All articles by Amy Shields – Page 19
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Opinion
Mosaic wise to assess options as Iceland rebuilds
A change of government in Iceland heralds a new start for the country, and may signal a thawing of the glacial process of evaluating the UK retail assets held by the administrators to its banks.
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News
Adili's festive sales soar
Ethical online retailer Adili recorded a 102 per cent rise in total sales over the key festive season.
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News
Beales reveals robust Christmas
Department store chain Beales has recorded a full-year pre-tax loss of 1.52m and revealed resilient trading over Christmas.
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News
Blooming Marvellous in administration
Updated: Maternity specialist Blooming Marvellous has gone in to administration as exclusively revealed by Retail Week on Wednesday.
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News
Argos confirms it will discontinue Indian trial
Argos parent company Home Retail Group has confirmed that it will discontinue its trial in India, in a move first predicted by Retail Week.
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News
Retail Trust raises over £1m
Retailers came out in force last night to lend their support to retail charity The Retail Trust and raise nearly 1.1m at its glitzy London ball.
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News
Ocado secures £10m Sharia'a financing
Online grocer Ocado has secured a 10m financing facility, raised using Sharia’a financing.
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News
Further store closures for Adams
The administrators to Adams have closed a further 36 stores after reviewing the childrenswear retailer’s operations.
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News
Redundancy fears at Fortnum & Mason as it consults staff
Iconic Piccadilly department store Fortnum & Mason is to enter in to a consultation period with its 530 staff as it anticipates a “particularly tough” 2009.
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News
Harrods chief executive makes surprise exit
Harrods chief executive James McArthur has left the business after less than a year in the role.
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Opinion
Obama's 'new era of responsibility' comes to retail
Who would have thought that JJB's suspended chief executive Chris Ronnie would be one of the first symbols of “the new era of responsibility” outlined by newly elected President Barack Obama?
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News
Short selling on retail stock doubles
Short selling positions on retail shares have almost doubled between November and January, as investors bet on further misery for the sector.
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News
Sir Tom Hunter slams Flying Brands management
Sir Tom Hunter has lambasted the management of Flying Brands and said he will take a more active role in the future of the home shopping group following yesterday’s profits warning.
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News
Threshers considers 'hundreds' of store closures
The owner of Threshers is locked in talks with landlords about closing unprofitable stores.
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News
Empire Direct goes in to administration
Empire Direct, the UK’s largest independent electricals retailer, has gone in to administration.
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News
Retailer critical list grows
Retailers are set to face further distress in 2009 after the number of companies facing bankruptcy soared 81 per cent in the final quarter of 2008, according to a survey.
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News
Tesco to invest £19m slashing clothing prices
Tesco will invest 19m lowering its clothing prices and has begun by slashing prices on over 700 key clothing lines.
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News
Matalan outperforms at Christmas
Discount retailer Matalan has bucked the gloom to post a 5.9 per cent like-for-like increase in sales over Christmas.
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Analysis
Pre-pack administrations: The last resort?
A sign of the times, pre-pack administrations have become a popular solution for failing businesses. But are they ‘legalised robbery’, as some in the industry claim? Amy Shields reports.
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News
Moss Bros confirms Mountford to step down
Update: Moss Bros chief executive Philip Mountford will leave the menswear retailer.