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NewsNew Look profits climb 17.7%
New Look has reported strong growth in sales and profits for its full year to March 27 with underlying operating profits for the fashion group ahead 17.7% to £163m.
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NewsCo-op hires independent directors to bolster food board
The Co-operative Group has appointed two independent directors to bolster the board of its food subsidiary.
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OpinionProperty on the board
The crossover of retailers and landlords on each other’s boards can only be a good thing.
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NewsGeorge Davies to launch kidswear chain in Middle East
Fashion entrepreneur George Davies is to open a 60-store kidswear chain in Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
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NewsApple iPad global sales hit 2 million
Apple iPad global sales have hit 2 million since the tablet launched two months ago, exceeding recent figures for its Mac laptop and desktop computers.
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NewsInditex and H&M break into new markets
Two of Europe’s largest fashion retailers Inditex and H&M have taken their first steps into new growth markets this week; with Inditex opening its first store in India and H&M announcing its first opening in Turkey.
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NewsKarren Brady joins Arcadia board
Karren Brady, vice chair of West Ham United football club, is to join the board of Arcadia, it has been reported.
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NewsOcado appoints five further banks for IPO
Online grocery retailer Ocado has appointed five further banks to prepare for its planned flotation in July.
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OpinionWhat's Next?
Is it really possible to be a mass merchant and to have a store design that is in any way cutting edge?
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NewsPeerage for Next chief executive Simon Wolfson
Next chief executive Simon Wolfson has been named a Conservative working peer in the Dissolution Honours List put forward to the Queen by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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OpinionThat’s Asda price
Asda’s surprise buy of Netto shows it means business and is determined to make good on its ambitions. But will more stores automatically mean success?
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NewsCustomers queue all night for iPad launch
Consumers, some of whom queued through the night, have turned out in force to snap up the first iPads to go on sale in the UK.
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Opinion
A right shoeing
It’s not fair to judge WH Smith on the views of 171 shoppers, but Which would probably have got the same result if it had surveyed 10 times as many people.
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NewsMoss Bros like-for-likes climb 12.6%
Suit specialist Moss Bros like-for-likes climbed 12.6% in the 16 weeks to May 22, while total sales rose 12%.
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NewsDemand for warm weather product lifts John Lewis sales
Warm weather helped increase sales at department store chain John Lewis and grocery stablemate Waitrose last week.
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NewsConsumer confidence falls again in May
Consumer confidence has fallen to the same level as when Northern Rock was nationalised in early 2008.
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NewsDiscounters fear rise in VAT
Discount retailers have warned that a rise in VAT would smash their margins and result in some products being pulled off the shelves.
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NewsMarks & Spencer ramps up its multichannel offer
Multichannel sales climb 27% to £413m, bringing £500m target in sight
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NewsKim Winser looks globally for Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur chairman Kim Winser is in talks with potential franchise partners in Japan and South America to accelerate the lingerie retailer’s international expansion.
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NewsAurum wants Mappin to be ‘next Tiffany’
Jewellery group Aurum aims to lift sales above £350m this financial year with a plan to turn Mappin & Webb into “the next Tiffany”.