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OpinionMothercare is all grown up
Mothercare appears to have its corner of the retail sector all sewn up.Today, the maternity and baby specialist unveiled a stellar set of results, with UK sales ahead of expectations and international sales soaring.It is a repeat story for the retailer that rarely puts a baby step out of place.Admittedly, ...
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NewsCVA approved for Miss Sixty stores
Sixty UK, the trading company for the Miss Sixty and Energie clothing brands in the UK, will be bought out of administration within the next month.Around 250 jobs will be saved as creditors and shareholders complete a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). It is thought to be the first successful completion ...
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OpinionA top shop for a Big Apple
This week sees Topshop New York finally away from the starting blocks in the latest episode of Brits intent on making a splash in the Big Apple.
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NewsM&S latest retailer to clothe the Obamas
Marks & Spencer is the latest retailer to clothe the family of US President Barack Obama.While the Obamas are in the UK for the G20 summit, Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s wife, Sarah Brown, has reportedly given Michelle Obama gifts bought from M&S for her children. The items included t-shirts, jeans, ...
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High street like-for-like sales rise in March
Retail like-for-like sales rose by 1.3 per cent in March, according to the BDO Stoy Hayward High Street Sales Tracker.It was only the third time in the past 12 months that sales entered positive territory, and the homewares category advanced for the first time since June 2008 with a 5.7 ...
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AnalysisSir Stuart Rose
He may have led M&S to renewed success, but Rose’s role at the retailer is being challenged. George MacDonald separates man from media
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AnalysisThe race is on for top spots in sports retail
Dave Whelan wants to turn JJB’s health club chain into a retailer ‘serious about sport’ again, pitching him into a competitive market.
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NewsTopshop New York
The long-awaited launch of Topshop’s New York flagship took place this week when owner Sir Philip Green and supermodel Kate Moss led the opening of the store.The four-storey shop opened in New York’s SoHo district to huge PR fanfare with a host of celebrity guests.Green ...
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NewsH&M London stores refresh
The fashion giant has re-engineered two of its busiest London stores to add space and introduce design elements to improve the shopper experience.Last week H&M completed its new-look Oxford Circus shop; this week it will unveil its refreshed Covent Garden store, to which it has added a new floor.H&M managing ...
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News‘Hard work pays off’ as M&S trade picks up
Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has played down any long-term threat to businesses such as his own from purely price-led retailers as the M&S posted better than expected fourth-quarter figures.Looking past the credit crunch, Rose said: “Those retailers with a point of difference, ...
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AnalysisThe price of going private
In recession, it might be expected that an increasing number of retailers would turn to private label to ease their burdens. But what are shoppers’ perceptions of such ranges, asks John Ryan
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NewsValue stance pays off as George volumes rocket
Asda brand a step closer to taking top spot by 2011 as volume growth outpaces the market
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Gap signs for first store in Republic of Ireland
US fashion retailer Gap has signed for its first store in the Republic of Ireland, in Dundrum Town Centre shopping centre in Dublin.
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John Lewis Partnership reports sales fall
The John Lewis Partnership suffered a sales fall last week at its eponymous department stores and supermarket chain Waitrose.
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Primark to face protests outside Oxford Street store
Primark will face a demonstration outside its flagship Oxford Street store in London on the eve of its second anniversary as part of a protest against sweatshop labour.Models dressed in chains from campaign group No Sweat will walk up and down a catwalk outside the store tomorrow from 2.30pm, calling ...
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NewsFenwick's eye for ladies
Department store group Fenwick has begun revamping its womenswear level on the first floor of its London Bond Street store.The overhaul, led by design consultancy Studio db, aims to maintain a boutique feel for Fenwick’s classic contemporary and niche brands.The project is part of a wider plan announced last summer ...
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Westfield falls short of Next’s expectations
Next chief executive Simon Wolfson said that its Westfield London shop has so far performed below expectations and that the scheme has had less of an impact on its West End shops than it anticipated.Wolfson said Next, which this week reported like-for-like sales down 6.5 per cent in the full ...
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John Lewis makes marketing director redundant
John Lewis has streamlined its management team in a bid to accelerate decision-making decisions at the department store chain.
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NewsRetailers unconvinced rate deferral is enough
Darling’s 11th-hour move only grants temporary relief, top retailers argue