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Mothercare shares were flat

General retail flat as food groups suffer

February 3 2012 | By

General retailers trod water over the week in a flat market, but food groups underperformed as investors continued to fret about supermarket prospects and Kantar data showed the grocery market growing below the rate of food price inflation.

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Heathrow Terminal 2 retail tender takes off

February 3 2012

Bosses of retailers including Harrods, Hamleys and Hugo Boss attended the launch of the tender process for the revamped retail offer at Heathrow Terminal 2 last week.

Amazon full year profits plummet as it continues to invest

Amazon full year profits plummet as it continues to invest

1-Feb-2012 9:02 am | By

Online retail giant Amazon revealed a sharp drop in full year profits despite soaring sales.

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10 ways to compete with Amazon

February 3 2012 | By ,

Amazon’s sales growth this week showed that the etailer continues to power on. It commands respect from retailers, but its relentless expansion also generates fear. We assess how retailers can best compete with the digital Goliath. Gemma Goldfingle and Alex Lawson report.

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.

John Richards

Forget trivia, focus on what matters

30-Jan-2012 | By John Richards

John Richards is a retail consultant for corporate finance advisor McQueen. Prior to that, he was a leading leading retail equity analyst, working for Deutsche Bank amongst others.

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