More on Me + Em – Page 2935
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Spar buys 11 former Somerfield stores
Symbol group Spar has bought 11 former Somerfield stores, following the Co-operative Group’s acquisition.
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JJB Sports suspends Chris Ronnie
JJB has suspended chief executive Chris Ronnie following the shares controversy uncovered last week.
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Home Retail Group buys Chad Valley toy brand
Argos parent Home Retail Group has bought Woolworths' toy brand Chad Valley for 5 million.
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Strong trading pushes Matalan store expansion
Value fashion retailer Matalan is to expand its store portfolio following a strong Christmas trading period.
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Cath Kidston signs first Liverpool store
Cath Kidston is to open a store at Grosvenor’s Liverpool One. The clothing, homewares and furnishings retailer has signed for a 3,600 sq ft (335 sq m) unit.
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Factory outlet sales soar as shoppers hunt for bargains
Cash-strapped shoppers looking for discounts over Christmas flocked to the UK’s largest factory outlet centres, which experienced major increases in sales and footfall.
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Opinion
We live in uncertain times
The year has started with something of an uneasy lull in property circles. With most but not all retailers having reported their Christmas sales, it’s obvious that the last month has brought some mixed fortunes.
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Inflation falls to 3.1 per cent
Inflation fell to 3.1 per cent in December, down from 4.1 per cent in November, the Consumer Prices Index showed.
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540 jobs under threat as Burberry cuts costs
Burberry is to cut up to 540 jobs, the fashion retailer said as it revealed like-for-like store sales were down 3 per cent in the last three months of 2008.
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Comet posts robust festive sales
Electricals retailer Comet's like-for-like sales dropped 2.5 per cent over the festive period, although 'strong' post-Christmas sales helped limit the fall.
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JJB Sports loan deferment costs £8.3m
Struggling sportswear chain JJB Sports has confirmed that its agreement with its banks to defer loan payments has cost 8.3m.
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Woolworths Group applies for administration
The board of Woolworths Group has applied to go in to administration, following the collapse of its retail arm and entertainment division EUK last year.
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Empire Direct goes in to administration
Empire Direct, the UK’s largest independent electricals retailer, has gone in to administration.
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Retailer critical list grows
Retailers are set to face further distress in 2009 after the number of companies facing bankruptcy soared 81 per cent in the final quarter of 2008, according to a survey.
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Focus appoints new commercial director
DIY chain Focus has appointed Penny Teale as its commercial director.
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Tesco to invest £19m slashing clothing prices
Tesco will invest 19m lowering its clothing prices and has begun by slashing prices on over 700 key clothing lines.
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BrightHouse sales up as consumers opt to rent
Rent-to-buy electricals and furniture specialist BrightHouse has revealed underlying revenue increased 13.5 per cent in the 13 weeks to December 28.
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Matalan outperforms at Christmas
Discount retailer Matalan has bucked the gloom to post a 5.9 per cent like-for-like increase in sales over Christmas.
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Worst Christmas sales growth in London since 2004
London retailers experienced their worst like-for-like growth this Christmas since 2004. December sales in the capital were 0.7 per cent lower than a year ago on a like-for-like basis.
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Selfridges' profits to climb after Christmas sales rise
Department store business Selfridges notched up like-for-like growth of 5 per cent in December.