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NewsNext slammed for online charges
High street retailer Next has been accused of breaking consumer law by failing to refund delivery charges for goods bought online then returned.
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Opinion
Florence and the machine
Florence & Fred’s planned West End store will test whether the brand can stand on its own feet without the Tesco machine.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales benefit from England’s World Cup exit
England’s exit from the World Cup is helping sales at department store chain John Lewis, which rose 11.4% last week to £67m.
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NewsFashion Retail Academy ambitions
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green hopes retailers will back his ambitions to open more shopkeeping schools after the success of the first.
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NewsJD Sports will put Foot Patrol back on its feet again
JD Sports is to extend its footwear offer with the relaunch of hardcore trainer lovers’ shop Foot Patrol in London and online.
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NewsHouse of Fraser to revive iconic Biba brand
House of Fraser is to relaunch British brand Biba in September in what the department store is calling the biggest fashion launch in its history.
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NewsNew look Morrisons opens in Bradford
Morrisons has opened its new look shop in Idle, Bradford, which features a concession for value fashion retailer Peacocks.
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NewsFashion brand Core Spirit picks London for first store
Upmarket fashion brand Core Spirit will open its first ever store on London’s New Bond Street in mid-September.
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NewsThe Sting opens in London’s West End
Dutch retailer The Sting has opened its first UK store in the heart of London’s West End in the iconic former Tower Records store on Piccadilly Circus.
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NewsTesco eyes West End for standalone F&F fashion shop
Grocery giant Tesco is looking for a standalone store for its clothing brand F&F in central London.
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AnalysisTime for US retailers to pursue top line growth
After a year of cutting costs and lowering inventories, it’s time for retailers to think about growing the top line.
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Outdoor retailer Tiso back in the black
Scottish outdoor retailer Tiso has bounced back into the black after posting a pre-tax profit of £1.2m in the year to January 31 as it lays out plans for expansion.
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NewsSales and margins rise at JJB Sports
JJB Sports has reported a like-for-like sales rise and improved gross margin in recent weeks.
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NewsPrimark sales climb 17%
Value fashion giant Primark has reported 17% sales growth and “strong” operating margins during an “excellent” year to date.
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Aditya Birla opens 8th Hydrabad hypermarket
Grocer Aditya Birla has opened its eighth hypermarket in Hyderabad, and taken the opportunity to reiterate its aggressive expansion and private-label strategies.Chief executive Thomas Varghese said that Aditya Birla intends to grow private-label sales to 30% across the FMCG, clothing and general merchandise categories. The group expects to be EBITDA ...
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Fast Retailing enters JV to bring Uniqlo to Malaysia
Japanese fashion retailer Fast Retailing has established a joint venture in Malaysia to develop its Uniqlo chain in the southeast Asian nation.The partnership has targeted the end of 2010 for the opening of the country’s first Uniqlo store, but this could be brought forward to as early as this autumn.“We ...
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NewsHed Kandi to open first store in Bluewater
Music and lifestyle brand Hed Kandi has confirmed its first move into retail with a store opening in the Bluewater shopping centre in August.
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NewsShop price inflation slowed to 1.5% in June
Shop price inflation slowed to 1.5% in June after slowing to 1.8% in May, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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NewsMarks & Spencer like-for-likes leap in first quarter
Marks & Spencer has reported a 6% surge in general merchandise like-for-likes in the first quarter, when the retailer wooed clothing shoppers with “improved styling, stronger fashions and great value.”
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NewsSir Philip Green aims to open more retail academies
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green is considering opening more shopkeeping schools after the success of London’s Fashion Retail Academy.