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Mothercare appoints Lovefilm's Simon Calver as chief executive
Mothercare has appointed Lovefilm International chief executive Simon Calver as its new chief executive.
Amazon topples HMV to become UK's biggest entertainment retailer
Amazon is the biggest player in the UK entertainment sector after toppling HMV for the first time.
Amazon considers first physical store
Amazon is to open its first physical shop as it looks to showcase its Kindle.
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Tesco expands Korean virtual stores
Tesco is to expand its virtual shopping walls in South Korea to target university students.
MyDeco chief executive resigns
MyDeco chief executive Nicole Vanderbilt is to step down and will be replaced by the interiors etailer’s ecommerce director.
Etailer Boohoo grows full year profits
Pinstripe Clothing, the parent company of young fashion website Boohoo.com, experienced a profits jump last year as sales topped £24.5m in 2011.
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Snow hampers grocery supplies
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General retail flat as food groups suffer
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Former M and M Direct boss joins B&Q board
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Video: Halfords airs first Autocentres ads
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Amazon full year profits plummet as it continues to invest
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Ocado pre-tax losses narrow
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Ocado slashes prices in online price war
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Debenhams digital boss exits for Gucci
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Christmas updates boost store stocks
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Hawkins Bazaar back in the game
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Retail sales suffer steepest fall in three years, says CBI
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Ocado makes boardroom changes as finance boss departs
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Argos cuts or freezes 11,000 prices
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Boots primes its multichannel offer
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Clintons 'sings it with love' for Valentine's Day
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Heathrow Terminal 2 retail tender takes off
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Amazon widens its sporting range in time for Olympics
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Poundstretcher scraps transactional website
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Ocado plots 'agressive' marketing push
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Shop Direct chief executive Newton-Jones to exit
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Amazon eyes chilled food offensive
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Karen Millen to expand online offer across Europe
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Video: Vision Express launches new ad
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Feelunique.com ramps up overseas
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Flying Brands sales fall
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More shoppers head for mobiles to do Christmas shopping
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Kardashian's UK footwear website to close after four months
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Don Williams is the National head of retail and wholesale at BDO, specialising in audit and assurance.
