All articles by Nicola Harrison – Page 15
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Missguided expands its offer into plus-size womenswear
Online young women’s fashion retailer Missguided is to enter the plus-size market tomorrow with the launch of its Missguided+ line.
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RadioShack scales back Thanksgiving hours after staff outcry
Radioshack has backtracked on a plan to open all day during Thanksgiving after an outcry from staff.
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Analysis: Why Asda's quarterly sales decline won't knock it off course
Asda rocked the market yesterday when it reported falling sales after two quarters of growth. But it is determined to stick to its plan.
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JD Sports asks landlords for rent reductions on Bank stores
JD Sports is asking landlords for rent reductions on a quarter of its Bank stores and has not ruled out an insolvency process.
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Bargain Booze to launch in Scotland as group like-for-likes slip
Bargain Booze owner Conviviality Retail has unveiled plans to expand into Scotland.
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Morrisons Christmas campaign: sprouts, Ant and Dec and the Jingle Bell Ball
Morrisons hopes to wow shoppers with its sprouts this year as it pushes its fresh credentials in its Christmas advertising campaign.
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Amazon expects record shopper numbers on Black Friday
Amazon expects to attract record numbers of shoppers to its site on Black Friday this year.
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Sainsbury’s to scale back store openings and cut dividend
Sainsbury’s is to scale back its store-opening programme and cut its dividend as it aims to combat falling sales.
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Halfords sees scope for 100 bike shops in towns across UK
Halfords boss Matt Davies said he can see scope to open 100 new small-format Cycle Republic shops in major towns and cities.
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Halfords sales and profits rise in first half as retail strategy kicks in
Halfords’ profit before tax and non-recurring items increased 10.8% to £49.4m in the first half as its retail strategy bore fruit.
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Morrisons 'encouraged by progress' despite 6.3% like-for-like fall
Morrisons’ like-for-likes excluding petrol slumped 6.3% in the 13 weeks to November 2 and total sales excluding fuel were down by 3.6%.
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John Lewis Christmas ad: CGI penguins, John Lennon and Google Cardboard
John Lewis has unveiled its highly anticipated £7m Christmas ad campaign, complete with CGI penguins and a John Lennon cover.
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Aldi launches Christmas ad to highlight its 'unbeatable value'
Grocery discounter Aldi has unveiled its new Christmas TV ad, which is designed to reflect its growing popularity among consumers.
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In pictures: Waitrose launches brand-focused Christmas ad on Sunday
Waitrose this weekend launches its Christmas TV advert that features a soundtrack sung by members of the public.
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Lidl Christmas ad pitches premium products against M&S and Waitrose
Lidl has unveiled its Christmas ad campaign that highlights its new Deluxe ranges and pitches them against upmarket rivals M&S and Waitrose.
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Europeans look for price, convenience and cleanliness when shopping
Shoppers across Europe have ranked cleanliness, price and convenience as the most important factors when deciding where to shop.
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Coles outpaces Australian grocery rival Woolworths for 25th quarter
Australian grocer Coles’ like-for-like sales have outpaced rival supermarket Woolworths for the 25th consecutive quarter.
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Tesco has lost touch with its core customer, says Sir Terry Leahy
Former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has said that the UK’s largest retailer has lost touch with its core customers and loyal shoppers.
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Tictail, the 'Tumblr of ecommerce', eyes bricks and mortar stores
Swedish ecommerce platform Tictail is eyeing opening bricks and mortar shops next year.
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Game's appeal over unpaid rent during administration rejected
Game’s appeal against a landmark ruling that meant it had to pay rent owed during its 2012 administration has been rejected.