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Retail sales lacklustre in March
Retail sales remained subdued in March, with no discernible difference between the number of retailers posting rising and falling figures, according to the CBI’s Distributive Trades Survey.
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Sport Direct snaps up stores from rival JJB
Sports Direct is understood to have secured a package of stores from rival JJB Sports.
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Wintry Easter brings a mixed bag for fashion
Fashion retailers have reported mixed fortunes over the Easter holiday weekend, as the wintry weather and early fall of Easter led to volatile sales.
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Debenhams shares nosedive as key investor sells stake
Shares in Debenhams nosedived yesterday after Merrill Lynch Private Equity sold its remaining stake in the department store group.
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M&S shareholder rejects fresh explanation over Rose's dual role
Marks & Spencer’s biggest shareholder has rejected a fresh explanation by the retailer about its decision to promote Sir Stuart Rose from chief executive to executive chairman.
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Blacks chief targets growth through acquisition of rivals
Blacks Leisure chief executive Neil Gillis has set his sights on acquiring rival outdoor retailers and expanding overseas once he has whipped the UK business into shape.
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Laura Ashley profits soar but like-for-likes slide
Fashion to furnishings retailer Laura Ashley has announced a fifth year of profit growth, despite a slump in like-for-likes.
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Asos to expand brand portfolio
Online fashion e-tailer Asos will increase its brand portfolio by almost 70 per cent for autumn/winter 2008.
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Fashion retailer Morgan to shut stores division
Fashion retailer Morgan is to shut all 35 of its retail outlets.
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Geox launches spring ad campaign
Footwear retailer and manufacturer Geox this week launched its spring/summer ad campaign.
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Laura Ashley ups stake in Moss Bros
Laura Ashley raised its stake in troubled menswear retailer Moss Bros yesterday for the fifth time this month.
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Wintry Easter weather lifts shopping centre sales
The wintry weekend weather enticed shoppers into shopping centres and away from the high streets, garden centres and DIY stores this Easter holiday.
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Marks & Spencer creates central European joint venture
Marks & Spencer has created a joint venture in central and Eastern Europe with its local franchise partner and will open 30 more shops there.
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Sterling Jewelers accused of discriminatory employment practices
Sterling Jewelers has had a lawsuit filed against it, alleging its employment practices are discriminatory against women.
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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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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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Debenhams to rejig fashion as sales hold
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman said he expects some relief for the beleaguered fashion sector this summer after first-half sales held firm.
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Latest Kate Moss Topshop range hits shelves
Kate Moss’s fifth Topshop collection went on sale this week.