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Edinburgh Woollen Mill bids for Peacocks
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has emerged as one of the four bidders in the running to buy collapsed value clothing retailer Peacocks, Retail Week understands.
Watchdog rejects Tesco complaint over Asda ad
Asda has been exonerated after a complaint from Tesco over a national press advert.
BRC disagrees with Portas' "exceptional sign off" recommendation
Secretary of State sign off for all new out of town developments would be “extremely problematic” if it was agreed by the Government, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) is set to say when it responds to the Portas Review next week.
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Primark Northern Irish workers to be re-ballotted over strike
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Shop price inflation falls to near-two year low
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Supergroup revises profits forecast after January sales slowdown
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Dunelm reports strong H1 as it appoints Matt Davies to the board
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Amazon topples HMV to become UK's biggest entertainment retailer
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Mothercare to launch range with Jools Oliver
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January retail sales like-for-like drop 'sobering'
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Snow hampers grocery supplies
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Madhouse bought in pre-pack deal
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Peacocks receives four bids in second round
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Game marketing boss Dave Hughes exits as 46 jobs put on the line
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Mothercare appoints Lovefilm's Simon Calver as chief executive
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Dixons welcomes OFT warranty study
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Tesco expands Korean virtual stores
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Amazon considers first physical store
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Vacancy rates show sharp north-south divide
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Etailer Boohoo grows full year profits
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