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Sales at the department store rose from £49.9m in 2011 to £53.9m in 2012

Electricals fuel John Lewis sales rise

3-Feb-2012 8:58 am | By

A strong performance in electricals fuelled a good week for John Lewis with sales up 8.9%.

Asda remains the leader on price

Asda tops perception of value, ICM poll reveals

February 3 2012

Asda’s reputation for value dwarves that of its rivals, despite Tesco’s Big Price Drop marketing push.

The grocer has had a restructure in its property team

Asda property chief leaves following shake-up

3-Feb-2012 9:54 am | By

Asda’s property boss Steve Masters is leaving the grocer following an overhaul of its property and retail development.

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Poundland, John Lewis, Majestic and SuperGroup were at the top end of the table, each benefiting from either their value, service-led or luxury propositions

It’s a wrap: Christmas performance revealed

February 3 2012 | By

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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Andrew Moore

Style and value have global appeal

2-Feb-2012

Andrew Moore is executive managing director of George at Asda. Moore joined George in 2008, after spending 25 years at Marks & Spencer where he held several senior buying positions.

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