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NewsSports Direct 'front runner' to buy Brixton markets
Sports Direct has emerged as the front runner to snap up Brixton’s covered markets in a £30m swoop.
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NewsCo-op strikes deal with Costcutter post Palmer & Harvey
The Co-op and Costcutter Supermarkets Group have signed a five-year deal under which the mutual will become the exclusive wholesale supplier to the symbol group.
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NewsPalmer & Harvey administration leaves 2,500 jobless
Wholesaler Palmer & Harvey has collapsed into administration, causing 2,500 redundancies and leaving another 900 jobs at risk.
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News2017 set to be biggest year for vinyl since late 1980s
This year is predicted to be the biggest for vinyl sales since the late 1980s, as the format’s popularity grows among young listeners.
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NewsEve Sleep sales soar as UK trading exceeds expectations
Eve Sleep, the mattress-in-a-box retailer, has reported rocketing sales as its UK business performs above expectations.
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GalleryStore of the week: Beauty retailer Aritaum, Seoul
South Korean cosmetics brand Aritaum has opened a store in the Myeong-dong area of Seoul, aiming to make selecting the right product more straightforward.
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NewsShop price deflation ‘coming to an end’, BRC warns
A run of shop price deflation stretching back more than four years is about to come to an end, new figures have warned.
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OpinionOpinion: Casino's bet on Ocado should pay off
French supermarket Casino signed a deal with online retailer Ocado to leverage the latter’s technology and expertise for the development of its own online business.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales spike amid record Black Friday trade
John Lewis hailed the biggest trading day in its history last week as it cashed in on a Black Friday sales boom.
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OpinionOpinion: Get ready for more hardscrabble years
Let’s hope that a gloomy wage growth outlook from think-tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is wrong, because otherwise retailers potentially face years more of tough trading.
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NewsGame offloads Multiplay Digital in £19m deal
Game has sold its Multiplay Digital business to Unity Technologies following a strategic review of its digital activities.
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NewsTopps Tiles profits tumble amid ‘challenging’ market
Topps Tiles has suffered a fall in full-year profits as the business grappled with “challenging trading conditions”.
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NewsOcado pens international deal with French giant Casino
Ocado has penned an international deal with French grocery giant Casino as it steps up efforts to license its technology to overseas retailers.
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NewsPets at Home profits slip as boss Kellett steps down
Pets at Home has posted a drop in first-half profitability as group chief executive Ian Kellett prepares to exit the business.
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NewsPep&Co to expand into Europe through Dealz tie-up
Pep&Co will roll out shop-in-shops in Poundland’s European retail arm Dealz next year in Ireland, France and Spain.
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OpinionThe best shopping centres continue to evolve and adapt
Christmas is fast approaching, and now is the time to reflect on the departing year and make resolutions for the year ahead.
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OpinionCustomer experience lessons from Retail Week Interiors
The recent Retail Week Interiors conference provided great examples of outstanding customer experience.
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OpinionOpinion: AO losses expose a major electricals glitch
The health of the electricals market has been thrown into question after AO World issued a mixed set of interim results.
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NewsFeather & Black follows Multiyork into administration
Feather & Black has tumbled into administration just a week after its stablemate Multiyork, putting 123 jobs at risk.
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NewsMaplin hails ‘robust’ trading amid tough conditions
Maplin has issued “robust” full-year results and lifted the lid on renegotiated banking facilities after credit insurers reportedly scaled back their exposure.