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NewsAsda posts flat first-quarter
Grocery and general merchandise giant Asda has posted adjusted like-for-like growth of 0.8% in its first quarter.
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NewsInflation jumps to 4.5% in April
Inflation jumped to 4.5% in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Opinion
Survival of the biggest
The best shopping centres are attracting visitors, but the challenge is converting visits to sales
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NewsJJB appoints former Safeway director Lawrence Christensen to its board
JJB Sports has appointed former Safeway director Lawrence Christensen CBE as non-executive director.
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NewsAsda invests a further £27m to bolster fresh food
Asda is to invest a further £27m in quality improvements across its fresh food business, with “market-leading quality specifications” introduced across all its fresh meat and produce categories as it seeks to further boost sales.
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NewsWickes snaps up 13 Focus stores for £8.4m
Wickes has bought 13 Focus DIY stores following the retailer’s collapse into administration earlier this month.
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NewsWarm weather helps H&M sales soar
H&M April sales soared as the warm weather across Europe encouraged shoppers to update their wardrobe.
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NewsDixons offloads eight PC City stores in Spain
Electricals group Dixons has offloaded eight of its 34 PC City stores in Spain to Portuguese retailer Sonae, which aims to expand in the country.
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NewsLondon shops on high alert after bomb threat
Shopping centres and major retail destinations were on high alert this morning after Irish terrorists threatened to bomb London as the Queen visits Dublin today.
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Opinion
The Mary Question
Mary Portas’s appointment to advise the government on the high street is a strange move, but the main thing now is that she does the right thing by all retailers
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NewsGovernment drafts in Portas to advise on future of the high street
The Government has drafted in TV presenter Mary Portas to lead a review of the future of high street.
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Opinion
Taxing issues
Boots had a good year, but the headlines tomorrow will be dominated by its tax affairs
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Opinion
Know a great website?
The online world is filled with brands that have become as well known as some high street stalwarts, and much of the retail industry’s most interesting innovation is to be found online.
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NewsBrand Alley seeks £87m to fund growth
Online upmarket private sales site Brand Alley has appointed Merril Lynch to raise €100m (£87m) to fund acquisitions of fledgling businesses in the sector.
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NewsHigh street faces “difficult decade” warns thinktank
Retailers face a decade of challenging trading conditions, with consumer spending below pre-recessionary peaks for at least another two years and modest longer-term growth over the next decade, according to the latest Ernst & Young Item Club report.
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NewsAsda to open George clothing stores in Middle East
Grocer Asda is to open its first George clothing stores overseas in an attempt to build George into a global business.
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Opinion
Superdry: the danger of being clunky
There is more to a winning brand than a good shopfit. Once in place it has to be capable of being updated.
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NewsAmerican Eagle circles London for first UK store
US fashion chain American Eagle Outfitters will debut in the UK in London and has plans to open up to 100 stores in the country.
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NewsH Samuel owner Signet mulls sale of its UK arm
Anglo-American jeweller Signet is mulling a sale of its UK arm and is sounding out private equity firms about buying the business, which operates as H Samuel, Ernest Jones and Leslie Davis.
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NewsKesa considers disposal of Comet
Anglo-French electricals group Kesa may sell loss-making UK chain Comet and delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange.