All articles by Amy Shields – Page 30
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News
Harrods outlines mission to double sales of own-brand
Harrods is to double its own-label sales over the next two years and is remodelling its menswear department.
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HyperCity chief to step down
HyperCity chief executive Andrew Levermore is to leave the Indian retailer at the end of the year.
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Printemps revamps flagship in plan for luxury Euro chain
French department store group Printemps has embarked on a radical revamp of its iconic Paris flagship as part of plans by its owners to operate a pan-European luxury department chain.
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Tesco’s Dunnhumby seals deal with Macy's
Tesco’s consumer insight company Dunnhumby has signed a deal with US department store retailer Macy’s.
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Inflation hits 4.4 per cent
Inflation has hit 4.4 per cent, more than twice the Government’s 2 per cent target and up by the highest amount since the Consumer Prices Index began in 1997.
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Sainsbury’s and Tesco face High Court battle
Sainsbury’s has won the right to a judicial review in a battle with Tesco over plans to build a large supermarket in the West Midlands.
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General Trading Company sold to Mortimers
General Trading Company, which went into administration last month ( July 18 ), has been bought by the management of former gifts and homewares retailer Mortimers and will relaunch in the autumn.
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Debenhams to help Wrapit customers
Debenhams will help to ease the disappointment of newlyweds left without their wedding gifts following the collapse of online gift service Wrapit.
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Opinion
China in your hands
It's one day before the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympics and it’s not just the eyes of the sporting world that are trained on China.
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News
Carphone axes commission
Focus on service drives mobile phone retailer to radical pay restructure.
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Jane Norman targets Russia as UK market begins to slow
Jane Norman will open a raft of standalone stores in Russia as it is hit by falling sales in the UK.
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Music and DVD sales continue to slide
The number of shoppers who buy music and DVD products regularly has fallen for the fourth year in a row, according to Verdict Research.
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News
Woolworths courts bid speculation
Woolworths was the subject of bid speculation yesterday after stakebuilding by an overseas property tycoon.
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News
Leaver is front-runner to succeed Rose
Marks & Spencer head of international Carl Leaver has been given further responsibilities at the retailer, placing him as the front-runner to succeed Sir Stuart Rose as chief executive.
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News
Marchpole signs DKNY menswear licence
Luxury brand group Marchpole has signed a joint venture and strategic licensing agreement with Donna Karan International (DKI) to design and distribute DKNY menswear.
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Eleven charged in US retail identity theft case
Retailers that fell victim to one of the biggest identity theft crimes on record have learnt that US authorities have charged 11 people from five countries with stealing and selling tens of millions of credit card numbers and data.
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Beales’ directors reject offer for shares
Beales has said its directors will not accept an offer to buy up to 4.5 million shares in the department store group for 36p a share from investor Andrew Perloff.
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Radley hires Mason as non-exec chairman
Radley has appointed Somerfield chief executive Paul Mason as non-executive chairman.
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Tesco completes acquisition of Dobbies
In a stock exchange announcement today, the grocer announced that Tesco Holdings has bought 100 per cent of the issued share capital of Dobbies.
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Opinion
The White Stuff
So has White Stuff got the right stuff? Undoubtedly the answer is yes. But this week the lifestyle fashion retailer announced that it had called off its search for a minority investor.