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NewsShoppers shift away from high street, report reaffirms
Shoppers over the last decade have been choosing to visit larger shopping centres in preference to high street, a report has reaffirmed.
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NewsBooths reveals flat sales as trading conditions remain tough
Booths pretax profit rose 7.2% to £8.2m in the year to April 2, however sales were flat and the upmarket northern grocer said current trading has remained tough.
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NewsLosses widen at Austin Reed
Losses have widened at menswear retailer Austin Reed despite sales growing.
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Japanese retailer Aeon plans expansion in Vietnam
Japanese retailer Aeon has stated its plans to expand its presence in Vietnam. Its first supermarket will be located in Ho Chi Minh City, and will be open by 2014. The company is scheduled to obtain an investment licence from the Vietnamese government. In Vietnam, Aeon operates its Aeon Credit ...
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Metro Group plans new store openings
German retailer Metro Group says it plans to benefit from the sustained economic boom in Turkey with the opening of 24 new Metro Cash & Carry, Real, Media Markt and Saturn stores by the end of 2012. Speaking in Istanbul, Metro Cash & Carry and Real Group chief executive Joël ...
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Builders Warehouse enters Botswana
Builders Warehouse, the DIY chain operated by Walmart-controlled South African retail and wholesale group Massmart, has entered Botswana, marking its first step outside its home market.Llewellyn Walters, chief executive of Massmart’s DIY holding Massbuild, said: “We look forward to bringing customers the best choice at the lowest possible prices, with ...
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GalleryUniqlo: Colour it in
Uniqlo Regent Street has just emerged from a three-month makeover with a new look intended to bring it into line with the retailer’s global flagships. John Ryan reports.
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GalleryMarks & Spencer, Edgware Road, London
Style Online, Kiosk Corner, call it what you will, the new digital area just inside the door of the Marks & Spencer store on Edgware Road is perfectly placed for time-pressed shoppers.
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NewsVideo: Delivering the best customer service
At the Skillsmart Retail, World Host Conference, 100 retailers met to discuss customer service standards in the UK.
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NewsM&Co builds wind turbines to power stores
Womenswear retailer M&Co plans to build wind turbines to power all 300 of its stores, making it the first high street chain to fully control its energy consumption.
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NewsMetrocentre attracts new Primark flagship
Primark is to open a 58,700 sq ft store at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, which celebrates it 25th anniversary this week.
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GalleryIn Pictures: House of Fraser.com, Aberdeen, opens today
House of Fraser has revealed pictures of its click and collect store, House of Fraser.com, which opened today in Aberdeen’s Union Square shopping centre.
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NewsThe Hut FD quits after float scrapped
The Hut’s finance director has exited the online retailer after it scrapped plans for a flotation this year.
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NewsGame launches new payment system to capture digital spend
Game has launched a new way of paying for its products as it aims to capture share in the digital games market.
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NewsHMV launches first TV ad dedicated to tech products
HMV has launched its first TV ad dedicated to its expanded technology offer, which it is rolling out across it stores as it fights declining sales in its core products.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales up as shoppers feel festive
John Lewis sales rose 9.9% to £62.6m last week as it clocked up the best performance of the half.
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Lawson reports net profit fall
Convenience store operator Lawson has reported its financial results for the six months ended August 2011.Net profit fell 27% to ¥8.96bn (£68.6m) from ¥12.29bn (£90.6m) for the same period last year. The drop was due in part to losses related to new accounting standards. Operating profit experienced an 8% gain, ...
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Electronics retailer Bic Camera posts net sales increase
Electronics retailer Bic Camera posted a 0.6% increase in net sales to ¥612.1bn (£4.7bn) for its financial year ended August 31. Operating profit for the period soared 35% to ¥19.9bn (£152.4m), while net profit rocketed 51.7% to ¥9bn (£68.9m).Bic Camera said sales of household appliances had benefited from the government’s ...
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Gap announces plans to shut a fifth of its stores
Fashion retailer Gap has announced that it plans to shut more than a fifth of its Gap stores in North America over the next two years. The retailer recognised that it had expanded to such an extent that the US market became oversaturated with its stores. As a result, Gap ...
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NewsAsda boss plays it cool over price war
Grocery price wars? Nothing’s changed judging by Asda boss Andy Clarke’s attitude.