy Collins: A bridge between two worlds
John Lewis head of development Jeremy Collins is the new BCSC president. Ben Cooper finds out more about his plans to bring retail and property together.
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