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NewsN Brown to chase custom as bad debt fears recede
Home shopping group N Brown is to up customer recruitment advertising as its worries over bad debt have eased.
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News99p Stores signs ex-Wilkinson boss Gordon Brown as chairman
Value retailer 99p Stores has appointed former Wilkinson boss Gordon Brown as its new chairman.
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Co-op plans price cuts as like-for-likes swell
Co-operative Group is to continue to drive down prices at its food division to compete with the big four grocers after revealing market-beating like-for-like food sales in its interim results.
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Danish variety chain Tiger plots UK expansion
Danish variety store group Tiger is embarking on UK expansion and plans to open 20 shops in the next two years.
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NewsSolid performance in UK helps put Ted Baker on track
Ted Baker performed ahead of expectations in its first half, with a strong UK performance offset by dire trading conditions in the US.
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NewsHalfords to increase its online-only range
Halfords is to ramp up its online operations and revealed a 2.2% uplift in second-quarter sales.
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NewsConnections lift 2% at Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse’s retail division, Best Buy Europe, reported connections rose 2% to 3.2 million in the second quarter.
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NewsM&S investor day leaves analysts cold
Marks & Spencer missed out on the general retail sector’s rise after its much-anticipated investor day was judged insufficiently exciting by the City.
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NewsWestfield London signs luxury retailers to The Village
Westfield London has secured a raft of retailers for its luxury area as it nears its one-year anniversary.
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NewsSt David's Cardiff signs more retailers ahead of opening
St David’s shopping centre in Cardiff has signed several more retailers ahead of its opening next week, but still has around a third of its shops left to let.
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Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos to acquire Koryfi
Delhaize Group-owned supermarket chain Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos has agreed to acquire Greek grocer Koryfi for €7m (£7m) and the assumption of €1.8m (£1.5m) debt.The Delhaize Group said the acquisition will add 11 stores and enhance its position in Thrace, northeast Greece, where its presence is limited at present.The deal, subject to ...
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NewsAnthropologie plans local sourcing for UK
US retailer Anthropologie will source 20% of its product from the UK and collaborate with local designers for its first European store, which opens on London’s Regent Street next Friday.
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Walmex Q3 profits jump 18%
Wal-mart’s Mexican subsidiary Walmex’s third-quarter net profit jumped 18% as its low price promotions helped it weather the economic slump.The retailer said it earned MXN3.86bn (£177m) in the period, compared with MXN3.26bn (£149m) a year earlier. Total revenue for the quarter rose 12% to MXN64.59bn (£2.96bn), while EBITDA grew 17% ...
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NewsLuxury retailers lambast EU plans to reduce brands’ control
Retailers could gain the right to sell any brand in stores or online, after the European Commission launched a review of selective distribution laws.
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AnalysisWhat can the classroom teach the shopfloor?
Nothing beats learning the retail ropes on the shopfloor, but learning the theory can help day-to-day managing and further a career, says Sara McCorquodale
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AnalysisAngela Ahrendts: maintaining Burberry’s momentum
Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts has built on Rose Marie Bravo’s legacy by invigorating the luxury brand while keeping a tight handle on costs
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OpinionFloats need proper preparation
A float is not an end in itself but a new beginning, which brings with it a variety of unaccustomed challenges, disciplines and temptations.
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OpinionUse retail’s voice for greater good
Retailers can use their connections with consumers to help good causes, says Jacqueline Gold
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AnalysisLike-for-like sales: time for a different measure?
Like-for-like sales figures are the measure the retail industry has traditionally judged itself on. But how relevant are they in the multichannel world and what can replace them?