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King plans brand influx at House of Fraser
House of Fraser will unveil a raft of big-name brands in stores this autumn, but has warned it will toughen supplier terms. Body Shop, Mappin & Webb, Thomas Pink and The Pen Shop are among the debutantes at the retailer, which was bought by Baugur last November for£341 million. It ...
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Adams calls time on discounting strategy
Adams chief executive David Carter-Johnson has vowed to return the struggling childrenswear retailer to profitability by ditching its heavy discounting strategy. Carter-Johnson said the retailer would deploy significantly fewer buy-one-get-one-half-price discount promotions and long Sale periods, which it used to rely heavily on grow sales. “Adams had been making sales ...
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Bank holiday heatwave keeps shoppers off the high streets
The sunny bank holiday weekend delivered a boost to some food and general merchandise retailers, but fashion chains suffered as footfall tumbled on the high street. Garden centre Wyevale found the sunny weather a welcome relief after the deluges earlier in the summer. Chief executive Barry Stevenson said: “We were ...
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Opinion
Putting Fraser’s house in order
When the long-serving butler was told his services were no longer required at House of Fraser’s Howick Place headquarters, it was clear things would never be the same again.The winds of change have blown ferociously through head office since John King and Don McCarthy took charge following Baugur’s takeover of ...
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Debenhams to push upmarket image with ad assault
Debenhams aims to bolster sales of its own-label and Designers at Debenhams ranges with the launch of a multimillion-pound advertising campaign tomorrow. The quirky autumn press ads will feature menswear, womenswear and childrenswear in high-fashion recreations of eccentric British clubs and societies, such as The Kettering Kite Club in Ted ...
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John Lewis posts sluggish sales
Warm weather has adverse effect on department store chain, but lifts trade at Waitrose
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Sports Direct directors face shareholder rebellion
Shareholders urged to vote against bosses bonuses
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Organic sales hit £2 billion
Demand for organic clothing, cosmetics and food are helping to fuel an explosion in organic sales