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Asda reports like-for-like sales up 6.9 per cent
Asda has revealed its like-for-like sales, excluding petrol, have jumped 6.9 per cent in its third quarter, driven by increased customer numbers and higher basket spend.
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Analysis
Marks & Spencer: Top marks
M&S’s new store at Westfield London is a prototype in many ways, but it is also the outcome of more than four years’ work on different store formats. John Ryan tours its latest development.
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Johannesson investment firm raided by tax investigators
Stodir, the company controlled by Baugur executive chairman Jon Asgeir Johannesson, has been raided by tax investigators.
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Analysis
BrightHouse's Leo McKee: Safe as houses
BrightHouse may have its critics, but its no-strings credit model is well suited to the downturn. Chief executive Leo McKee tells Nicola Harrison why.
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AnalysisCost cutting: The lean machine
In these cash-strapped times deep and sustainable cost cutting is the name of the game. Charlotte Hardie looks at how retailers can trim the fat without their service suffering.
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OpinionMultichannel needn’t mean every channel
Ordering by phone is a habit. Amazon killed it for books and CDs. Should clothing and general merchandise be any different?
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Opinion
All hail the new Product Obama
Retailers can learn a lot from the marketing triumph that secured the president-elect’s victory.
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AnalysisDSGi: The gloves come off
As he approaches the first anniversary of taking charge of DSGi, John Browett faces a mountain of problems. But as he tells Tim Danaher, if he can get the service right he is confident it can turn the corner.
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Opinion
Sir Philip Green should suit Moss Bros
Sir Philip Green burst back in to the limelight yesterday, snapping up Baugur’s 28.5 per cent stake in battle-weary Moss Bros. The swoop has left the retail sector wondering whether this rare dabble on the stock market for Green will presage an offer for the entire menswear business.
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Kent & Curwen to move UK store as it rethinks growth
Luxury men’s retailer Kent & Curwen has shelved plans for UK expansion two years after opening its London flagship store.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Mulberry, Westfield London
A visit once again to Westfield, for which there will be no apology: nothing else on this scale will open in the UK for some time to come, so it makes sense to take a look at one of the stores that actually managed to open on time in the ...
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Waitrose debuts overseas with Dubai store opening
Waitrose unveiled its first overseas store last week at the Dubai Mall with a design based on a market concept.
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Shoe retailer Shuropody to up footprint to 100 stores
Shoe and footcare retailer Shuropody has laid out ambitious plans to turn over more than 50 million within five years.
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Opinion
Interest rate cut might just work
When the chief executive of Tesco reportedly breakfasts at the weekend with the Governor of the Bank of England, emphasising the extreme fragility of consumer confidence and pressing for an interest rate cut, it’s a sure sign of torrid times.
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Majestic profits plummet 25% as champagne loses its fizz
Majestic Wine suffered a 25.5 per cent drop in first-half pre-tax profits after champagne sales slumped as corporate customers slashed expenditure.
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Analysts hail Tesco’s Far East growth plan
The financial sun is rising on Tesco’s Far Eastern businesses, analysts believe following a tour of stores in the region.
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WHSmith: The City view
Analysts remained convinced of the merits of bookseller and stationer WHSmith following an update on Wednesday.
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News
An October to forget spells out mountain to climb at Christmas
The downward pressure on retail share prices lightened a little following last week’s swingeing interest rate cut but, the scale of the industry’s difficulties were reflected in appalling British Retail Consortium sales figures.
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Opinion
Retailers need to pull together
It’s only one month and not the three required to meet the technical definition, but the October total sales decline announced by the British Retail Consortium this week confirms that retail is entering recession.
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News
Premium retailers responsible for 'greatest growth' in clothing market
2008 will be the second toughest year for clothing retailers since the turn of the century as mid-market players suffer from changing shopper habits, according to a survey by Verdict Research.