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Conference preview: Retailers need to recognise they are in the business of loyalty Loyalty programmes should be regarded as long-term strategic initiatives rather than tools to simply drive increased sales in the short-term by distributing rewards to customers. By Glynn Davis Tweet	Yorkshire pharmacy chain enters top 10 in rankings of 500 major UK retailers in Q2 Little known Yorkshire-based family-owned pharmacy chain HI Weldrick dramatically shot up the table of the best performing websites in Q2 with a climb of 423 places. By Glynn Davis Tweet
Top 20 retail revenue producers offer mobile apps New Digby analysis reveals continued mobile app adoption within retail and hospitality Tweet	Morrisons signs deal with Ocado to launch online grocery service Morrisons has signed a longterm agreement with online grocer Ocado which will enable it to launch its first online grocery delivery service by January 2014. Tweet
John Lewis sales down 0.2% last week John Lewis saw its sales slip by 0.2% year-on-year last week as the warm weather at the start of the week impacted footfall. Tweet	Vision Express to sponsor Paralympian Harriet Lee Optical retailer Vision Express is to sponsor Paralympian Harriet Lee to support her in the run-up to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Tweet
Next group property director to step down Next's group property director Andrew Varley is to retire next year after 27 years with the business. Tweet	John Lewis to recruit 100 apprentices John Lewis has announced that is to recruit more than 100 apprentices as part of its 2013/2014 Retail Apprenticeship programme. Tweet
Westfield shoppers take part in live pig feed Shoppers at Westfield shopping centre in London’s Shepherds Bush are being given the chance to 'virtually' feed free-range pigs in return for a £1 charity donation. Tweet	FSB calls for closer ties between retailers and local authorities to revive high streets The Federation of Small Businesses is calling for closer ties between small firms and local authorities to boost spending on the high street after its research showed that half of independent retailers think their town centre is performing ‘poorly’. Tweet

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