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Uniqlo expects sales boost
Clothing chain Uniqlo has said it expects to see a sales boost this year as shoppers buy lighter clothing during the summer as a result of rising temperatures.
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Future Group plans new electronics retailing format launch
Future Group is planning to launch a new electronics retailing format, which is a hybrid of e-Zone, its bricks-and-mortar electronics retailing arm, and its ecommerce portal Futurebazaar.com.
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Dollar General reports like-for-like sales
Dollar General has reported like-for-like sales up 5.4%, with sales increasing 10.9% to $3.45bn (£2.1bn) for the first quarter ending April 29.
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NewsTesco to expand its click-and-collect service
Tesco is to expand its multi-channel offer as it aims to capitalise on the “new era for retailing”.
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NewsEverything Everywhere opens 30 own name stores after successful trial
Everything Everywhere, the business formed by the merger of Orange and T-Mobile, will open 30 new UK stores under its own name this year following the successful trial of the concept.
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NewsJane Norman boss steps down
Jane Norman managing director Ian Findlay is understood to have stepped down from the beleaguered women’s young fashion chain.
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Potential expansion for South African retailer Massmart
South African retailer Massmart is making “good progress” on identifying locations for potential expansion in Nigeria, according to its chief executive Grant Pattison.
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Amazon to enter Brazil
US ecommerce giant Amazon is planning to enter Brazil during the second half of 2011.
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Walgreen acquires Drugstore.com
Walgreens has completed its acquisition of Drugstore.com following a vote of approval from the company’s shareholders.
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NewsSainsbury's boss King takes £5m hit to pay packet
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King took a £5m hit to his pay packet last year as the supermarket failed to hit some performance targets and he cashed in fewer options.
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NewsFood inflation at highest level for two years
Food inflation increased to 4.9% in May, representing the highest rate since June 2009.
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NewsBRC's Luke Mayhew to slam criticism of large retailers
The British Retail Consortium chairman Luke Mayhew will condemn criticism of successful multiple retailers as “ridiculous” in a speech today.
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NewsCo-op members give £3m of profit-share to charity
Members of the Co-operative Group have agreed to donate more than £3m of their annual profit-share to charities and community groups.
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NewsNew Look profits hit by "significant internal disruption"
Fashion chain New Look underlying operating profit slumped from £162.7m to £98m in the year to March 26 as the retailer suffered from “significant internal disruption”.
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Borders finds a potential bidder
Bookseller Borders has found a potential bidder in the form of Gores Group. The private equity firm has shown interest in acquiring 200 of Borders’ 405 stores. The deal would keep the bookstore chain operating as a going concern in the wake of it filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy in ...
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NewsDitch the Directive: Breakthrough as EU ditches controversial plans
The European Parliament has bowed down to pressure from retailers and abandoned plans for force retailers to offer free returns from anywhere in Europe and deliver to all EU countries.
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Opinion
Agents of change?
Agents mega-mergers are leading to a smaller pool of retail property advisers, but it’s still all about the individuals
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NewsLife & Style on brink of administration
Life & Style, the fashion and homewares business born out of the administration of womenswear chain Ethel Austin, is on the brink of collapse after just over a year in existence.
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Data
Kantar Worldpanel: Grocery market share data for the 12 weeks ending May 15, 2011
Kantar Worldpanel Grocery market share data for the 12 weeks ending May 15, 2011
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AnalysisRetail Week Interiors Awards announce headline sponsor
The 14th annual Retail Week Interiors Awards have announced New Store Europe as the headline sponsors at this years leading interiors industry awards.