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Traditional toys aid Modelzone growth
Model and hobby retailer Modelzone is benefiting from consumers returning to more traditional toys and games, with like-for-like sales up 7% last year.
Debenhams to refit stores in profit drive
Department store group Debenhams is to rev up store refits following the success of its Cardiff shop and give its brands a makeover as it focuses on profitability as well as sales.
Debenhams Christmas like-for-likes up 0.1%
Debenhams has reported like-for-like sales up 0.1% for the 18 weeks to January 2 and warned that the economic environment remains uncertain.
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John Lewis sales 5% ahead of last week
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Reiss redesigns stores for luxury
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St David's Cardiff signs more retailers ahead of opening
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John Lewis Cardiff sales ahead of target
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John Lewis unveils Cardiff store
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Lakeland profits tumble in tough market
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High & Mighty sold to N Brown
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Five fashion retailers sign up at St David’s shopping centre
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Cult to open flagship at St. David's
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New Look snaps up Borders stores
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Italy’s Jfour jean brand kicks off UK offensive
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Menkind expands
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Lush launches first of six in-store spas as profits skyrocket 89%
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Slaters roll-out continues
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Cardiff's St David's 2 shopping centre adds raft of new retailers
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John Lewis Partnership rides out a rollercoaster year
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Folli Follie targets sites to double UK presence
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JJB shuts five Qube stores
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John Lewis on mission to drive fashion status
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Mamas & Papas bucks gloom with soaring sales
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Orange adds stores as it restructures UK arm
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HomeSense makes UK debut with Poole store
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Natuzzi heads out of London with franchise stores plan
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First new Zavvi starts fresh expansion plans
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Crabtree & Evelyn to double stores as it transforms brand
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MP lambasts Tesco’s alcohol ‘PR gimmick’
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Fruits and Passion heads for London
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Orange begins roll out of ‘modular’ fit
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John Lewis launches first food hall
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Moss Bros unveils Cardiff flagship
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Jessops unveils World Camera chain
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Buyology pounces on Hyper Value stores
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Borders books more UK space
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Cheltenham tops shopping list
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M&S man jailed for card fraud
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New Look to open Cardiff flagship
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Dixons Group reports first-half gains, while rethinking estate
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Merchant Retail disposes of Leamington Spa
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Who's visiting Howells?
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Retail Property - M&S takeover battle may scupper expansion plans
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South Wales gets 100th Greggs
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Retail Week Interiors - Fopp unveils its biggest outlet with Manchester store opening
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Property News - Cardiff's David Morgan store is sold for £30m
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Fopp to test standalone book store
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Cardiff pulls in Xmas help
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Property news - Cardiff centre fully let
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Coast trials new-look stores to lure customers to standalones
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Catalyst to buy J Sainsbury Developments for £180m
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Harvey Nichols to target smaller cities with boutique-style format
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Asda pharmacy first-aid
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Property News - Cardiff plan gets the green light
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Retail Property - Sofa Sofa sets sights on London for store portfolio
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The Range opens in Colchester
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Retail Property - Liverpool sells four properties to Norwich Trust
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Property News - Glory for Manchester with leap up retail league table
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Argos pushes for growth with Extra catalogue trial
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PC World in loyalty quest with credit card launch
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Cath Kidston seeks local partner to support expansion in Asia
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381 further First Quench shops to close, making 1,908 redundancies
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New John Lewis Cardiff store ‘huge success’
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John Lewis value range beats expectations
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John Lewis to unveil luxury womenswear at Cardiff opening
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John Lewis to ramp up fashion credentials
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BT to open dedicated broadband demo stores
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LK Bennett to roll out new look
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Allied Carpet Properties in administration and 51 shops sold to retail arm
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Retail Interiors Awards 2009 shortlist revealed
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H&M expansion plans to accelerate in second half
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Empty shops soar at Land Securities’ centres
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Hamleys to exit House of Fraser as it eyes bigger stores
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Mamas & Papas debuts in Saudi Arabia
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Three more retailers on board at St David's 2
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'Son of Zavvi' will only be taking short leases
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John Lewis to open Milton Keynes distribution centre
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White Stuff to fashion new ranges
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Orange begins expansion drive
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Ollie & Nic sets sights on 30 UK shops within five years
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St David’s extension signs seven
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Gerry Weber to up its presence in the UK
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Bhs poaches M&S man to become retail chief
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TK Maxx takes first three units for HomeSense
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Waitrose begins roll-out of new look after trial success
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Orange goes on store drive to take on rivals
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Orange rolls out new format after trial run
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John Lewis food hall targets £25m sales
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Land Securities launches business review
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Peacocks embarks on £21.5m expansion
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Mothercare international baby boom
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Sales at Blooms jump 33 per cent
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Borders opens superstore in Gateshead
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JLP blames trading conditions for profits drop
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Primark fashions steady sales increase
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Poundzone in administration
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M&S lays on videos and snacks for tired male shoppers
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Retail and residential extension planned for
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Cotton Traders expands
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Capital & Regional wins Cardiff FC stadium deal
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Sites sought by Music Zone for new book format
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Kookai aims for better fit with bigger UK sizes
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Retail Solutions - B&Q aims to reduce shrinkage with mobile markdown monitor
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Property news - Domino's to serve up 50 more UK stores this year
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Carphone reaches 500
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Dixons' superstore chain to grow to 130
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Property news - Cardiff stadium to be backed by retail
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VV Rouleaux in hunt for eight city centre units
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Property News - Two retailers set to open in Cardiff
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Ikea UK sees sales rise as new supremo arrives
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Property News - Homebase rent slashed
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Property News - Research reveals sharp rise in town centre rents
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Vodafone Retail opens new store
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Peacocks targets teens with Miss E-vie
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Just 44 people find work with Ambition Retail
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ScS continues expansion drive despite hit to profits
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John Lewis Welsh flagship sets sail in Cardiff
For its first store in Wales John Lewis has made a timely and bold shift to a more fashion-focused layout. John Ryan reports from Cardiff
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How John Lewis won the festive retail battle
By investing cleverly in product, price and customer service the John Lewis Partnership has emerged the Christmas winner.
Arcadia: will fewer, bigger shops translate to better?
Arcadia plans to rationalise its property portfolio so that it has fewer stores, but with more space. But, as the public steadily changes the way it shops, it’s not the only retailer starting to think that focusing on bigger and better stores makes sense, says Sara McCorquodale.
Is the property market moving in favour of the landlords again?
The property market has swung in favour of retailers during the recession, but is it about to move back the other way?
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St David’s centre extension will invigorate Cardiff
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Charlie Mayfield on a winning employee ownership model
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Glasgow’s St Enoch centre: A new lease of life
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Retailers investing in mixed-use sports stadia face challenges
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Loss prevention: the latest tagging projects
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Does the future look bright for Gloucester Quays?
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Making service charges live up to their name
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St David’s in Cardiff: right scheme, wrong time
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Quantity as well as quality
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At home with M&S
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Feast for the eyes: John Lewis food halls
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Redevelopment: Keeping up appearances
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Happy New Year for retail property?
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Newport: Three and out?
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A solid anchor
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All rise for the king of carpets
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Sight for sore eyes
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HomeSense: No-nonsense format could do well in tough times
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Here to serve
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Goodbye to all that
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A capital idea
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Orange opens business store
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Fit for a princess
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John Lewis and fashion move as one
In Friday’s weekly trading report, it was fascinating to see that fashion had led the way in providing John Lewis with a substantial increase against last year. Yet perhaps it’s not that surprising. The retailer has been working on raising its fashion game for years now.
