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Castorama opens green store
Kingfisher’s home improvement chain Castorama has opened its first eco store in France. The 150,700 sq ft store opened in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, near Paris.
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Boots shakes up teams to push brands
Health and beauty retailer Boots has restructured its trading and marketing operations and set up a team to push its own-label and exclusive brands.
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NewsTous to open first UK store on Regent Street
Spanish jewellery and accessories retailer Tous is to make its UK debut on London’s Regent Street in October.
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Profits hike prompts TM Lewin expansion
TM Lewin is poised to expand rapidly in the UK and overseas after notching up scorching full-year sales and earnings.
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BrightHouse pushes South as sales surge
Sales at rent-to-buy specialist BrightHouse jumped 18 per cent in the first quarter and like-for-like growth was in double digits.
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The Perfume Shop launches Supermodel campaign
The Perfume Shop has this week begun its first sponsorship campaign with US show Make Me A Supermodel.
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Lombok ups clearance space with concessions
Homewares retailer Lombok has ramped up its clearance space in its London warehouse in an effort to lure in cash-strapped shoppers.
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NewsDesigual UK charge goes on despite tough London trade
Spanish fashion retailer Desigual has kicked off its UK expansion despite experiencing tough trade at its first London store.
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Halfords: the city view
Car accessories and bikes retailer Halfords has bolstered its pole market position, revealing a total sales rise of 1.7 per cent, writes Nicola Harrison.
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Share bounce does little to ease pressure as City remains bullish
Retailers rallied after the misery of the past few weeks, but the mood among many sector analysts remained resolutely downbeat.
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All eyes are on Next as mid-market fears rise
The City will seize upon fashion retailer Next’s second-quarter update on Wednesday for signs of how bad high street conditions are.
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Ilva Furniture stores to close
Ilva Furniture, which fell into administration last month, is to shut its three UK stores after a buyer could not be found.
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Blacks suffers like-for-like dip but revival plan starts to kick in
Blacks Leisure posted a 5.4 per cent like-for-like fall in group sales for the 19 weeks to July 12.
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Opinion
What goes up will come down
It was the week of the dead cat bounce, with some of the sector’s scrawniest-valued moggies being the biggest beneficiaries.
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Private equity duo buy LK Bennett for £100m
LK Bennett has finally been bought by Phoenix Equity Partners, as revealed by RW Online ( June 10 ). Phoenix has teamed up with Sirius Equity to acquire the fashion retailer for £100 million, nine months after the footwear and fashion retailer began the sale process.
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Analysis
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside
As dark clouds gather over the economy, the rising number of Britons eschewing foreign holidays for a break on their own coastline could be a silver lining for retailers, says Ben Cooper.
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Analysis
Customers call the shots
Empathy and empowerment are becoming the new goals for retail contact centres as they evolve to keep up with more customer-centric businesses. Joanna Perry finds out what part IT is playing.
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Analysis
The sweet smell of success
With such achingly stylish and sophisticated store interiors, is it any wonder that upmarket perfumer Penhaligon’s is thriving despite the downturn? John Ryan visits its latest shop in Islington.
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Analysis
Let the festivities begin
Christmas will be here before we know it and retailers are gearing up to make the most of what is normally their most profitable time of year. But with a recession looming, what can retailers do to ensure they don’t get left out in the cold, asks Katie Kilgallen.
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QS forced to refinance after £25m loss and falling sales
QS is renegotiating one of its bank loans after incurring a 25 million pre-tax loss.