All articles by Amy Shields – Page 28
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Flying Brands acts to counter poor trading
Home shopping group Flying Brands has said it will take action to offset a number of adverse events that will otherwise affect the group’s full-year performance.
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John Lewis sales dive
Sales at John Lewis have fallen in the past week as the retailer contended with good weather and flagging customer confidence.
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Bhs latest to freeze head office salaries
Bhs has become the latest retailer to implement a head office staff pay freeze as retailers respond to the economic squeeze.
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Beales links up with Allders to save costs
Department store chain Beales has linked up with Allders to achieve greater synergies and economies of scale.
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Sales fall for majority of retailers
Sales have fallen for the majority of retailers on the high street, with no respite in sight for October.
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Topps Tiles hit as home improvement demand falls
Topps Tiles has announced a further deterioration of sales as demand for home improvement items falls.
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Alexon profits slump
Alexon has unveiled a lacklustre set of interim results after “a challenging trading period”.
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Macy’s to make overseas debut in Dubai
US department store chain Macy’s is to make its overseas debut with the launch of its Bloomingdale’s chain in Dubai.
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Fashion market grows
Shoppers spent more on fashion purchases this quarter than in the same period last year, according to figures published today by TNS Worldpanel Fashion.
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Fashion market grows
Shoppers spent more on fashion purchases this quarter than in the same period last year, according to figures published today by TNS Worldpanel Fashion.
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House of Fraser to shift discount stock with new fascia
House of Fraser is to launch a second high street format in response to changing shopping habits.
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Opinion
Will there be any fashion victims?
What a difference a few days can make. This week’s financial meltdown is of a scale unknown by many working in retail.
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French Connection to slim stores as loss hits
French Connection will downsize its stores in an attempt to drive sales densities after it revealed first-half losses of 3.5 million.
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EBay calls on EU to investigate ‘anti-competitive’ practices
EBay has asked the European Union’s antitrust chief to investigate companies that prevent retailers from offering their goods on the auction site or other e-commerce platforms.
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Aldi responds to launch of Tesco Discounter range
Aldi has said “it is very much business as usual” for the discount grocer after yesterday’s launch of Tesco’s 100 million Discounter range.
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Tesco complaint against Asda upheld
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint by Tesco against a national price comparison advertising campaign by Asda.
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Inflation climbs to 4.7 per cent in August
The annual rate of inflation rose to 4.7 per cent in August, an increase on the previous month’s 4.4 per cent rate, following hikes to food and energy bills.
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Casino targets UK with discount e-tail site
French retail giant Casino is to debut in the UK with the launch of its non-food discount web site Cdiscount.com.
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Opinion
John Lewis – in fashion?
Prior to the opening of John Lewis’ store in Leicester last week, 700 staff were given a rallying call to rival Churchill’s “We shall fight them on the beaches” speech.