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NewsPawnbroker Albemarle & Bond’s profits surge
Jewellery-based pawnbroker Albemarle & Bond has posted strong interim results, with pre-tax profits surging 75% to £10.8m in the six months to December 31 2009.
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NewsSales of Fairtrade goods rise 12%
Sales of Fairtrade goods rose 12% in 2009, according to a YouGov poll commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation.
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OpinionAn end to grocery promotions?
Asda will take an aggressive stance on the grocery sector this year. But will its price strategy be enough to hold off the likes of Tesco and Morrisons?
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NewsBlockbuster in rent renegotiation talks
Blockbuster is understood to be working with restructuring firm KPMG on negotiations with more than 600 landlords as part of cost cutting plans.
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NewsLondon Fashion Week opens its doors
London Fashion Week opened this morning, with an installation to pay tribute to British designer Alexander McQueen, who died last week.
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NewsRetail sales slide in January, ONS reports
Retail sales in January fell by value and volume month-on-month but climbed year-on-year, the Office for National Statistics reported.
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NewsTesco to launch property website
Tesco is expected to go head to head with estate agents within weeks with the launch of a property website, allowing home owners to advertise their properties for a flat fee of around £200.
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NewsFashion drives John Lewis sales rise
Strong fashion and home sales helped department store chain John Lewis increase year on year turnover by 12.5% to £49.5m last week.
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NewsGrocers become childrenswear market leaders
Supermarkets became market leaders by value in childrenswear for the first time last year.
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NewsAsda on a mission to take crown in non-food using etail and home
Asda is gunning to be the UK’s number one retailer in non-food in the next five years, and intends to hit its target by growing online and opening more Living stores.
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NewsSuperGroup confident of IPO success as others falter
Directors of SuperGroup, which aims to raise £125m through an IPO, are confident of the retailer’s longevity despite some potential investor concerns about fashion’s volatility.
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NewsBhs to test water with store design makeover
Fashion group Arcadia will try out a new look for its department store chain Bhs in one store in May.
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NewsBershka unveils makeover of Oxford Street store
Inditex-owned fashion chain Bershka revealed the makeover of its Oxford Street flagship on Wednesday.
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NewsNewcastle’s Eldon Square opens
The £170m extension to Newcastle’s Eldon Square shopping centre opened this week.
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NewsPaperchase stung by Twitter design furore
Paperchase has admitted errors in its handling of design plagiarism allegations, which provoked an online outcry.
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NewsFirst combined HMV and Waterstone’s store opens in Silverlink
HMV Group’s first jointly occupied HMV and Waterstone’s shop opened this week on the Silverlink retail park in Wallsend, about four miles northeast of Newcastle.
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NewsHolland & Barrett moves in on food to go with Suffolk opening
Holland & Barrett is to make a play for the food-to-go sector with the unveiling of a new-look store concept today.
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NewsAustin Reed steadies after profit dive
Austin Reed has said business has stabilised since reporting group profit fell 37% to £3.2m in the year to January 31, 2009, as men sacrificed suit purchases in the recession.
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Books Etc gears up for online comeback
Books Etc will be resurrected next week as an online offer, after the brand and website was bought out of administration following the collapse of parent Borders UK last year.
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NewsElectricals etailer Ebuyer plots growth
Vida Capital Partners is confident of a strong 2010 as it ramps up its two retail businesses, etailer Ebuyer and kitchens retailer Wrens.