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Poundstretcher hires Richard Kirk as new chief executive
Poundstretcher has appointed former Peacocks boss Richard Kirk as its new chief executive.
John Lewis reports bouyant sales
John Lewis reported a strong week with the weather and electricals sales playing in its favour.
Store closures loom at Clinton Cards
Buyers circle as Clinton Cards follows Game and Peacocks into administration.
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Clinton Cards folds into administration, 8,000 jobs at risk
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Morrisons marketing director Richard Lancaster stands down
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Poundworld buys 15 Peacocks stores
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Poundland acquires eight Peacocks stores
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Peacocks seeks extension on payment terms
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Bonmarché returns focus to over-50s
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Morrisons appoints former Peacocks boss as its first clothing director
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More Bonmarché stores rescued from closure
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Peacocks sold to Edinburgh Woollen Mill
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Concern for Peacocks grows as one bidder remains
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill in the frame to buy Peacocks
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Textiles tycoon in surprise Peacocks bid
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Peacocks receives six bids from potential buyers
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Government rules out changes to pre-pack legislation
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Primark optimistic for 2012 after strong sales
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Management shake up as Irisa and Jacques Vert businesses merge
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Bonmarché bought out of pre-pack by Sun European
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Peacocks crisis could reshape value sector
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Primark reports 'exceptional' Christmas trading
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Peacocks collapses into administration, 10,000 jobs at risk
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Richard Kirk in eleventh hour talks to save Peacocks
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Thorntons suffers poor Christmas performance
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Government urged to respond to Portas review
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La Senza calls in restructurers
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Peacocks 'considering 200 store closures'
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Bonmarché bolsters multichannel offer with TV and iPad initiatives
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Bonmarché to expand its business overseas
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Peacocks bolsters board with key appointments
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Leighton: ‘Cut VAT now’
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Trading fears as festive countdown kicks off
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Duke Street pulls out of Bonmarche sale talks
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Retailers sign up to responsible retailing guide for kidswear
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Allan Leighton confirmed as Peacocks chairman
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Peacocks calls on Leighton
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Jack Wills banned from re-printing 'provocative' catalogue
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Peacocks considers sale of Bonmarché
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Matalan launches review after kids padded bra expose
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Morrisons considers kidswear range
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Peacocks delivers full-year profits increase as shoppers trade down
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Reiss and Whistles to repeat items in Royal engagement pictures
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Retailers face inquiry into 'sexualised' kids clothing
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New Look launches inquiry into supply chain
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Grainger Games plans rapid store expansion
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Private equity bids in for Office
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Peacocks' bidders revealed
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Peacocks receives bid approaches
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Morrisons joins value school uniform scrum
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John Lovering joins Go Outdoors as chairman
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Morrisons runs pilot for expanded homewares
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Morrisons unveils revamped Bradford store
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Lakeland and Richer Sounds ranked best shops in Which? survey
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Peacocks considers sale
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Peacocks explores sale or refinancing
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More high street retailers caught selling ‘sexy’ kids’ products
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Tory plans ‘do not include an increase in VAT’
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Peacock Group back on form, says Richard Kirk
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Peacocks celebrates ‘cracking’ Christmas
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Christmas sales activity picks up
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Peacocks to sell CDs as it goes after gap left by Woolworths
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ICM Poll: Shoppers reluctant to splash out at Christmas
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Discounters lead way as 60% of Woolworths stores snapped up
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Peacocks extends store IT support relationship with Vista
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Peacocks and New Look make appointments to drive growth
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Peacocks sales soar
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Debenhams considers second shot at Russia
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Retailers' worst fears not realised as multiples show resilience at Christmas
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Peacocks hit by credit insurer
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VAT nightmare as retailers struggle with cut
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Peacocks defies crunch with rising sales and profit
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Peacocks to refinance debt
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Tesseyman to make exit from Bonmarché
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Tesco full-year results lift spirits but general retailers disappoint
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Baugur to sell MK One
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QS to open in supermarkets
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RWC08: ethics still second to price, claim value chiefs
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Peacocks on the hunt for 120 concessions
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Bonmarche delivers ‘stonking performance’ in poor climate
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Shoppers lap up Sales after playing it safe at Christmas
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SRG sales drop
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Peacocks sale postponed
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Kookai to battle Peacocks over copycat claim
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SRG seeks units to expand Suits You chain
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Strong first half for N Brown
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Strong first half for N Brown
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Moss Bros is top suitor as Gresham touts SRG
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Peacocks embarks on £21.5m expansion
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Peacocks number two in shock exit
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Countdown to Christmas: view from The Mall
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Bonmarché hires merchandising director
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Peacocks sets sights on Czech Republic entry
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Slow growth for womenswear predicted
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Pidgeon joins Moss Bros
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Somerfield sells Kwik Save stores
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Countdown to Christmas: view from the street
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Peacocks stands up group sales
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Peacocks sales weather downturn
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Peacocks confirms bid approach
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Peacocks execs behind bid
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Whittard approached
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Retailers must refinance £7bn of bank and bond debt in 2012
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Poundstretcher on expansion trail as it spots ‘gap in market’
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Potential buyers circle Game
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Peacocks plans online launch for 2013
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Iceland buys Peacocks stores as value retailers size up the estate
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Hobbs and Phase Eight vying to buy Fenn Wright Manson
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New owner invests £50m to turn around Peacocks
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill eyes a further 75 closed Peacocks stores
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill re-enters bidding race for Peacocks
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill pulls out of Peacocks talks
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Peacocks receives four bids in second round
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GA appointed to manage Bonmarché store closures
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Office posts strong like-for-likes
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Deadline for Peacocks bids looms as other retailers target the stores
