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NewsMajestic Wine gives its website a more local feel
Majestic Wine is aiming to improve engagement and interactivity on its website by localising content and revamping the product reviews process.
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NewsDebenhams on track for profit growth
Department store group Debenhams assured the City that interim profits would meet consensus and be ahead of last year.
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NewsPoor weather conditions hit Flying Brands’ profit
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands reported a fall in full-year group pre-tax profit as poor weather hampered its core gardening and flowers business during crucial trading periods.
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NewsArgos to drive engagement with TV channel
Catalogue store group Argos is to launch a digital TV home shopping channel this summer.
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NewsMorrisons pushes online with stake in US etailer FreshDirect
Morrisons is expecting to circumnavigate the pain of setting up an online food operation with the lessons it will learn from buying a 10% stake in US etailer FreshDirect.
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NewsLighting specialist Ryness deemed ‘attractive asset’ as it goes up for sale
Ryness Lighting & Electrical has been put up for sale by its private equity owner Epic.
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NewsPerfume Shop expands shop-in-shops
The Perfume Shop is to open more shop-in-shops in sister retailer Superdrug and will roll out a loyalty scheme later this year.
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NewsStore revamps at heart of JJB’s recovery plans
JJB Sports chief executive Keith Jones is confident that its new business plan can revive the ailing sportswear retailer, despite like-for-likes slumping 13.5% from January 24 to March 13.
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NewsRetailers and brands count cost of devastating Japan earthquake
Retailers and luxury brands are taking a hit in Japan following the tragic earthquake and tsunami that has killed thousands of people and rocked the country.
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NewsFrench Connection to up sales densities
French Connection has vowed to drive sales densities in stores after its UK and European retail arm slipped into the red.
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NewsMatalan planning to grow online business
Value fashion and homewares group Matalan is to ramp up its ecommerce operations and plans to hire a top-level online retail specialist to drive growth.
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NewsDual-branded Oasis and Warehouse store opens in the UK
Aurora Fashions has opened its first dual-branded Oasis and Warehouse store in the UK in Cheltenham this week.
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NewsAsda set to open its first high street supermarket without car parking
Asda is to open its first high street supermarket without car parking as it seeks to ramp up expansion.
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NewsManagement behind deal for Allied Carpets
Allied Carpets operations director Dean Weston is understood to have led Savana Trading’s purchase of the retailer, which was completed on Monday.
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NewsAlworths meeting in bid to secure business’ future
Alworths, the ‘son of Woolworths’ chain launched by a former Woolworths director, was due to meet with financial adviser Leonard Curtis to discuss its future as Retail Week went to press.
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NewsSports Direct throws down gauntlet to rival Decathlon
Sports Direct chief forecasts the pair will fight it out for global dominance over the next 10 years
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NewsAll Saints ‘on the brink’ of winning new investment
The future of All Saints was in the balance as Retail Week went to press.
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NewsRetail predecessor to River Island is to be revived
Chelsea Girl, the iconic 1970s fashion retailer that later became River Island, is to be revived as a branded capsule collection.