More on Me + Em – Page 2903
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French Connection: finals next week
Spiky Steven Marks’ fashion group posts preliminary results on Wednesday – its first news since last November’s update.
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NewsUS retailers’ sales languish as unemployment rockets
US fashion retailers continued to feel the negative impact of weakening consumer confidence in their February sales updates as soaring unemployment plagued the country.
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NewsWeakness of pound means pain lies ahead
Paul Smiddy: I take no solace from the official December and January sales figures. Demand will fall a lot further as unemployment spreads into the wider economy
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AnalysisStore design: a little goes a very long way
Retailers are faced with some tough choices at the moment and retail design may well be low down on their list of priorities. But can they afford to do without it? John Ryan and Laura Lupton report
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John Lewis in fashion
John Lewis will dip its toes into the choppy waters of online fashion e-tailing with the launch of its own version of online fashion giant Asos.com.
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Delhaize profits exceed expectations
Belgian supermarket operator Delhaize has reported a net profit of €467.1m ( 433.2m) in its 2008 results published today.
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Baugur files for bankruptcy
Baugur has filed for bankruptcy after an Icelandic court refused to grant its application to extend its protection from creditors.
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Profits plunge at Carrefour
International stores giant Carrefour is to cut prices and slash costs after profits slumped last year.
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Morrisons profits surge as like-for-likes climb
Morrisons' like-for-like sales climbed 7.9 per cent in the year to February 1, excluding fuel.
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Argos sales beat expectations
Home Retail Group has posted better than expected trading at its flagship Argos chain.
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Video: John Lewis partners cheer 13 per cent bonus
The John Lewis Partnership’s 70,000 staff will this year receive a bonus equivalent to nearly seven weeks' pay, the company revealed in its stores on Wednesday morning.
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Baugur protection not extended
Baugur’s moratorium process, protecting it from its remaining creditors, has not been extended by the court in Iceland.
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NewsJohn Lewis to launch Asos-style fashion website
Department store chain John Lewis is to launch a dedicated fashion website in autumn to rival online giant Asos.
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Trinity Walk on hold as bank pulls financing
The Trinity Walk development in Wakefield has ground to a halt after the bank backing the scheme pulled its funding.
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B&Q scoops employee engagement award
B&Q’s workforce has been ranked as one of the most engaged in the world for the third year running by workplace behaviour experts Gallup.
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IT uncovers a promotions gap
The results of a major survey of retail IT directors from around the world shows that many companies have been caught short when it comes to being able to maximise the benefit they get from running promotions.
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NewsJohn Lewis profits plunge after tough year
John Lewis Partnership has revealed a steep fall in annual profits after a “tough year”.
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NewsBRC accuses Which? of undermining healthy eating
The British Retail Consortium has dismissed a Which? report suggesting that price is a barrier to healthy eating.
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Baugur court decision expected today
An Icelandic court will decide today whether to extend battered investor Baugur’s moratorium.
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Barclaycard plans to launch loyalty scheme
Barclaycard wants to launch a loyalty scheme in the next 12 months, which could attract the 90,000 retailers that use the company for card payment acceptance.