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- Woolworths eyes Africa growth as incomes rise
South Africa-based Woolworths Holdings has designs on the rest of the continent, which currently accounts for about 3% of the retailer's business, CEO Ian Moir said this week. The company expects to increase sales throughout Africa during the next decade, as more consumers enter the middle class. Bloomberg Businessweek (07 Jun.)      - Lululemon takes a longer-term approach
Canada's Lululemon aims to expand the reach of its brand, building on success in women's yoga wear with new lines for runners and men, and the retailer has ramped up its focus on new product development. The shift led the company to forecast lower-than-expected sales and profit growth for the balance of 2012. Bloomberg Businessweek (07 Jun.)  | Where Government Actions Meet Business Decisions.
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 - Marks & Spencer to enter the banking business
Marks & Spencer is set to open its first bank branch, inside the retailer's London flagship in Marble Arch, with plans to eventually open branches in 50 stores, the company said. The branches will offer extended hours and basic banking services that will eventually include home loans. The Telegraph (London) (07 Jun.) - American Greetings to acquire Clinton Cards
US greeting card supplier American Greetings will acquire Clinton Cards, a struggling UK retailer forced into administration last month when the US supplier bought £36 million of the retailer's loans and called them due. The deal is expected to save nearly 400 stores and 4,500 jobs. The Telegraph (London) (07 Jun.)  | The recruiting ecosystem is changing, led by professional social networks like LinkedIn and social media apps like Jobvite. Examine how the new ecosystem creates a streamlined, scientific and democratic approach to the recruiting process in this free white paper. |
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 | E-commerce Spotlight |  |  | | | Spotlight on Fashion | | | | - Affluence, upscale mall draw J.Crew to Edmonton
US apparel chain J.Crew's CEO Mickey Drexler picked West Edmonton Mall as the site of the retailer's third Canada store after a visit to the center, which includes an artificial beach. "And Edmonton, we knew had an affluent community that liked clothes," said Drexler on the eve of the store's Thursday opening. The Edmonton Journal (Alberta) (06 Jun.) - Hugo Boss debuts redesigned store format
Hugo Boss opened a redesigned Paris flagship this week that will serve as a model for the designer brand's new stores worldwide. "Before, we had a much stronger separation and differentiation by brand. Today, we have one concept," said CEO Claus-Dietrich Lahrs. Women's Wear Daily (subscription required) (07 Jun.) | NRF News | | | | - How BJ's Wholesale Club upped the ante on video surveillance
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