All articles by George MacDonald – Page 216
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NewsMayhew urges Government to get on with fostering growth
British Retail Consortium (BRC)chairman Luke Mayhew has urged the Government to set out a vision of better times and shift public debate away from spending cuts.
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NewsNext strikes online partnership with US retailer Sears
Fashion group Next is to sell clothing online in the US in partnership with retail giant Sears.
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NewsDo more to back enterprise, BRC chairman Luke Mayhew tells Government
British Retail Consortium chairman Luke Mayhew has warned that the Government risks causing “collateral damage” to business unless it encourages enterprise and cuts red tape as well as making cuts.
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NewsJaeger opens shops-in-shops in Italy with Coin
Upscale fashion retailer and brand Jaeger has expanded into Italy with the opening of four shop-in-shops in Coin department stores.
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NewsHouse of Fraser celebrates Biba success as profits soar
The relaunch of iconic fashion brand Biba has gone down a storm with shoppers and first-half profits have leaped, House of Fraser reported.
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NewsVoucher demand boosts Park Group sales
Park Group, the Christmas hamper and gift voucher company, reported that trading in the first quarter of its financial year went well thanks to growing demand for corporate vouchers and online sales.
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NewsProfits leap at JD Sports Fashion
JD Sports Fashion has posted a 64% rise in profits and expects continued growth.
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Former Kingfisher director George Adams named chief executive of Maxeda DIY
Former Kingfisher executive George Adams is to become chief executive of Maxeda DIY, part of the Dutch private equity-backed retail group of the same name.
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NewsRetailers cut waste sent to landfill by 50%
Retailers are sending half as much rubbish to the dump as they did five years ago and have slashed carbon dioxide emissions.
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NewsJohn Lewis enjoys "flying start" to autumn
Sales at John Lewis department stores climbed 16.5% to £58.3m last week as the back-to-school selling season got autumn off to a “flying start”.
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OpinionDon’t read the last rites yet
Store stocks are enveloped in as deep a gloom as the Addams family’s mansion. But retail shares are not zombie investments and it’s too early to call in the undertakers.
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NewsFashion retailers more positive as sector lifts
General retailers held their own in the run-up to Wednesday’s results from fashion groups French Connection and Next, which both made bullish noises about performance.
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AnalysisHugh Harvey
For the sports-mad managing director of Comet, transforming the business is a marathon and not a sprint. George MacDonald reports
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NewsPixmania moves into new product ranges
Pixmania, the etailer owned by electricals group Dixons, is to extend its range of product categories as it seeks to establish leading positions in new fields.
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NewsRetailers dismayed by service charges
Service charges and alteration consents have emerged as retailers’ key landlord relationship concerns.
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NewsStephen Marks: French Connection ‘back on track’
French Connection is “back on track” founder and chairman Stephen Marks has declared after interim results showed a return to the black.
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NewsSnow+Rock sold to management
Outdoors specialist Snow +Rock has been bought by its management, backed by private equity firm LGV capital, for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsProfits to climb at Debenhams
Department store group Debenhams expects profits to rise strongly this year after a product mix shift lifted margins.
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NewsPotential buyers sit tight as Blockbuster awaits its fate
Uncertainty dogs up-for-sale DVD firm’s Christmas prospects as US parent mulls bankruptcy
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OpinionComet follows a new path
Kesa has been proving more popular of late, thanks in part to stakebuilding by activist investor Knight Vinke and Comet’s project to differentiate and broaden its appeal