All articles by James Thompson – Page 12
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3 and T-mobile deny merger talks
Mobile phone operators and retailers T-Mobile and 3 deny they were in talks to merge their UK operations as they formed a joint venture to combine their 3G mobile access networks.
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Festive shopping rush to come late
UK shoppers are forecast to spend nearly 30 per cent more in the week before Christmas than last year, but the spending may be too late for many retailers.
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Tesco's menswear sales boom
Tesco has vaulted into the number three position in the menswear market, according to TNS worldpanel.
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Grocers set for second bout of food price inflation
Higher benchmark prices for cereals will come into effect today, leading almost certainly lead to a second wave of food price inflation globally.
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Opinion
Cheesewright will leave a hole at Asda
Asda was rocked this week by the announcement that its second most senior executive is heading back to Canada to run Wal-Mart’s Canadian business.
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Kesa's BUT circled by consortium
A consortium led by investment bank Goldman Sachs is poised to make an offer for Kesa Electrical’s French furniture chain BUT.
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NewsLa Senza unveils new fascia in north London
Lingerie retailer La Senza has revealed a new fascia that it intends to roll out in the UK and Ireland.
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Duke Street Capital buys Original Factory Shop
Value store group Original Factory Shop has been sold to private equity giant Duke Street Capital for 70 million.
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Laura Ashley builds 3 per cent stake in Moss Bros
Womenswear and furniture retailer Laura Ashley has revealed that it has built a 3.39 per cent stake in Moss Bros.
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Tesco enters digital battle
Carphone, Comet and DSGi in firing line as grocer unveils PC Guys support service in Cambridge
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Analysis
United we stand
When Peter Marks joined the Co-op in 1967 it was the largest grocer in the UK. Times have changed but, as James Thompson finds out, he plans to put Co-operative Group back on top
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DSGi to sell Dell computers
DSGi is to start selling Dell notebooks and desktop computers in its European stores and online from next year.
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Wickes sales buck market trend
Wickes has bucked the tough trading conditions in the UK DIY market, posting strong sales for the 48 weeks to December 1.
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Tesco linked to Czech deal
Tesco has reportedly lodged a €200 million ( 143.7 million) bid to acquire a chain of discount stores in the Czech Republic.
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Game's sales rocket
PC and video game specialist retailer Game’s sales soared in the 45 weeks to December 8.
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Asda's number two heads back to Wal-Mart Canada
Asda chief operating officer David Cheesewright is to return to Canada to be president and chief executive of parent Wal-Mart’s Canadian business.
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London suffers worst retail sales for two years
Central London suffered its worst retail sales for more than two years in November, hailing an ominous outlook for Christmas in the capital, according to the London Retail Consortium (LRC).
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John Lewis bullish on Christmas after top week
John Lewis has forecast record Christmas sales after the department store registered its biggest ever weekly sales.
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OpinionReasons to be cheerful
Profit warnings are coming in thick and fast, consumer confidence is falling and most store groups are only increasing sales by hefty discounting.
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Waitrose runs short of organic turkeys
Shoppers were warned they could face a shortage of organic turkeys this Christmas, following the culling of tens of thousands of the birds because of the bird flu outbreak in East Anglia.