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Opinion
A marriage of convenience
On the face of it, Co-op and Somerfield is the most unlikely pairing since Lembit Opik shacked up with a Cheeky Girl.
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News
Mamas & Papas sales sparkle
Mamas & Papas has bucked the retail gloom to notch up a like-for-like sales increase of 46 per cent for its maternity fashion ranges during its spring/summer trading season.
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News
River Island targets Russia as overseas growth gathers pace
Young-fashion powerhouse River Island intends to break into the Russian market in the next stage of its overseas push.
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News
Ashley’s Sports Direct to go back to basics
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley said that the retailer would go back to basics to cope with a trading environment it described as “the hardest we have faced in our history”.
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Opinion
Is it worth it?
“Is it worth it?” asked one luxury retail chief today at a press event for the finest of British luxury brands.
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News
Selfridges stops Sale early as trade rockets
Selfridges has this week installed kitsch, futuristic windows at its flagship London store as it wraps up its summer Sale two weeks ahead of schedule.
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News
Administrations loom as retail gloom deepens
The retail sector was poised for another wave of administrations this week as high street trading conditions worsened.
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News
Moss Bros close to appointing chairman
Moss Bros is poised to hire a chairman by the end of the month. Sources said two candidates have been shortlisted for the role.
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News
Tie Rack to unveil new look on Oxford Street
Tie Rack is to introduce a new design and extended offer at its Oxford Street store later this summer.
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News
Asda pencils in September relaunch date for George
Asda will relaunch its George clothing brand in September as it seeks to make the label the UK’s biggest-selling fashion brand by volume before the end of 2011.
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News
Blacks sales pick up with camping season
Blacks Leisure, the outdoor equipment and boardwear retailer, has suffered a 5.4 per cent fall in group like-for-likes in the financial year so far.
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News
Mothercare first-quarter sales advance
Mothercare has posted a rise in UK like-for-like sales and a surge in international revenues during its first quarter.
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News
Receivers called in at Dawnay Day
Two private shareholders of Austin Reed may be pursued for their assets as receivers were called in at Dawnay Day.
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News
French Connection buys back Japanese joint venture
French Connection has bought back its Japanese joint venture and plans to move the business into profitability within three years.
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News
JD changes name to drive fashion
Sports retailer John David Group has changed its name to JD Sports Fashion.
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News
Ebay triumphs in counterfeit goods case
EBay has survived a four-year legal wrangle with Tiffany over the jeweller’s claim that the online auction site should be held liable for the sale of counterfeit jewellery on its site.
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News
Austin Reed distances itself from Dawnay Day crisis
Austin Reed said it should not be affected by the financial troubles at Dawnay Day, which was involved in buying the fashion retailer in January last year.
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News
Burberry sales soar 14 per cent
Burberry Group’s retail sales jumped 14 per cent for the three months to June 30.
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Gallery
Store of the week: C&A, Sao Paulo
C&A continues to stretch its low-cost tentacles across the globe and this 32,000 sq ft store, in São Paulo, Brazil, is an example of how it is changing its look to bring it into line with the best operators in the value arena.