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 - John Lewis plans to bolster sales of own-label menswear
John Lewis Partnership is planning to expand its own-label menswear in an effort to increase sales. The largest department-store chain in the UK is planning to sell dozens of new products under the John Lewis & Co. label. "It's our way of differentiating ourselves from the high street, an element of something that can't be purchased anywhere else," said Matt McCormack, the head of menswear. "John Lewis has a great, rich heritage and it's a great brand to do it with." Bloomberg (05 Sep.)       | At MetLife, Protecting Your Family Is Our Business
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 - Starbucks aims to ramp up number of shops in Asia
Starbucks is planning to increase the number of shops it runs in China to 1,500 from 470 over the next four years, according to Jinlong Wang, Asia Pacific president at the coffee retailer. "The coffee industry in China has huge potential," Wang said. "China has 5,000 years as a tea-drinking country, but we've created a new coffee culture." Starbucks is also planning to ramp up its number of shops in South Korea to 700 from 370, Wang said. Google/The Associated Press (06 Sep.)  | Let Social Media Find Your Staff For You
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  | E-commerce Spotlight |  |  | | - Online shopping starts to surge in UAE
Online retailers in the United Arab Emirates are seeing business surge as more shoppers hit the Internet to buy airline tickets, tablet computers and other goods and services. "Over the last few months, and for most of the year, e-commerce has definitely been growing," said Ronaldo Mouchawar, chief executive officer at souq.com. The National (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) (06 Sep.) - Dell and Baidu team up to develop mobile devices
Dell announced that it is joining forces with Baidu, the leading search engine in China, to develop devices such as mobile handsets and tablet computers. "We have a partnership with Baidu and you know we have the Streak 5 tablet, so the partnership will be in that space," according to a Dell spokeswoman. CNBC/Reuters (05 Sep.) | Spotlight on Mass Merchandise | | | | | NRF News | | | | - What's hot in retail (and at NRF!)
From earthquakes to hurricanes to criminal flash mobs, the month of August was anything but slow in Washington. Last month's most popular resources on NRF's websites included a list of the 100 fastest-growing retailers in the country, ten trends for this year's back-to-school season, and tremendous interest in the keynotes and networking opportunities at Shop.org's Annual Summit this month in Boston. Read more.
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