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  • Click-and-collect accounted for 40% of House of Fraser’s online sales in Q1
    News

    HoF clicks into a new gear

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Department store group to take multichannel leap with new format click-and-collect store in Aberdeen

  • River Island’s new ad campaign is ‘sassy, fun and has a touch of glamour’
    News

    River Island ups ante with return to print advertising

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Creative director keen to grab market share with autumn collection ads in September’s fashion bibles

  • News

    Borders Group US lives on

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Borders Group US is preparing for a sale that could see its brand live on despite liquidators clearing books from its shelves and shutting its stores. Executives plan to auction off the company’s intellectual property, including the Borders.com website, on September 14. The move follows other now-defunct retailers such as ...

  • Mike Ashley has been stake-building in Blacks, prompting bid speculation
    News

    Blacks rise continues in spite of retail’s fall

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Outdoor specialist Blacks bucked a general retail share price dive to be the biggest riser for the second week running.

  • Tesco is to open a retro 1960s store
    News

    Tesco to open retro store

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is to open a retro 1960s store at vintage motor festival Goodwood Revival next month.

  • Liberty will offer an ‘eclectic’ mix
    News

    Liberty answers demand for kidswear

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Department store Liberty is to open a kids department in February.

  • Willson-Rymer brings a fresh vision
    News

    Clinton boss to add fresh perspective

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Clinton Cards new chief executive will “help galvanise the business to help it achieve greater profitability”, says the retailer’s group managing director Clinton Lewin.

  • Paperchase profits tumbled in 2010
    News

    Borders collapse hits Paperchase’s profits

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Greetings cards and stationery retailer Paperchase’s profits took a hit last year as it suffered amid the troubles of its former US parent Borders Inc.

  • The channel will feature experts
    News

    Brand Alley turns on TV web channel

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Designer discount etailer Brand Alley has launched an online TV channel.

  • Despite sales growth, The Works believes real growth can be achieved online
    News

    Bookseller The Works targets online to ‘turbo-charge’ growth

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Discount bookseller The Works is seeking to buy an online business to bolster its ecommerce offer as it moves its focus away from opening physical shops.

  • Dealtastic.co.uk contributed £1.5m of losses to Flying Brands’ £2m total
    News

    Flying Brands steadies ship following first-half ‘mistakes’

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Home shopping group Flying Brands’ new contract wins have encouraged house broker Singer, despite the retailer plunging into the red after making big business errors in its first half.

  • Carpetright
    News

    City forecasts difficult times for Carpetright

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    The City expects the retail outlook to remain difficult for Carpetright after it reported an improvement in like-for-likes at the expense of margins.

  • SuperGroup
    News

    Investor confidence in SuperGroup returns

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Fashion retailer SuperGroup appears to have won back investor confidence after a series of upsets and after its stock rose more than a third over July.

  • WHSmith
    News

    WHSmith potential lies in travel arm

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Bookseller and stationer WHSmith is undervalued according to broker Panmure, which reiterated its buy stance on the stock.

  • Desigual, Oxford Street
    Gallery

    Desigual, Oxford Street

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Desigual is one of those curious beasts where you tend to look at the shop ahead of the stock.

  • Paul Kendrick, N Brown, group development director
    Analysis

    Paul Kendrick

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    N Brown, group development director

  • Stephen Robertson, director-general, british retail consortium
    Opinion

    Olympic logistics

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    On the day we heard that “the Games of the 30th Olympiad are awarded to the city of London”, I was visiting a Woolworths store – God rest its soul.

  • Photography by Tom Campbell
    Analysis

    Larry Meyer

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    In suitably tough, no-nonsense New York style, the Forever 21 boss has signalled the US fast fashion retailer’s intent to take the UK by storm. Gemma Goldfingle reports

  • Pottery Barn Kids
    Analysis

    Williams-Sonoma

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    The US homewares group has a strong reputation and is eyeing the UK market. But where would it sit in this struggling sector and what is its point of difference?

  • By taking greater control over its supply chain Card Factory has managed to maintain its value price points and up the quality of product
    Analysis

    Pushing the envelope

    2011-08-05T00:00:00Z

    Card Factory has been one of the unsung retail success stories of recent years. In a rare interview, Nicola Harrison finds out the secrets of its prosperity from chief executive Richard Hayes