All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 111
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JJB Soccer Dome cash earmarked for refurbs
JJB Sports will invest in re-energising its stores using the proceeds of Tuesday’s 17.4 million sale of its Soccer Domes division to five-a-side football centre company Powerleague.
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Dunelm: the city view
Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported interim pre-tax profit up 24.4 per cent to 27.2 million, but warned that second-half trading will prove tougher, writes Jennifer Creevy .
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Peacocks on the hunt for 120 concessions
Peacocks is seeking retail partners to open about 120 concessions in the UK.
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Retail Week founder appointed non-executive of Shaftesbury
West End property investment group Shaftesbury has appointed Patience Wheatcroft as a non-executive director.
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Sir Philip Green warns of tough trading
Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green has warned that business will get tougher and the early Easter holiday will put further pressure on British retailers.
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Dunelm sales and profits soar
Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported sales up 10.6 per cent to 197.4 million in its interim results, but warned trading in the second half will prove tougher.
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Alliance Boots launches Chinese joint venture
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina confirmed his commitment to becoming a global leader at a celebratory ceremony for the retailer’s joint venture in China.
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Opinion
Mayoral candidates should address congestion
Tonight the New West End Company (NWEC) will lobby the London Mayoral Candidates to pedestrianise Oxford Street by 2012.
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M&S in talks to take food offer to India
Marks & Spencer is understood to have held talks with Reliance Industries about selling its food range in India.
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JJB Sports sells Soccer Domes
JJB Sports has sold its Soccer Domes division to five-a-side football centre operator Powerleague for 17.4 million.
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Fairtrade sales rocket 81 per cent
Sales of Fairtrade products hit 493 million in the UK last year, up 81 per cent on the previous year, according to the Fairtrade Foundation.
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Kinnaird vows to return Envy to profit by end of the year
John Kinnaird has vowed to make struggling menswear chain Envy break even by the end of this year.
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Dunelm profits to rise but tough year ahead
Value homewares retailer Dunelm is expected to deliver a rise in profits from 41 million to about 47 million when its posts interim figures next Wednesday.
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Tesco set to double its in-store opticians
Tesco is to more than double its number of in-store opticians over the next 12 months.
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LK Bennett ups profile as it lands Regent Street site
LK Bennett has secured a flagship store at a prestigious site on London’s Regent Street, propelling the retailer onto the global stage.
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WHSmith to return £90m to investors
WHSmith shareholders will net 90 million through a special dividend and share buy-back programme.
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Kingfisher reports poor trading in fourth quarter
Kingfisher reported weak trading in its fourth quarter to February 3, but said full-year pre-tax profit will be in line with expectations.
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Asda to invest £400m in expansion
Asda will open about 20 stores over the next year and push its online operation as part of a 400 million expansion programme.
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Tesco defends its £2 chickens
Tesco has defended its decision to sell whole chickens for less than 2, vowing that it is the grocer itself that shoulders the price cut.
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Opinion
New formats, new shoppers?
The London property scene has been awash with flagship debuts in the past few weeks.