All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 100
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News
Wellcome Trust emerges as mystery M&S stakebuilder
The UK’s largest charity, The Wellcome Trust, has emerged as the mystery company that has been stakebuilding in Marks & Spencer.
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Asda tests new logo as George relaunch approaches
Asda has been quietly testing a revamped logo for clothing giant George as it gears up to relaunch the brand in September.
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Superdrug confident despite slip in profits
Health and beauty retailer Superdrug has reported a sales uplift of 6.8 per cent in its full year accounts, but a dip in pre-tax profits.
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Opinion
One year on the crunch still bites
August is the quietest month in the retail calendar, with most store chiefs taking well-earned holidays. Yet last August those chief execs – and indeed the world – were hit with something that made them put down their cocktails and dust off their blackberries.
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Neal’s Yard to carve niche in Middle East with 50 stores
Hook: Neal’s Yard chief believes the Middle East is a key market for global growth.
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AnalysisNetto effects: discounters boom in credit crunch
The credit crunch is turning out to be the coming of age for hard discounters in the UK. Jennifer Creevy tours Netto’s latest store with managing director Richard Lancaster.
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General Trading Company sold
Iconic London department store the General Trading Company has been sold as a going concern to an unknown investor.
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Land of Leather faces lawsuit
Furniture retailer Land of Leather is reported to be facing a 250,000 lawsuit from an investment group Agilo, which wanted to inject 5 million into the struggling retailer two months ago.
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Oddbins bought by ex-MD's son
Wine retailer Oddbins has been sold to a consortium of investors led by the son of a former managing director of the company.
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News
Tesco undercuts Asda school uniforms
Tesco has undercut rival Asda today with the launch of its Tesco Value school uniform for 3.50.
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Opinion
Cash rich, time poor
Grocers talk about shoppers trading down out of restaurants to snap up ready meals in their stores to treat themselves at home. And for the likes of Waitrose and Marks & Spencer, plus the big four grocers, this may well be the case.
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News
Asda launches £4 school uniform
Asda will launch a 4 school uniform, its lowest price to date, sparking a new price war among the grocers.
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Ahold Q2 beats expectations
Dutch retail group Ahold has beat analysts expectations for the second quarter of its financial year, reporting net sales of €5.8 billion ( 4.57 billion).
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Analysis
Nose for the job
The Perfume Shop chief operating officer Jo Walker is so passionate about her job that she hardly ever takes a holiday. Jennifer Creevy asks why scents mean so much.
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News
Carrefour picks new board to streamline management
Shareholders at French grocery giant Carrefour have this week approved the creation of a board of directors to simplify its management structure.
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OFT invites comments on Co-op’s Somerfield buy-out
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has invited interested parties to lodge comments about the Co-operative Group’s 1.57 billion acquisition of Somerfield.
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Government responds to grocery inquiry
The Government has responded to the Competition Commission’s inquiry into the UK grocery sector, saying that it will consider establishing an ombudsman itself if the body cannot come to an agreement with grocers.
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White Stuff halts investor search
Fashion retailer White Stuff has called off its search for a strategic investor, as it revealed that like-for-like sales rose 15 per cent in the quarter to the end of July.
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News
Qataris raise Sainsbury's stake again
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has raised its stake in Sainsbury’s for the third time in a month.
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News
Harrods faces strike action
World famous department store Harrods could be faced with strike action in a dispute over pay.