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Adams eyes a profit as sale talks denied
Adams chairman John Shannon claims to have turned the childrenswear retailer around just a year after buying it out of administration.
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City remains cautious over retail as shares lose regained ground
General retailers’ share price rises of recent weeks looked like a dead cat bounce as they slipped back over the week, although food groups managed an increase following their decline since the start of the year.
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Out-of-town growth set to slow in the UK
Growth in the UK out-of-town market is likely to slow over the next five years, as Government initiatives to encourage in-town development start to kick in.
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Sainsbury’s hires 150 in non-food
Sainsbury’s is to hire 150 staff to support its burgeoning non-food operation.
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Ann Summers wins over landlord at Bluewater
Bluewater landlord Lend Lease has given the green light to lingerie retailer Ann Summers to open a store at its Kent shopping centre after years of knock-backs.
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Wild Orchid to launch new UK fascia on Oxford Street
Russian lingerie retailer Wild Orchid is set to continue its expansion in the UK with the opening of its first eponymous store on Oxford Street next month.
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Analysis
Homepage décor
Lastminute.com founder Brent Hoberman tells Lisa Berwin why his new homeware site, Mydeco, is joining the Web 2.0 generation
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Ikea launches 90-day mattress policy
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has launched its 90-day Love It or Exchange It mattress policy today and exclusively revealed the bedroom antics of the UK population in a UK-wide survey.
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Analysis
Touch and go
Some estimates claim that there will be 5 million contactless payment cards that can be accepted at 100,000 locations by the end of the year. Joanna Perry asks just how realistic this is
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US retail achieves surprise sales rise
US retail sales increased unexpectedly in January, raising hopes that a consumer recession may yet be avoided.
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Rose will spurn bonus if M&S shop staff miss out
Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose will not take a bonus this year unless store staff also win a payout.
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Clare teams up with Saatchi for e-tail venture
John Clare, former chief executive of electricals group DSGi, is to launch a social networking and retail internet venture called Myfaveshop.com.
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Theo Fennell to step down
Luxury jeweller Theo Fennell has revealed its eponymous creative director will step down in 12 months time, to focus on a more ambassadorial role within the business.
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The Pier buys into system to update EPoS
The Pier has rolled out an EPoS system that is used by many retailers in South Africa after it was brought to the UK by new retail software supplier Argility.
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Play.com takes on iTunes with digital offer
Play.com has today launched PlayDigital, its challenge to iTunes.
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Online reward site rolls out store scheme
Online shopping reward scheme Mutualpoints has launched an offline reward programme for its members.
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Asda staff to share £21m bonus
Asda has now paid 107 million in bonuses to its staff since a performance-related bonus scheme was introduced in 2000, when Asda was bought by Wal-Mart.
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Opinion
Awareness must equal action
Industry bodies in the UK associated with information security have got together to launch the Information Security Awareness Forum.
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‘Rough times ahead’ for retail
Retail faces one of its toughest years as like-for-like sales are set to nosedive, according to a report by Verdict Consulting.