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• Amazon to reportedly open dozens of grocery stores across the US

  01-03-2019 22:57
  Retail giant plans to open its first store in Los Angeles as early as the end of the year, according to a Wall Street Journal reportAmazon plans to open dozens of grocery stores across the United States as it looks to expand in the food business, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Related: Return order: New York leaders plead with Bezos to reconsider Amazon dealContinue reading...
  
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• The difficulties of making online delivery pay

  01-03-2019 21:04
  Grocers are eager to fulfil customer orders but are struggling to find best route to success
  
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• LK Bennett lines up administrators as it struggles to find backer

  01-03-2019 11:50
  Almost 500 UK jobs at risk at fashion chain, which has 41 outlets in Britain and 52 overseasLK Bennett is preparing to appoint administrators after its owner struggled to find a new financial backer for the loss-making fashion chain, potentially putting almost 500 UK jobs at risk.Famous for its signature kitten heels, which start at £175 per pair, the company was founded by the entrepreneur Linda Bennett in 1990. Bennett regained full control of the business last year from private equity i
  
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• I admit it: I was wrong about Ocado

  01-03-2019 11:17
  Having been a professional sceptic about the online grocer, I now applaud its success
  
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• WH Smith opens new stores at Murcia International Airport

  01-03-2019 09:20 via theretailbulletin.com
  Book and stationery retailer WH Smith has extended its presence in Spain with the launch of two new stores at the newly opened Región de Murcia International Airport.
  
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• TAG Heuer to open first store in Northern Ireland

  01-03-2019 09:20 via theretailbulletin.com
  Luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer will open its first standalone store in Northern Ireland this summer.
  
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• Nordstrom hires new board directors

  01-03-2019 09:20 via theretailbulletin.com
  US fashion retailer Nordstrom has appointed Kirsten Green and Glenda McNeal to its board of directors.
  
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• Lego returns to growth

  01-03-2019 09:18 via theretailbulletin.com
  Lego has returned to growth in 2018 with revenue for the full year rising by 4% to 36.4 billion Danish kroner.
  
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• 'Girl power' charity T-shirts made at exploitative Bangladeshi factory

  01-03-2019 08:34
  Over 100 workers claim to have been sacked after protesting about low wages at factory that makes ‘girl power’ T-shirtsCharity “girl power” T-shirts sold in the UK are made at a Bangladeshi factory where more than 100 impoverished workers claim to have been sacked after striking in protest at low wages, it can be revealed.The £28 garments are sold online by F=, which claims to be “all about inspiring and empowering girls”, with £10 from each T-shir
  
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