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JJB Sports to appoint administrators for lifestyle division
JJB Sports has filed notice of intention to appoint administrators for its Qube and Original Shoe Company chains.
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Marks & Spencer admits mistakes in Shanghai
Marks & Spencer has conceded it made several “basic shopkeeping” mistakes when it opened its first store in mainland China.
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Tesco Direct to introduce customer reviews
Tesco Direct has signed a deal enabling shoppers to review its products online.
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JJB confirms interest in its fitness clubs
Sports retailer JJB Sports has confirmed interest from a number of parties about the possible sale of its fitness clubs arm.
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Retail like-for-likes up 1.1% in January
Like-for-like retail sales figures rose 1.1 per cent in January, the biggest increase since May, although the outlook remains 'challenging'.
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Opinion
There are some store design benefits to a downturn
One of the unexpected consequences of a recession is that things get done better and quicker. Walking the floor of French department store Printemps' Paris flagship with its chairman and chief executive (two for the price of one must be a bonus in the current climate) last week, it was ...
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Tesco staff share £126m savings payout
Tesco staff are to share in a 126m payout from its Save as You Earn share scheme.
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Marks & Spencer plans exhibition for 125th anniversary
Marks & Spencer is to showcase highlights of its history at the University of Leeds as it celebrates its 125th anniversary this year.
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DSGi reported to be preparing rights issue
Electricals giant DSGi is reported to be preparing for a rights issue to raise hundreds of millions of pounds for its struggling business.
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Baugur's retail stakes stir interest
Retail investors including Sir Philip Green and Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis have been named as likely interested parties for Baugur assets, after its UK subsidiary was placed into administration at the close of last week.
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Austin Reed buys Viyella out of administration
Womenswear chain Viyellla has been bought out of administration from Austin Reed.
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Tesco launches £9 Valentine's Day promotion
Tesco is to take on Marks & Spencer with its Valentine’s Day luxury meal promotion, offering a meal for two for 9.
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Baugur in administration
Updated: Baugur’s stakes in retailers House of Fraser, Hamleys, Aurum and Iceland have been placed in to administration.
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Smallbone secures £5.9m financing package
Luxury furniture retailer Smallbone has secured a 5.9m financing package after revealing it had a challenging fourth quarter in 2008.
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Glitnir makes demands on Baugur; buyers circle Hamley's
Nationalised Icelandic bank Glitnir has demanded repayments from beleaguered Icelandic investor Baugur, as tensions between it and its lenders intensify.
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Monsoon looks overseas as UK market weakens
Monsoon founder Peter Simon said that the fashion retailer's first set of results since he took it private last year were encouraging given the tough trading conditions.
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John Lewis sales down in last week of January
John Lewis has reported that sales slipped in the last week of January, but stressed that the month as a whole had been “hugely fruitful”.
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Tesco develops new department store format for Czech Republic
Tesco is to open a department store under a new fascia in the Czech Republic at the end of February.
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AnalysisMultichannel debate: On the pulse
Retailers’ multichannel strategies may have come a long way but there are still plenty of challenges. Joanna Perry joins some of the UK’s top e-tail directors to find out what their new priorities are
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Traditional home shopping retailers fail to engage customers
Catalogue operators are failing to fully engage with customers, as the home shopping sector continues to change gear to an increasingly online-dominated market.