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NewsMorrisons launches biggest ever Price Crunch
Morrisons is pledging to cancel out the effects of today’s rise in VAT by slashing prices, with January savings totalling £210m.
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NewsJJB to ask shareholders for further £50m
Troubled sports chain JJB Sports is expected to ask investors for a further £50m following the £31.5m promised before Christmas, according to reports over the weekend.
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NewsTesco kicks off £340m of price cuts
Tesco has kicked off a £340m investment to cut several product lines in a new year blitz.
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NewsSeasonal footfall up at Glasgow's St Enoch
Glasgow’s St Enoch shopping centre recorded a 20% year-on-year rise in footfall during Christmas week as shoppers avoided the cold weather and chose to do their shopping under cover.
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NewsAsda reports "good" Christmas performance
Asda has reported a “good performance” in the run-up to Christmas, despite Arctic weather conditions.
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NewsTed Baker and Lush founders awarded New Year honours
Leading retail entrepreneurs are among the business people recognised in the New Year Honours List.
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NewsJohn Lewis breaks sales records
John Lewis has smashed its single day’s sales record during its post-Christmas Clearance.
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NewsHunter rescues Cruise and partners with Van Mildert
Sir Tom Hunter has rescued Cruise from administration and entered into a joint venture agreement with Van Mildert, which will see the Middlesbrough mini-chain take control of all of Cruise’s buying.
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NewsFamilies are £6 a week worse off, Asda claims
The average UK family has £6 less per week to spend than it did a year ago, according to Asda’s latest Income Tracker report.
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NewsStrong Christmas trading at Hammerson centres
Shopping centre owner Hammerson has reported a strong start to the post-Christmas Sales period, with 2.25 million shoppers visiting its nine regional shopping centres over the three days from Boxing Day.
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NewsHarvey Nichols reports record Sale
Harvey Nichols, the luxury department store business, said that its post-Christmas Sale had broken records despite tube strikes in the capital, reduced trading hours on Boxing Day and problems with transportation due to the snow.
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NewsPaul Smith profits rise
British designer label Paul Smith has paid out a £3.4m dividend after a bumper year in which profits hit the £25m mark.
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NewsITV man to be HMV FD
HMV Group has appointed David Wolffe, the finance director of ITV Studios, as its new finance director
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NewsSainsbury's fashion share soars
Sainsbury’s has more than tripled its share of the £9.9bn UK value clothing market in the last five years, according to new findings by Verdict Research.
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NewsSuperdrug to absorb VAT rise on own-brand products
Superdrug is to absorb the January 4 VAT increase on all its own brand beauty, toiletries and household products.
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NewsRecord Christmas for Waitrose
Waitrose enjoyed its best Christmas on record despite the freezing weather, with like-for-like sales up 5.4% in the first 23 days of December.
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NewsStrong start to clearance for John Lewis
John Lewis has enjoyed a strong start to its post-Christmas clearance.
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NewsBest Buy insists plans are on track despite pulling out of deal
Best Buy has insisted its plans for the UK are still on course despite it pulling out of a deal to open a store in the north-east of England.
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NewsMost retailers expect sales to fall in 2011, BRC says
Most retailers expect sales to fall in 2011, with weak consumer confidence and inflationary pressures hitting the sector’s performance, according to a BRC survey.
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NewsFood delivery drivers' hours relaxed to keep stores stocked
Food delivery drivers can extend their working hours to ensure stores remain stocked over the long Christmas bank holiday.