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John Lewis sales up 4.4% last week
John Lewis sales increased 4.4% to £56.8m last week as technology helped drive the department store’s strong performance.
Peacocks sold to Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Peacocks has been sold to Edinburgh Woollen Mill, which has acquired 388 stores and concessions, out of administration.
The ‘right mix’ puts a spring in Schuh’s step
Footwear retailer Schuh has revealed an 8.2% increase in pre-tax profit to £14.8m in the year to March 27, 2011 after benefiting from having the “right product mix”.
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Homebase launches painting and decorating service
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TJ Hughes stores start to close
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John Lewis fashion sales leap as prices cut
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Asda to open 22 new phone concessions this year
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Half term and Halloween help John Lewis and Waitrose
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John Lewis profits to bounce back
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Hamleys losses soar but sales revival under way
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Allied Carpet Properties in administration and 51 shops sold to retail arm
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TJ Hughes links stores with task sharing system
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Floors-2-Go plans 30 stores
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Blue Inc holds its own with healthy profits as it bolsters store numbers
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Land of Leather sales up
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ScS benefits from Courts closure
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Capital attracts raft to Watford's Harlequin Centre
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Sainsbury's may leave London HQ to cut costs
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Clements store bought by L&G
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Harveys TV ad push to polish chain's image
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DFS new-look fascia
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Retail Property - Allied London secures top tenants
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Vodafone Retail opens new store
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B&Q plans 45 mini-warehouses
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Retail Property - Boots heads back out of town
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Retail Property - Mad Dogs picks St Albans for second UK store
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Waitrose to trial convenience shops at Shell petrol stations
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12 further Life & Style shops shut
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TK Maxx bolsters top team and slows openings to regain focus
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Clas Ohlson scales back UK expansion plans in tough market
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Dune embraces multichannel with premium store concept
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381 further First Quench shops to close, making 1,908 redundancies
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John Lewis ends Sale on a high
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Sainsbury’s on TV
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Peacocks on the hunt for 120 concessions
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John Lewis to open smaller shops to hit growth targets
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TK Maxx reinforces card security after fraud fiasco
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Krispy Kreme still committed to UK
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Asda sees no barrier to condom discounts
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TJ Hughes to ramp up expansion
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Primark Watford for Wates
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Retail Property - Hercules Trust agrees 14 new retail park deals
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Retail Property - Uniqlo sheds stores in an effort to slash property expenditure
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Girls' gift retailer kick-starts UK expansion drive
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Retail Property - RAC's Capital kiosk deal drives services
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Retail Property - Uniqlo to sell off its failing stores
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Pets at Home closes store
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Retail Property - FCUK takes new St Albans store in Christopher Place
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Borders set for major out-of-town growth
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Dunstone’s dream comes of age
21 years after its first store opened, Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone last week returned to where it began. Tim Danaher meets him
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Capital Shopping Centres opens Eldon Square extension
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Training that’s above and beyond
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Loss prevention: the latest tagging projects
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Philip Downer: Borders boss is no quitter
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The retail awards no one wants to win
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Justin King: Making life taste better for everyone
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A tale of two nations
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What google means to you
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Nick Bubb's verdict: Mothercare - can a new broom sweep clean?
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Time for new thinking on old stores
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Going straight from the frying pan into the fire
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Still basking in the warm glow of Christmas
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Local online presence will impress shoppers
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Store manager's diary - Breaking ties with both the US and Leicester
