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NewsMiddleton picks Reiss and Whistles for official engagement photos
Prince William’s fiance and budding style guru Kate Middleton turned to the high street for her official engagement photographs, opting to wear a dress from Reiss and a top from Whistles.
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NewsPPR scotches Burberry takeover talk
French luxury goods group PPR, the business behind brands including Gucci, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen, has quashed speculation that it intends to acquire British luxury retailer and brand Burberry.
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NewsDixons Black: first pictures
Dixons today unveiled a new fascia, Black, which takes a radically different approach to electrical retailing.
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NewsMarks & Spencer extends Christmas opening hours at 200 shops
Marks & Spencer will extend opening hours until 10pm or later at 200 stores during Christmas week.
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NewsWaitrose beats snow to deliver 'busiest day ever'
Supermarket group Waitrose beat snowy conditions to end last week “on remarkable form” after generating a sales uplift of 4.7% to £106.3m.
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NewsWest End stores open as normal after riots
Stores on Oxford Street and Regent Street are trading as normal this morning despite rioting last night by student protesters.
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NewsPhones4U deal likely to be valued below £700m
Private equity firm BC Partners is likely to pay less than the £700m anticipated for Phones4U by present owner Providence Equity Partners.
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NewsAnger at Scottish Government's £30m raid on retailers' coffers
Scottish Government proposals to milk big retailers for additional cash have been condemned as a threat to jobs and economic recovery.
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NewsHackers give up attack on Amazon
Hackers have abandoned their attempts to sabotage Amazon.com after the etail giant’s defences proved impregnable.
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NewsBlack is the new Dixons
Dixons will today open a new format store under a new fascia as it seeks to emulate the success of Apple’s retail stores.
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NewsRetail gets the thumbs up as it outperforms
Investors filled their shopping trolleys with general retail and food stocks alike. The former outperformed the market despite lacklustre BRC sales data for November but are still down year on year.
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NewsN Brown’s US debut shows potential
N Brown’s entry into the US market could add 15% to 30% to the top line in the medium term, broker Panmure Gordon wrote after a meeting with management.
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NewsDebenhams and Tesco top JP Morgan’s 2011 picks
Department store group Debenhams and leading grocer Tesco feature on broker JP Morgan Cazenove’s list of top stock picks for 2011, while fashion giant Next and supermarket group Sainsbury’s should be avoided.
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NewsKingfisher profits rise despite tough trading
Kingfisher’s third-quarter performance was well received by analysts despite a drop off at B&Q.
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NewsTesco set for strong Christmas after better-than-expected sales
Tesco reported that consumer sentiment is improving as it posted better-than-expected UK like-for-likes.
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NewsIn Focus: Blockbuster
Despite its US parent’s move into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, UK Blockbuster has traded profitably of late, following heavy losses in the mid-2000s - but what are its future prospects?
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NewsBaci targets 50 UK stores over next five years
US lingerie brand Baci Lingerie is to launch in the UK with the aim of opening 50 stores over the next five years, with the first slated to open in May.
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NewsReiss ramps up overseas plans with new head of international
Fashion retailer Reiss has appointed its first dedicated head of international as it seeks to ramp up its overseas expansion.