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Flying Brands suffered a fall in sales over Christmas from £4.47m to £3.29m

Flying Brands sales fall

24-Jan-2012 9:01 am | By

Flying Brands suffered a fall in sales over Christmas from £4.47m to £3.29m.

Poundland enjoyed a “very encouraging” Christmas with total sales up almost 25%

Poundland posts positive Christmas

20-Jan-2012 1:32 pm | By

Poundland enjoyed a “very encouraging” Christmas with like-for-like sales up 5.9%.

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Mulberry posts soaring like-for-likes over Christmas

19-Jan-2012 9:44 am | By

Luxury goods retailer Mulberry delivered a strong Christmas, with like-for-likes rocketing 35% in the six weeks to January 14.

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Primark reports 'exceptional' Christmas trading

19-Jan-2012 9:33 am | By

Value fashion retailer Primark has reported strong Christmas trading and double-digit growth for its first quarter.

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Debenhams’ winning formula

15-Mar-2012 7:00 am | By

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Retailers such as Asda and Sainsbury’s have to work hard not just at getting prices right, but getting customer perceptions of prices right; shoppers are responding to tough times by seeking out more deals

What price is right?

February 10 2012 | By

Consumer confidence is low and the battle for spend intense, retailers are slashing prices in a bid to attract shoppers. But is this the optimum pricing strategy, asks Rebecca Thomson.

Poundland, John Lewis, Majestic and SuperGroup were at the top end of the table, each benefiting from either their value, service-led or luxury propositions

It’s a wrap: Christmas performance revealed

February 3 2012 | By

Christmas is over and many retailers’ hangovers were often less painful than anticipated, but was it really better than expected? Charlotte Hardie reports.

Philip Clarke is intent on improving the Tesco offer through further investment

‘We are not going to be an also-ran’ says Tesco chief

January 20 2012 | By

After Tesco’s worst Christmas for two decades, chief executive Philip Clarke reveals how he plans to get the grocer back on track. Alex Lawson reports.

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