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NewsSelfridges and Nike host World Cup ‘pop-up stadium’
Sportswear brand Nike will open a “pop-up stadium” in department store Selfridges in London, next week, showing World Cup games.
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NewsTesco faces AGM revolt over pay
Tesco faces the prospect of an investor revolt at its AGM next month over “excessive” executive pay, singling out US boss Tim Mason as an example.
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NewsWorld Cup sales boost for John Lewis
World Cup enthusiasm helped lift sales at John Lewis and Waitrose stores last week.
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News99p Stores launches new Woolworths-style fascia
99p Stores founders broaden offer with out-of-town variety chain Family Bargains
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NewsDSGi tests combined Currys/PC World at Bluewater
Electricals group DSGi is testing a combined Currys and PC World store at Bluewater following the success of big two-in-one shops.
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NewsGeorge at Asda pushes for wider appeal to double sales in 5 years
George at Asda is introducing a series of initiatives to broaden its appeal as it attempts to double sales within five years.
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AnalysisAlixPartners
At AlixPartners, we work with all kinds of retailers, often in urgent situations where there is a need to do something that really matters. Frequently we help with cash and working capital, rapid EBITDA improvement and managing key stakeholder relationships.
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NewsMamas & Papas enters US in Toys R Us tie-up
Nursery retailer Mamas & Papas has landed a deal with the world’s biggest toys and parenting specialist Toys R Us to launch the Mamas & Papas brand in the US through Babies R Us stores.
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NewsIn Focus: B&M Bargains
B&M is the chain more than any other that our contacts have remarked that they have begun to notice, but about which they know very little.
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NewsMajestic Wine’s broadened appeal drives sales up
Majestic Wine is confident it will continue to widen its appeal and forge growth despite the difficult climate, after it posted a 117% lift in pre-tax profits to £16m.
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NewsCity takes Q1 grocery slowdown in its stride
Grocers lagged the market as lower food price inflation contributed to lacklustre first-quarter like-for-like growth at Sainsbury’s and Tesco - 1.1% in each case before the VAT change is taken into account.
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NewsBack to black for Space NK with customers ‘cautiously optimistic’
Beauty specialist Space NK has pulled itself out of the red with pre-tax profits in the year to April 30 of £270,000, against a pre-tax loss of £1.4m the previous year.
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N Brown: Figleaves will be profitable
Home shopping specialist N Brown has vowed to return Figleaves to profitability after buying the lingerie etailer for £11.5m on Tuesday.
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NewsFeather & Black set for new phase of growth
Bed specialist Feather & Black has revealed a 40% uplift in like-for-like sales in the eight months to June 1 and has hired former Harrods Direct marketing director Alison Lancaster to the new role of marketing director.
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NewsHome Retail fails to score TV sales growth from World Cup
Home Retail Group failed to gain a pre-World Cup TV sales increase, as several rivals did, as overall like-for-like sales at flagship chain Argos fell 8.1% in the 13 weeks to May 29.
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Budget drives rise in stock held by short sellers
The proportion of some of the biggest retailers’ stock held by short sellers has risen on the back of uncertainty about the sector’s prospects ahead of next week’s emergency Budget.