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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.
Primark Northern Irish workers to be re-ballotted over strike
Primark staff in Northern Ireland are to be re-balloted by Usdaw over a possible strike after a “technical oversight” in the original ballot process left the union open to a legal challenge.
Peacocks receives four bids in second round
Peacocks administrator KPMG has received four second round bids to buy the business, or parts of it, out of administration, it is understood.
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In Depth: Fashion Retail
10 ways to compete with Amazon
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.
It’s a wrap: Christmas performance revealed
Christmas is over and many retailers’ hangovers were often less painful than anticipated, but was it really better than expected? Charlotte Hardie reports.
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New York store design: A year’s a long time in retail
There have been some dramatic changes in Manhattan’s retail landscape over the past 12 months and the visual merchandising bar has been raised yet again. John Ryan reports.
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Primark parent donates £240m to charity
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Newness drives fashion sales at John Lewis
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