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NewsSales growth slows in September
UK retail like-for-likes grew just 0.5% in September, marking the sixth month of low growth according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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NewsNet-a-Porter snaps up Koodos.com
Luxury etailer Net-a-Porter has acquired the assets of discount fashion etailer Koodos.com which has been put in to administration.
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Opinion
John Lewis launches mobile site
John Lewis has launched the mobile-optimised version of its website.
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Opinion
What we’re reading: Monday
Retail technology stories we found worth reading on the web today
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Opinion
Welcome to Retail Bytes
Introducing Retail Bytes, the new e-commerce and technology blog from Retail Week.
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Green light for Silverburn shopping centre extension
Silverburn, the Glasgow shopping centre, is to be extended by 7,728 sq m after owner Hammerson won planning permission for the development from the city council.
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NewsWickes like-for-likes rise 0.6% in third quarter
DIY chain Wickes like-for-likes grew 0.6% in the 13 weeks to October 2.
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NewsAsda rolls out pre-owned games offer
Asda is launching a computer games exchange in 235 stores after successfully trialling the scheme in five branches.
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NewsRalph Lauren to open first Rugby store in UK
Ralph Lauren will open its first Rugby store in the UK in Covent Garden.
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OpinionRetailers show their true colours
Full marks to Waterstones for the advert it ran in a national newspaper on Saturday. The bookseller may have had its fair share of troubles, but its marketing department knows a good thing when it sees one and in this instance, this appears to have been Waitrose.
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NewsAmerican Apparel appeases lender with key management hiring
Beleaguered US fashion chain American Apparel has hired Blockbuster executive Tom Casey as acting president, in line with a pledge to lender Lion Capital to secure key management talent.
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NewsProfits climb at Kurt Geiger
Towering heels, celebrity endorsements and midnight shopping helped footwear retailer Kurt Geiger to grow operating profits 21% to £11.5m in the year to January 31, but the footwear retailer has played down sale rumours.
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NewsHouse of Fraser asks Lloyds to up its stake
House of Fraser has asked Lloyds Banking Group to increase its share in the department store as part of a property deal.
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NewsMalcolm Walker offers £1bn to buy back Iceland
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker has offered £1bn to buy back the frozen food supermarket that he founded.
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NewsGap president defends controversial new logo
Gap’s North American president Marka Hansen has defended the US casualwear chain’s controversial new logo and said she wanted customers to “take notice” of the chain and “see what it stands for today”.
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NewsAccessorize launches standalone website
Accessorize, the accessories chain owned by Monsoon Accessorize, has launched a standalone website.
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Opinion
Cheap, not cheerful
The continental hard discounters’ march on the UK was never going to make a major impact.
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NewsUniqlo owner expects profits to fall
Fast Retailing, the company which owns Uniqlo, expects its profits to fall next year as global competition toughens.
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NewsStrong week for John Lewis and Waitrose
Both John Lewis and Waitrose recorded strong sales growth in the week to October 2.
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NewsAge of food discounter over as Aldi racks up £54m loss
Aldi, the German discounter that became a byword for the shift to value in the recession, has suffered a dramatic reversal of fortune, turning a £93m pre-tax profit in the UK and Ireland into a £54m loss last year.