All articles by Amy Shields – Page 40
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Banana Republic to investigate factory conditions
Banana Republic has begun an investigation in to allegations that Indian workers that make its clothes are being forced to work in situations that breach ethical best practice codes.
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Somerfield sale in jeopardy
The planned 2 billion sale of Somerfield could be dropped after only one bid was tabled by the deadline at the end of last week.
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John Lewis sales fall
John Lewis has recorded another miserable performance as sales for the week to March 15 fell 1.3 per cent to 47.18 million.
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NewsBanana Republic opens European flagship on Regent Street
Banana Republic will open its first UK store today (March 20) in one of the units created from the former Dickins & Jones site on Regent Street.
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Beales like-for-like slump continues
Ailing department store chain Beales has reported a slump in like-for-likes during its first quarter.
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Fenwick acquires Williams & Griffin
Privately owned department store chain Fenwick has acquired Colchester department store Williams & Griffin.
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Oasis appoints retail operations director
Oasis has recruited Ann Summers director Ian Wallis as retail operations director.
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John Lewis sales fall
John Lewis blamed unseasonable weather, Mother’s Day and televised sporting events for a 1.4 per cent fall in sales in the week to March 8.
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John Lewis hires ex-Figleaves chief for online
John Lewis has appointed former Figleaves chief operating officer Robin Terrell as managing director of its John Lewis Direct online arm.
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Opinion
Stark reality from Rose
Any remaining rose-tinted spectacles came off at yesterday’s Retail Week Conference, when Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose warned that he expects the economic storm to rumble on until the middle of 2010.
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Analysis
The house that John built
John King is making strides towards realising his ambition of turning House of Fraser into a UK Nordstrom. He talks to Amy Shields
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Sports Direct to hit market expectations
Sports Direct has reported in its interims that it is set to meet market consensus EBITDA in its full year, but has not provided detailed current trading figures.
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Liberty pre-tax losses sink to £6.4m
Luxury department store Liberty has posted a pre-tax loss of 6.4 million, largely as a result of the cost of rolling out its Liberty of London brand.
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Liberty pre-tax loss deepens to £6.4m
Luxury department store Liberty has posted a pre-tax loss of 6.4 million, largely as a result of the cost of rolling out its Liberty of London brand.
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House of Fraser opens Belfast store
House of Fraser has unveiled its first shop to open since the takeover of the department store group in a Baugur-backed deal more than a year ago.
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Opinion
George calls time early
It’s early closing for George after four years on the UK high street. However, it is far from surprising that Asda has called time on the 11-store standalone clothing concept.
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M&S mid-season Sale sparks trading fears
Marks & Spencer has kicked off a mid-season Sale days after distributing 800,000 friends and family discount vouchers to staff, sparking fears of weak clothing sales on the high street.
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Liberty International in talks to become largest mall group
Property group Liberty International is in negotiations to merge with a major rival to become the world’s largest shopping mall group.
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Asda to close George stores
Asda is to close its standalone George clothing high street stores four and a half years into a pilot, after failing to make the economics of town-centre retailing work.