More on Me + Em – Page 2638
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NewsAsda lags behind the market
Asda is still under-performing the market with year-on-year growth well behind the growth of the other major retailers, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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Retailers urged to shape Scottish cigarette display regulations
Retailers have the opportunity to shape Scotland’s cigarette display ban regulations following the publication of draft rules.
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NewsRetail sales up for the third consecutive month
Retail sales have grown for the third consecutive month with retailers expecting positive growth to continue in May, according to the CBI Distributive Trades Survey.
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NewsFarepak customers to receive less than £50 each
Customers who paid for Farepak hampers are expected to receive less than £50 each, after handling fees are paid.
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NewsFootwear supplier interested in rescuing Faith
Footwear supplier Logo 69 has emerged as an interested party in rescuing the Faith footwear business from administration.
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NewsN Brown to enter the US after a record year
N Brown has confirmed plans to enter the US later this year as total sales for the home shopping group grew 4.2% to £690m in the year to February 27.
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NewsMoss Bros appoints Debbie Hewitt chairman
Moss Bros has appointed Debbie Hewitt as independent non-executive chairman.
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NewsDunelm like-for-likes up 10%
Dunelm has reported like-for-like sales up 10% in the 42 weeks to April 24, boosted by a positive response to its new shop fit.
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NewsArgos among retailers ordered to pay £20m over ‘toxic sofas’
Retailers including Argos have been ordered to pay £20m to 2,000 people who suffered from chemical burns found in anti-fungal agents in sofas.
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OpinionBest Buy: Just another big box?
One thing seems almost certain: The first UK Best Buy store will be another example of big box retailing at its least imaginative. Drive past the Thurrock store-to-be and the yellow and blue logo is certainly large, but it will be a real bombshell if the interior is in any measure appreciably different from its rivals’.
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Jack Wills opens in the US
Young fashion chain Jack Wills made its debut in the US this weekend with the opening of its first American store in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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NewsFaith suppliers appoint law firm
Angry suppliers to footwear chain Faith have appointed law firm Buss Murton to demand stock back from Mazars, the administrator of the retailer.
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NewsPeacocks explores sale or refinancing
The owners of Peacocks Group are understood to be considering a sale or refinancing of the value retail group.
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NewsRetailers make their mark in Sunday Times Rich List
Retailers have once again featured prominently in the Sunday Times Rich List, with many climbing up the list after a successful year, with some cashing in on retail floats and demergers.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse bullish ahead of Best Buy opening
Carphone Warehouse Group has reported like for like sales up 3% in its European business in its fourth quarter, as the group gears up to open its first Best Buy store in the UK this Friday.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: UK families worse off in March than a year earlier
The UK family was £2 a week worse off in March than a year earlier, according to this month’s Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsRepublic up for sale
Young fashion chain Republic has been put up for sale by its private equity owner Change Capital.
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NewsSainsbury's pushes sourcing ethics in new Jamie Oliver ad
Sainsbury’s latest advert with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will air this evening during the break for reality TV show Britain’s Got Talent.
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Opinion
Retail blues
Plenty of big retail names were out for David Cameron’s appearance at the Fashion Retail Academy, but as ever Philip Green stole the show.
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NewsSir Philip Green and Richard Caring back David Cameron
Sir Philip Green this afternoon gave David Cameron his support in the forthcoming election.