All articles by Nicola Harrison – Page 139
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Gap acquires US sports brand
Fashion retailer Gap has acquired US women’s sports and active apparel retailer Athleta for about US$150 million ( 81.3 million) in cash.
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Gap acquires US sports brand
Fashion retailer Gap has acquired US women’s sports and active apparel retailer Athleta for about US$150 million ( 81.3 million) in cash.
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JD Sports profits jump 71%
JD Sports Fashion has bucked the high street gloom with pre-tax profits rocketing 71 per cent to 9.1 million in the 26 weeks to August 2.
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JD Sports profits jump
JD Sports Fashion has bucked the high street gloom with pre-tax profits rocketing 71 per cent to 9.1 million in the 26 weeks to August 2.
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MFI 'seeks emergency funding'
MFI parent company Merchant Equity Partners (MEP) has appointed Argyll Partners to find new investors that can pump money into the company as a matter of urgency.
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DFS culls staff to weather economic storm
DFS has axed about 100 jobs including head office, production and store roles.
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Game targets family market in festive ads
Entertainment retailer Game wants to tap into the family market with a Christmas ad campaign featuring animations of carol singers.
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Home Bargains cashes in on downturn as profits surge
Value retailer Home Bargains has recorded a 17 per cent leap in operating profits to 34.7 million in its full-year results as cash-strapped shoppers flock to its stores in search of cheap buys.
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Ikea to rein in expansion as housing crisis slows growth
Swedish furniture group Ikea has revealed that sales growth has slowed over the past year and that it will curb its expansion plans as the global housing market stalls.
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Kieron Smith: The next chapter
Not prepared to surrender to Amazon, The Book Depository managing director Kieron Smith thinks there is plenty of room for others in the online book sector. Nicola Harrison meets him.
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Topshop New York to miss Christmas debut
Topshop will not be opening in New York in time for Christmas after Sir Philip Green ran into building difficulties.
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Kingfisher profits rise despite like-for-like fall
DIY retailer Kingfisher Group’s adjusted pre-tax profit climbed 23 per cent to 214 million in the first half but the retailer warned of tougher trading conditions in the second half.
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European Commission urged not to extend footwear anti-dumping law
The European Commission is under pressure not to extend footwear anti-dumping laws after trade experts from a majority of EU states today made a surprise decision to oppose an extension of the duties.
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Woolworths unveils record first-half losses
Woolworths has revealed record first-half losses before tax of 99.7 million for the 26 weeks to August 2, compared with a 63.8 million loss posted at the same point last year.
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Grocery sales climb 5.8 per cent
Grocery sales rose 5.8 per cent in the past 12 weeks on the same period last year, according to the latest figures from Nielsen.
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Debenhams sales hold firm
Department store group Debenhams has reported a 0.9 per cent dip in like-for-likes for the year to August 30.
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Zavvi reduces loss as like-for-likes climb
Entertainment group Zavvi revealed like-for-likes sales rose 10 per cent in its first year since being bought out from Virgin. Despite posting a loss, it said it has managed to improve EBITDA “significantly”.
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August blow cements September sales fears
Analysts fear non-food like-for-likes will dip further in September, after the BRC revealed a comparable store sales fall of 1 per cent in August.
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Irish retail at saturation point
The Irish retail market could be completely saturated by 2015 if pipeline developments proceed as planned.
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Clinton Cards managing director to stand down
Clinton Cards managing director Mike Bugler is to stand down at the end of January 2009.