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Landsbanki will not sell House of Fraser shares for 'foreseeable future'
Landsbanki has reiterated that it does not intend to sell on the shares it now controls in House of Fraser “for the foreseeable future”.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open Milton Keynes distribution centre
John Lewis is to close its Stevenage Distribution Centre in 2010 to open a new warehouse near Milton Keynes, and will create 3,000 jobs at the group over the next three years.
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H&M names Persson new chief executive
Fashion group H&M has appointed Karl-Johan Persson as successor to chief executive Rolf Eriksen, who will retire this year.
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Fat Face enhances merchandise processes
Fat Face has halved the time taken to do stock grading and allocation after going live with an upgraded version of Prologic’s CIMS software.
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Mike Ashley and Lion Capital court Blacks
Controversial sports tycoon Mike Ashley and Lion Capital are amongst the interested parties for Blacks Leisure, it is understood.
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Blacks reveals bid interest
Blacks Leisure has said it has received a preliminary approach for the retail group.
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Stylo administration looms as CVA hangs in balance
Last ditch attempts are under way to secure approval of company voluntary arrangements for the Barratts and Priceless chains.
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Supergroup settles copyright case with Arcadia
Supergroup’s wholesale arm Laundry Athletics has reached a settlement with Arcadia Group over the alleged copying of one of its jackets.
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JJB Sports to appoint administrators for lifestyle division
JJB Sports has filed notice of intention to appoint administrators for its Qube and Original Shoe Company chains.
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Marks & Spencer admits mistakes in Shanghai
Marks & Spencer has conceded it made several “basic shopkeeping” mistakes when it opened its first store in mainland China.
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Tesco Direct to introduce customer reviews
Tesco Direct has signed a deal enabling shoppers to review its products online.
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JJB confirms interest in its fitness clubs
Sports retailer JJB Sports has confirmed interest from a number of parties about the possible sale of its fitness clubs arm.
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Retail like-for-likes up 1.1% in January
Like-for-like retail sales figures rose 1.1 per cent in January, the biggest increase since May, although the outlook remains 'challenging'.
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Baugur's retail stakes stir interest
Retail investors including Sir Philip Green and Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis have been named as likely interested parties for Baugur assets, after its UK subsidiary was placed into administration at the close of last week.
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Austin Reed buys Viyella out of administration
Womenswear chain Viyellla has been bought out of administration from Austin Reed.
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Baugur in administration
Updated: Baugur’s stakes in retailers House of Fraser, Hamleys, Aurum and Iceland have been placed in to administration.
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Glitnir makes demands on Baugur; buyers circle Hamley's
Nationalised Icelandic bank Glitnir has demanded repayments from beleaguered Icelandic investor Baugur, as tensions between it and its lenders intensify.
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Monsoon looks overseas as UK market weakens
Monsoon founder Peter Simon said that the fashion retailer's first set of results since he took it private last year were encouraging given the tough trading conditions.
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John Lewis sales down in last week of January
John Lewis has reported that sales slipped in the last week of January, but stressed that the month as a whole had been “hugely fruitful”.
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Tesco develops new department store format for Czech Republic
Tesco is to open a department store under a new fascia in the Czech Republic at the end of February.