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Edinburgh Woollen Mill plans 150 new stores as it eyes Peacocks property
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Credit insurer will not extend cover for UK retail sector
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Private equity firms eye Peacocks
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Half of Peacocks head office staff axed
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Fashion retailer Select to double stores
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Bonmarche stores to close as part of rescue deal
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Notices of intent filed for Peacock Group and Bonmarché
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Peacocks poised to sell Bonmarché
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Pandora raids footwear chain Deichmann for new chief executive
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Private equity firm Cinven weighs up Mothercare bid
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Goldman Sachs in talks to take control of Peacocks
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John Lovering board appointment sparks speculation over Peacocks
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Tesco launches bras for girls aged nine
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Headhunter Minogue in new venture
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Banks call in KPMG over Peacocks debt fears
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John Lovering to chair Retail Trust
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New boss lined up for Bonmarche
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New Peacocks chair forges ahead with UK and overseas expansion
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Kate Middleton wedding dress replicas to hit the shelves
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Peacock Group enters talks to sell Bonmarché to Duke Street
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Bank lines up cash injection for All Saints
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All Saints in final negotiations with potential investors
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Peacocks prompts IPO speculation after beginning hunt for chairman
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Over 900 delegates confirmed for Retail Week Conference
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Peacocks Group sales and profits soar
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Middleton picks Reiss and Whistles for official engagement photos
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Peacocks latest retailer to offer Kate Middleton-style dress
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Morrisons innovations go on show at Leeds store ‘lab’ trial
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Shake-up for Peacocks as bidders circle
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Peacocks hires La Senza marketing director
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Retailers braced for difficult trading after ‘necessary’ cuts
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Peacocks calls off sale
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Go Outdoors appoints Lovering chairman as it eyes new stores
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Jones Bootmaker up for sale with £50m price tag
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New look Morrisons opens in Bradford
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Peacocks confirms strategic review ahead of possible sale
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Retailers to battle for premium market share
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Morrisons presses on with promotions as sales slow
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Retailers make their mark in Sunday Times Rich List
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More retailers back Tories on National Insurance
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Retailers strike back in National Insurance row
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Peacocks: value sector to thrive in 2010
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Store Twenty One pushes homewares
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New occupants for 75% of Woolies stores a year after demise
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TPG nets £500m from Debenhams exit
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TK Maxx and Peacocks begin Wembley facelift
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Peacocks ramps up web operation with site revamp
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Revived Diamonds & Pearls picks up accessories brand Johnny Loves Rosie
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Peacock Group signs two for White River Place
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Diamonds & Pearls negotiates on rents as it readies for expansion
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Peacock Group suffers profit and like-for-like drop
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Peacocks posts steady Christmas results
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Primark ready to topple George’s crown as king of value fashion
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Peacocks shareholders inject £20m for expansion
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MK One boss in shock exit
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Arcadia overseas chief takes up Alshaya post
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On the critical list
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Ethel Austin falls into administration
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Alexon chief to retire
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Russia’s Eldorado hit with hefty back-tax bill
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Morrisons to anchor phase two at Holyhead
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Retail gets regal
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Bonmarche posts ‘stonking performance’ in poor climate
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Peacocks to focus on prime sites
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Peacocks resurrects international ambitions
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Poor November for fashion bodes ill for festive trading
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Peacocks to up fashion kudos with trend-led Christmas line
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SRG seeks units to expand Suits You chain
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Farewell to Ratty
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Matalan accelerates repayment of debt
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Peacocks appoints finance director
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Matalan axes jobs in £30m savings drive
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Christmas: the verdict
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Peacocks sells The Fragrance Shop
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Peacocks bullish on trading
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Robert Dyas ties up 100-store Somerfield deal
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Peacock Group to open 63 stores
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It's make or break Easter
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Peacocks profits up
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Peacocks MBO approved
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Peacocks recommends MBO
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Green unveils future of Bhs
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Hedge fund offers £400m for Peacocks
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Mystery suitor eyes Peacocks
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Peacocks In Depth
How to survive administration
In the past few years a raft of formerly big names have been bought out of administration. Can these businesses be saved, or is it just delaying the inevitable?
The future of Britain’s high streets
As retailers reduce their store portfolios amid difficult trading and increasing online sales, talk is rife about the future of the high street. Nicola Harrison considers changes in the retail property landscape.
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Value Fashion: Surviving in a tough sector
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Crisis disposals: When emergency surgery is needed
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Analysis: The out-of-town fashion set
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Being in the know
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Joining forces to stop retail crime
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No retailer is an island
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Woolworths’ property portfolio: Well worth it?
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Is a wave of retail floats imminent?
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Retail Week Technology Awards: the winners
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Philip Day: Breathing new life into Peacocks
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Profile: Richard Kirk, former Peacocks group chief executive
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Winning in tough times
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Mary Portas: Queen of shops or enemy of retailers?
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Taking the right approach at store manager conferences
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The customer knows best
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The inspirations driving retail boardrooms
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Top 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league
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Why low prices are not enough
Peacock Group (The)
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Restructuring for tomorrow’s growth
The imminent rental quarter day on March 25th will no doubt be the trigger for more retail casualties, after 2012’s high profile Q1 administrations of Peacocks, Bonmarche, Blacks and most recently Fenn Wright and Manson, amongst others.
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The best retailers are thriving in tough times
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Primark is a step ahead
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Primark is proving its value as others struggle
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Peacocks or Primark?
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Tesco has tripped up but it will fight back
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Marks & Spencer: margins & errors
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Summer sales are finally about to hot up
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Store manager's diary: investing in people will always reward you
