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OpinionHow to create a knockout brand
Necessity is deemed the mother of invention, but adversity can be its father.
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OpinionDavid Wild leads Halfords to success
The continually evolving but highly profitable Halfords is one of the more complex, but certainly most instructive, case studies of recent British retailing.
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NewsTesco to make redundancies in fashion department
Tesco is set to make redundancies within its fashion merchandising team following a recent drop in general merchandise sales.
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NewsGo Outdoors CFO David Hanney to exit
Go Outdoors has suffered another high profile departure as chief financial officer David Hanney prepares to exit next year.
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NewsDonna Air caption competition: winner announced
B&Q is doing its best to prepare the nation for a long cold winter, with the help of Donna Air and her wooly friend.
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NewsWiggle to appoint UBS ahead of potential float
Bikes etailer Wiggle is on the verge of appointing investment bank UBS to manage a potential flotation, it is understood.
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NewsShop Direct to launch Very overseas as it cuts group losses
Shop Direct is to launch Very overseas as it cuts group losses to £7.8m over the past year.
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NewsDixons hunts for UK boss so Browett can focus on strategy
Dixons, owner of electricals retailers Currys and PC World, is preparing to hire a new head of its UK operations early next year, it has been reported.
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NewsSports Direct profits jump 13.3% as sales grow
Sports Direct retail gross profit advanced 13.3% to £119m as sales thrive.
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News99p Stores reopens former Hub store
99p Stores has acquired a former Hub shop after the variety store retailer, founded by Poundland co-founder Davd Dodd, went bust last month.
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NewsArgos continues to drag down Home Retail as profits slump
Argos has continued to drag down the performance of its parent Home Retail in the first half, as group pre-tax profit slumped 70% to £28m.
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NewsOnline sales climbed 15% year-on-year in September
Online sales climbed 15% year-on-year in September as customers spent £5.5bn.
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NewsMake life tougher for out-of-town retail, Portas tells MPs
Mary Portas has told MPs her review of the high street will be about “making life easier for town centres and tougher for out-of-town.”
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NewsA-wear acquired by Hilco
Irish fashion retailer A-wear has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by restructuring specialist Hilco Ireland.
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NewsLa Senza to open four stores in October
Lingerie chain La Senza is to open four new stores this month taking its store portfolio to 160 after reports earlier this year it was looking at restructuring its retail business.
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NewsMatalan cautious after profits slump 63%
Matalan said it remained cautious on the outlook after the value fashion and homewares retailer reported a 63% plummet in EBITDA for the second quarter.
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NewsOnline grocery market to double in five years says IGD
The online grocery market will almost double in value to £11.2bn by 2016, according to industry analysts IGD.
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NewsInflation reaches record levels sparking fears of business rates hike
Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation jumped to 5.2% in September from 4.5% in August, while the Retail Price Index (RPI) measure of inflation has risen to its highest level in 20 years, at 5.6%.
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NewsTesco's Big Price Drop stimulates 1 million extra purchases per week
Tesco has estimated that its Big Price Drop initiative has stimulated 1 million extra transactions per week.
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NewsRetail crime and error costs UK stores £4.9bn
UK stores lost £4.9bn to retail crime and error in the last year despite retailers spending £1bn on crime prevention.