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New Heights enters administration

New Heights enters administration

Upmarket furniture retailer New Heights has collapsed into administration, the latest furniture retailer to fall victim to the tough economic climate.

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Snapping up rivals is becoming the norm

Snapping up rivals is becoming the norm

The news today that Vision Express has bought 100-year old family business G C Bateman sets out a new trend for retailers.

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All about Town

All about Town

Mixed residential and retail schemes are in vogue with the planners, but present challenges of their own for retailers. Ben Cooper weighs up the pros and cons

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Sales drivers

Sales drivers

Motorway service areas are becoming a new destination for retailers as they throw off their dismal image. Charlotte Dennis-Jones takes to the highway