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Clarks and Sole Trader pull out of Silverburn
Footwear retailers Clarks and Sole Trader have dropped out of negotiations to take space at Glasgow’s Silverburn centre.
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Celebrations Group plans expansion for card chains
Greetings card retailer Celebrations Group is set to roll out an aggressive expansion programme for its Card Warehouse brand, with 40 openings planned over the next 12 months.
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NewsEthel Austin falls into administration
Value fashion retail Ethel Austin has gone into administration.
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Opinion
Grocers know the value of their property
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy told an interesting story about how the retailer is using its UK property portfolio to fund its international expansion, as he revealed the company’s record profits today.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Hush Puppies, Barcelona
Remember when the generic word for a pair of suede shoes was Hush Puppies, in the same way that a vacuum flask was known as a Thermos?
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Carphone Warehouse downgrades forecast
Carphone Warehouse has revealed robust mobile phone sales, but provided a weaker-than-expected outlook and growth in broadband customers.
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H&M like-for-likes drop 8%
Swedish fashion retailer H&M has reported a like-for-like sales fall for March of 8 per cent.
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Tesco enters digital download battle
Tesco is to launch a music and film digital download service this month, offering 3.3 million music tracks.
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Burberry sales soar
Luxury fashion and accessories brand Burberry's revenue rose 19 per cent in the second half of the year, despite tough trading conditions.
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Debenhams profits fall but targets hit
Department store group Debenhams managed to meet profit expectations in its first half and is to make efficiencies and improvements in expectation of continued tough trading conditions.
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JD Group enjoys solid year
JD Group has posted strong full-year results, with pre-tax profits soaring 103 per cent to 35 million.
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Tesco delivers strong profits and sales
Tesco has delivered bumper full-year profits and sales, and has mounted a robust defence of the performance of its fledgling US chain Fresh & Easy.
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Retail sales fall for first time in two years
Retailers' like-for-like sales fell for the first time in two years in March, with clothing and footwear sales their worst for eight years.
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Alexon chief to retire
Fashion group Alexon has announced that chief executive John Osborn will retire from the retailer later this year.
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Go Outdoors nets £18m for expansion
Outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Go Outdoors has secured 18 million from the Bank of Scotland to help fund its expansion.
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Opinion
When a Bullring is not enough…
Mingling with the crowds in Barcelona’s Gothic quarter last week, it was hard to not draw comparisons between retailing in that part of southern Europe and what happens in the UK.
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Dyson's daughter opens Notting Hill store
Couverture & The Garbstore is a new store that opened in Notting Hill last week.
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Retail profit warnings rise
British companies have issued more than 100 profit warnings for the second consecutive quarter, according to figures from Ernst & Young, with retail the hardest hit.
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Carphone Warehouse eyes Tiscali
Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone has confirmed that it is interested in acquiring Tiscali’s UK arm, in a move that could see it become the country’s largest broadband supplier.