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Office Depot sales fall 4.7%
Office Depot saw sales fall 4.7% to $3.1bn (£1.9bn) during the three months to March 27, 2010. Operating profit came in at $56m (£36m), compared with a loss of $60m (£39m) in the first quarter of 2009.Net profit was $29m (£19m), an improvement on the $55m (£36m) loss in the ...
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Jerónimo Martins Q1 profits up 30%
Grocer Jerónimo Martins posted a €42.3m (£36.8m) net profit for its first quarter, a 30% jump on the same period in the previous year.The retailer attributed the result to strong sales, which rose 21.8% to e1.96bn (£1.70bn), compared with the first quarter of 2009. Sales at its Biedronka discount supermarket ...
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C&A turnover flat at £5.56bn
Fashion retailer C&A generated turnover of e6.3bn (£5.5bn) in the year ended February 2010, up by just 0.03% on the previous year.Sales growth was seen in Belgium and Luxembourg (3.2%), in Austria (1.1%), in Germany (0.2%) and in its online business. But turnover dropped in Spain and Portugal (-2.6%), Eastern ...
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OpinionGuiding the guidelines
Two recent examples of draft guidelines relating to ecommerce show why retailers must be prepared to lobby if they don’t want to be stuck with unworkable rules.
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NewsCharles Dunstone warns of dangers of hung Parliament
Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone has backed a letter warning voters of the dangers of a hung parliament.
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NewsSainsbury’s to sponsor Paralympic Games
Sainsbury’s is to sponsor the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the largest ever sponsorship of a Paralympic Games.
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NewsShop price inflation rises to 2% in April
Shop price inflation rose to 2% in April, up from the 1.2% recorded in March.
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NewsNext remains ‘cautious’ as sales grow 4.1%
Total sales at Next grew 4.1% excluding VAT in the 13 weeks to May 1 but it said it remained “cautious” for the year ahead.
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OpinionReflections on Lakeside
It may be one of the older regional shopping centres, but the refurbished Lakeside looks good - with a few quibbles.
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NewsAnn Summers profits up 12%
Lingerie and sex toy retailer Ann Summers increased profits in its full year to June 2009 despite the wider financial crisis.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion appoints non-executive director
JD Sports Fashion has appointed Andrew Leslie as non-executive director.
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NewsUK debut on track to be ‘biggest ever’ Best Buy opening
The opening of the first Best Buy in the UK is on track to becoming the “biggest ever” opening day for the US electricals giant.
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NewsCo-op chairman backs Peter Marks
The Co-operative Group chairman has publicly backed chief executive Peter Marks amid claims of a boardroom bust up.
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Opinion
Not just any new boss
There won’t have been many people around at Marks & Spencer’s Paddington head office yesterday, but new chief executive Marc Bolland was.
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NewsApple iPad sells faster than iPhone
Apple has sold one million iPads since its launch on April 3, selling faster than the iPhone.
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NewsWestfield Stratford signs raft of retailers
Westfield has said it has made “excellent progress” at its Stratford shopping centre, with a raft of signings including Primark, Topshop and H&M.
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NewsThe Original Factory Shop outlines expansion after reporting 35% sales increase
The Original Factory Shop is to step up expansion after recording a 35% increase in sales to £132m for the year to March 28.
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Virgin retail cosmetics business wound up
The remnants of Virgin’s retail cosmetics business has been liquidated.
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NewsAsos confirms plans for marketplace launch later this year
Online fashion retailer Asos has confirmed plans to launch a new virtual marketplace where customers and small independent businesses can sell clothes through the site.
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OpinionBest Buy: So it is a big box after all
For those who made the journey to Thurrock , this was most definitely a big box: very big indeed.