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Footwear news
Shoon plunges into administration
Family owned footwear retailer Shoon has collapsed into administration after the company was unable to sell loss making shops.
Office invests £1m in online revamp
Footwear retailer Office is to invest £1m in its online business as it prepares to revamp its website and launch overseas.
Office posts strong festive like-for-likes
Young fashion footwear retailer Office has posted soaring like-for-likes of 26% across the five weeks to December 3.
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Dolcis bought out of administration
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Glasgow Buchanan Street 91% let as Fat Face and Skechers sign up
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Retailers enjoy December sales rise
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Scottish retailers have worst Christmas since 1999
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Ziff buys bulk of Barratts stores
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Shop price inflation hits 16-month low in December, BRC finds
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Retail like-for-likes up 2.2% in December, says BRC
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The ‘right mix’ puts a spring in Schuh’s step
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Festive season brings retail administrations
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Pandora raids footwear chain Deichmann for new chief executive
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Interested parties circle Barratts
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Dr Martens to open Scottish store
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Aldi and M&S lead way with vow to absorb Irish VAT rise
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Shop price inflation falls to 2% in November
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November retail like-for-likes down 1.6%
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Weak October Scottish retail sales could signal difficult Christmas
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River Island to launch standalone shoes and accessories store
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Retail like-for-likes slip 0.6% in October
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River Island launches international shipping
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Retail sales down year-on-year, CBI reports
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Urban Outfitters removes 'Navajo' name following Native American tribe complaints
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Rising costs and promos take blame for dip in Clarks’ profits
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Office drafts in former Jane Norman managing director
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Riots cloud picture on August retail sales
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Retail sales hold up in August, despite riots
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Video: Shops forced to shut in south coast's flash flooding
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Retail sales remain flat in July according to ONS
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Inflation rises to 4.4% in July
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Karen Millen to expand online offer across Europe
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Kardashian's UK footwear website to close after four months
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Crocs snaps up Chan from La Senza
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CPI inflations drops at fastest rate in three years
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JD festive like-for-likes rise
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N Brown like-for-likes up 2%
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Retail businesses in administration set to rise in coming months, warns BRC
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Potential buyers circle Hawkin’s Bazaar chain
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Barratts Priceless administrators make 170 redundancies
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'Trading down' to characterise consumer buying habits
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La Senza calls in restructurers
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Barratts Priceless plunges into administration
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Barratts Priceless 'nears administration'
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Dune Group sales fall
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Foot Locker to launch new fascia in the UK
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'Retail does its bit' as inflation falls in October
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Supermarket price wars drive shop price inflation fall
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M-commerce sales to reach £2.5bn by 2016
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Primark to open concessions in Selfridges
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Kurt Geiger acquisition boosts Jones Group profits
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Inflation reaches record levels sparking fears of business rates hike
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Asda's Roger McLaughlan to join Toys R Us
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Online sales up 14% in August
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CPI inflation rate reaches 4.5%
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CBI reports fall in August retail sales volumes
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Clarks sets target of 100 overseas franchise store openings a year
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Reiss hires ecommerce director to drive multichannel growth
Footwear in depth
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New Look’s newly promoted customer and multichannel managing director will help the fashion retailer provide a seamless ecommerce experience.
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