All North America articles – Page 16
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Apple 'assessing next steps' after anti-trust ruling on ebook prices
Apple said it is “assessing next steps” after a US court upheld a judge’s ruling that it conspired with publishers to increase ebook prices.
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Alibaba sells US-based marketplace 11 Main a year after launch
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is selling its US-based boutique marketplace 11 Main to social shopping site OpenSky just a year after its official launch.
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Amazon aims to drive fulfilment innovation with Treasure Truck trial
Online retail giant Amazon is testing a shopping service in the US that allows customers to pick up selected goods from a ‘Treasure Truck’.
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Etail giant Amazon's UK business paid just £11.9m in tax in 2014
Amazon’s UK business paid just £11.9m of tax last year, despite its Luxembourg unit raking in £5.3bn in sales from British shoppers.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Walmart, Amazon and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on June 25, 2015: Walmart working on watermarks to replace barcodes, Amazon UK pays just £11.9m tax in 2014 and John Lewis becomes UK’s biggest mutual.
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European grocery giants Ahold and Delhaize complete merger
Dutch grocery giant Ahold and Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize have agreed to merge, in a bid to rival US retail titan Walmart.
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Gap swings axe on North American stores and headquarters staff
Fashion giant Gap is to shut 175 stores in its core North American market and axe 250 head office jobs in a bid to improve performance.
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Lululemon prepares to sever ties with founder Dennis Wilson
Lululemon founder Dennis Wilson is on the verge of severing ties with the retailer after it filed for him to sell his $1.2bn (£772m) stake.
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Ahold heralds launch of 'game-changing' free food magazine and website
Dutch retail giant Ahold’s US business has launched a free magazine and digital platform it claims will be a ‘game changer’.
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Boden poaches Matthew Hilgeman from American Eagle to drive US expansion
Fashion home shopping specialist Boden has poached the man who orchestrated American Eagle’s UK launch to be its new product director.
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Net-a-Porter swings to £11m profit following record sales figures
Online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter has reported its first profit for five years, months after merging with Italian etailer Yoox.
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Amazon faces anti-trust investigation over ebook business
The European Commission (EC) has launched an anti-trust investigation into online retail giant Amazon’s ebook business.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Clarks and Arcadia
Retail news round-up on June 10, 2015: Clarks’ profits fall due to high street discounting and a survey ranks Tesco as the UK’s least favourite grocer.
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Michael Kors like-for-likes fall as accessory demand weakens in US
Luxury lifestyle retailer Michael Kors has reported its slowest quarterly growth in North America since it listed in 2011.
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Online retail giant Amazon starts paying corporation tax in the UK
Amazon has started paying corporation tax in Britain rather than Luxembourg after it came under fire for avoiding tax.
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Alibaba sued by luxury goods manufacturer Kering over counterfeit products
Alibaba is being sued by luxury goods manufacturer Kering for allegedly encouraging the sale of counterfeit goods on its marketplace website.
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UPDATED: European grocers Ahold and Delhaize confirm merger talks
Dutch grocery giant Ahold is in talks with Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize over a potential merger between the two food retailers.
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US retailer RadioShack prepares to sell off data on 67 million shoppers
US electricals giant RadioShack is preparing to sell off data on millions of its customers as part of bankruptcy proceedings.
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Analysis: 7 disastrous overseas retail forays
Sainsbury’s ill-fated launch in Egypt had nothing to do with Mike Coupe, but the jail sentence that hangs over him is a reminder of the perils of badly considered international expansion.
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Analysis: The top 10 fastest-growing retailers in the UK, 2015
Our list of the fastest-growing retailers in the UK highlights businesses that have excelled at increasing profits in the past year.