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NewsMarks & Spencer launches transformation drive as profits plunge
Marks & Spencer has launched a transformation programme called 2020 – Doing the right thing, to be headed by finance director Ian Dyson.
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NewsBurberry profits fall after tough year for luxury market
Profits at luxury group Burberry fell 12.5 per cent in its full year to March 31.
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NewsJJB Sports appoints two directors
JJB Sports has announced the appointment of a new finance director and a director of retail and product to its board.
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NewsSaints & Sinners opens in Liverpool One
Just opened in Liverpool One, Saints & Sinners is a men’s fashion shop that is dubbed a lifestyle store and which is intended to combine elements of Tokyo retail design with the look and feel of a boutique hotel.Designed by Manchester-based consultancy Rawfish, the 4,500 ...
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NewsLondon sales helped by warm weather
London sales have continued to grow ahead of the rest of the country with retail sales up 5.4 per cent in April, according to the BRC-KPMG London Retail Sales monitor.
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NewsONS admits it has overstated sales volumes
The Office for National Statistics is to revise the way it calculates its much criticised official retail sales figures.The Government’s official statistical body said the net impact of the changes will be to revise down its estimates of sales volumes. There will be no impact on the assessment of sales ...
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NewsJohn Lewis celebrates best week of the year
John Lewis experienced its best week of the year in the seven days to May 9, with the beleaugered home sector leading the way. Overall, sales were down marginally by 0.4 per cent to £46.8m.
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NewsH&M celebrates sales turnaround
International fashion giant H&M has posted recession-busting like-for-like growth of 8 per cent for April, when total sales climbed 19 per cent.
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NewsBroker attacks M&S strategy and management
Discounting and cost cutting by Marks & Spencer threatens its long-term health and dramatic change is necessary to restore the retailer’s fortunes, a broker has warned.
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NewsJD Sports set for European debut
Speculation mounts that sports giant JD Sports will pounce on French chain as it considers overseas move
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NewsUp-for-sale Bay Trading close to finding buyer
A sale of troubled young fashion retailer Bay Trading was imminent as Retail Week went to press. Heads of terms on a deal had been signed, a source close to the situation said.
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NewsTK Maxx gears up to launch e-tail site with bags range this month
Discount designer-fashion retailer TK Maxx is to launch its much anticipated e-commerce site in the UK at the end of this month.
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GalleryStore of the week: Intersport, Gothenburg
It’s not often that retailers open very large sports stores these days, but pan-European operation Intersport has just unveiled this 10,000 sq ft, single-floor outlet in Sweden’s second city, Gothenburg.
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Hyper Hyper owner seeks further sites
The owner of fashion retailer Hyper Hyper, Baboo Sehgal, is looking for more sites after temporarily taking the old Zavvi store at the eastern end of London’s Oxford Street.Sehgal is offering rails for new designers and concessions in the Oxford Street shop.He will open another store on London’s Portobello Road ...
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NewsDecathlon targets UK with smaller format Koodza stores
French sports retailer Decathlon is to trial a smaller-store budget format called Koodza in the UK.
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OpinionIs Westminster beckoning for Next’s Simon Wolfson?
In the retail industry, much of the chatter last week centred not on Next’s latest numbers, but chief executive Simon Wolfson’s future plans. For some time, speculation has mounted that he might consider a shift into politics, casting himself as Lord King to David Cameron’s Mrs T.
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Eddie Bauer reportedly in talks with potential buyers
The fashion retailer, which operates about 370 stores in the US and Canada, is a possible target for Gordon Brothers, Hilco Consumer Capital and Hudson Capital Partners. Eddie Bauer’s chief executive Neil Fiske declined to comment on bid speculation. The retailer has reported annual losses for the past three years ...
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NewsAsos launches premium own-label range
Fashion e-tailer Asos has launched a premium own-label range, Asos Black.
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Citi analyst predicts worst yet to come for Burberry
Burberry has implemented a £50m efficiency drive designed to bring it out on the other side of the downturn in a stronger position.
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Signet fortunes turn after US Valentine’s sales boost
Leading jeweller Signet said its US operations, which account for the bulk of its sales, put in an “encouraging” first-quarter performance compared with the previous period.