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Otto UK reviews 3,800 jobs
The jobs of up to 3,800 staff at Otto UK are under review as the home shopping group revealed plans for a huge overhaul of the business.
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GalleryTesco – Cheetham Hill, Manchester
A 52,000 sq ft eco-store opened in Manchester’s Cheetham Hill district on January 12, 2009.
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QS like-for-likes climb
Value fashion retailer QS has revealed that like-for-like sales climbed 5.4 per cent in the quarter to the end of 2008.
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Consumers to cut retail spend as debt repayments bite
Retail will be “prioritised downwards” in 2009 as consumers begin reining in high street spending in favour of repaying mortgages and reducing debt, according to research firm Verdict.
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Toys R Us online revamp eases site navigation
Toys R Us has launched the fourth version of its UK website, which has been designed to make it easier for customers to browse and find products.
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Poundland installs laptop data protection
Poundland has installed encryption and back-up software on all of its company laptops to secure the data they contain should they be lost or stolen.
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Zavvi closes more stores
A further 18 Zavvi stores will close today, leading to 353 redundancies, as administrator Ernst & Young revealed no offers have been received to take on the whole portfolio.
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System change takes shape at Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols expects to finish a business intelligence consolidation project it has been working on throughout 2008 by the end of the present financial year.
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Allied Carpets in sale talks with Hilco
Allied Carpets has held preliminary talks with restructuring specialist Hilco over a potential sale.
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Alliance Boots and Co-op eyeing Rowlands stores
Alliance Boots and The Co-operative Group are understood to be considering buying some of the 500 stores of UK pharmacy chain Rowlands, which was put up for sale following the death of German business tycoon Adolf Merckle.
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B&Q pulls Olympics sponsorship
DIY retailer B&Q has terminated its sponsorship deal with the British Olympic Association because of the global economic downturn.
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JJB Sports heads for £10m loss
JJB Sports has warned it will make a loss this year of between 5m and 10m after tough trading conditions hit sales and gross margin.
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JJB chief executive's future in the balance as share transfer investigated
The future of JJB chief executive Chris Ronnie is hanging in the balance after the retailer launched an investigation into a transfer of his JJB shares.
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Ideal Shopping founders in bid to oust directors
The founders of Ideal Shopping Direct have demanded that a general meeting be convened to oust directors including chairman David Williams.
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DSGi restructures executive team
Electricals retailer DSGi has dramatically overhauled its executive team ahead of revealing what is expected to be its poorest Christmas trading performance since the last recession.
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Tesco market share falls as grocery market grows
The grocery market grew by 6 per cent in the 12 weeks to December 28 but Tesco's market share has fallen 0.6 percentage points compared with a year ago, according to figures from TNS.
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Sainsbury’s adds to convenience store portfolio
Sainsbury’s is to open a further five smaller-format stores by the end of March as part of its push into the convenience sector.
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Retailers to have upper hand in property talks
Retailers will continue to gain power in property negotiations this year, according to a report published this week by property agency King Sturge.
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BRC urges business rates freeze
The Government has come under fire this week for adding to retailers’ business rate burdens.
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Primark apologises to 'innocent employees' after BBC investigation
Primark has reiterated its stance on ethical business practices and expressed regret at the harm caused to staff employed by two of its suppliers, after the BBC showed video footage alleging it employed illegal immigrants in UK sweatshops.