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NewsWaterstone’s signs prime location on Oxford Street
Waterstone’s is to return to the east end of Oxford Street as it prepares to open a store next month, close to where shop rival Borders closed in July.
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NewsHome Bargains to double stores as it speeds to £1bn sales target
Value retailer Home Bargains plans to smash its £1bn revenue target two years earlier than expected, after reporting record sales and earnings in its full-year accounts.
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NewsTopshop opens second largest store at Liverpool One
Topshop opened its second largest store in the UK last week at Liverpool One, attracting queues of shoppers.
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Conforama to test smaller format called Confo Deco
PPR-owned household goods retailer Conforama is to test a new smaller format called Confo Deco, the first of which is expected to open in France in the first half of next year.Confo Deco will cover about 5,380 to 8,610 sq ft and focus on home decoration. Stores will be located ...
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils Cardiff store
John Lewis opened the biggest Department store in Wales this morning in Cardiff’s St David’s Centre.
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British Land head of retail Andrew Jones to leave
British Land’s head of retail Andrew Jones is set to leave the property firm.
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NewsPrimark set to open in Bury scheme
Primark has signed for a 50,000 sq ft store at Thornfield’s The Rock scheme, in Bury, Greater Manchester.
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NewsTopshop opens second largest UK store in Liverpool
Topshop has opened its second-largest store in the UK, in Liverpool’s shopping centre, Liverpool One.
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NewsDanish jeweller plans to open 75 franchise stores
Danish jewellery brand Pandora is gunning to open 75 franchised standalone shops in the UK by the end of the year.
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NewsLakeland profits tumble in tough market
Lakeland, the kitchen and homewares specialist, famous for its innovative gadgets, suffered a profits fall last year as the shock of Lehman Brothers’ demise holed consumer sentiment.
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NewsWest End Lights turned on together
The Christmas lights on London’s Regent Street and Oxford Street will be switched on simultaneously for the first time this year and will share the theme of new Disney film A Christmas Carol.
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NewsDunelm to double openings in 2010 but remains cautious
Dunelm chief executive Will Adderley said the value homewares retailer intends to double store openings over the next year compared with last.
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NewsTK Maxx and Peacocks begin Wembley facelift
TK Maxx, Peacocks and Bonmarché have begun fit-outs of their stores in the £90m redevelopment of Wembley Central in northwest London.
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NewsN Brown eyes bricks and mortar for brands
N Brown’s acquisition of multi-channel retailer High & Mighty could lead to stores for the home shopping group’s other brands.
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NewsAdili to push brand with high street shops
Adili plans to use its first high street store to up its brand profile.
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NewsAdili to open stores for the first time
Adili is expanding its reach by opening its first stores under its new name Ascension.
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NewsHollister to debut in Scotland with Aberdeen signing
US fashion retailer Hollister is on the verge of signing for its first Scottish store at the new Aberdeen retail development Union Square.
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NewsTM Lewin signs second Regent Street store
Shirt specialist TM Lewin has secured its second site on London’s famous Regent Street.
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NewsQD Stores to expand in value climate
Value retailer QD Stores is embarking on a rapid expansion plan as it takes advantage of shoppers’ search for low-cost deals in the recession.
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NewsHMV to open temporary stores for Christmas
Entertainment group HMV is to open up to 15 temporary shops over Christmas, including one in Bluewater, to capitalise on the disappearance of rivals Woolworths and Zavvi.