All articles by Lisa Berwin – Page 43
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Tesco launches football shirt site
Tesco has dealt another blow to the beleaguered sports retailers JJB and Sports Direct by launching a football shirt offer online.
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Debenhams to open first store in Iran
Debenhams is to open Iran’s first ever department store in the country’s capital, Tehran.
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Strategic Retail suspends shares
The shares for Fads owner Strategic Retail have been suspended this morning after it placed three of its subsidiaries into administration.
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Discounts fail to lift sales in London in November
Sales in London took a hit in November as discounts and promotions across retail stores failed to tempt shoppers to spend.
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Tommy Hilfiger's Fred Gehring: Rock on Tommy
Tommy Hilfiger chief Fred Gehring’s move to revive the brand’s sophistication has helped protect it against the downturn. He tells Lisa Berwin how music tie-ups have played their part.
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Sales finally pick up as festive rush starts
The high street has reported a much-needed uplift in sales since the beginning of December as Christmas shoppers finally loosen their purse strings.
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Tesco launches half-price Christmas Sale
Tesco is launching a huge half-price Sale today in an attempt to lure more shoppers in the run-up to Christmas.
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Banks defer JJB Sports bridging loan repayment
Banks have given beleaguered sports retailer JJB Sports some breathing space by deferring its repayment of a 20 million bridging loan from Kaupthing, which had been due to be repaid next week.
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Blacks transfers O'Neill wholesale operation
Blacks Leisure has transferred the operation of its O’Neill wholesale business in the UK to O’Neill Europe.
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'Mega Monday' delivers biggest sales online
“Mega Monday” delivered a strong sales lift for retailers who enjoyed their biggest day of online sales so far this year, despite traffic failing to reach an expected peak.
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Waitrose growth slows as discounters gain market share
Waitrose has suffered from negative year-on-year growth for the first time in recent years, slipping 0.7 per cent in the 12 weeks to November 30.
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Oxford Street festival draws 2 million shoppers
More than 2 million shoppers flooded London's West End this weekend taking advantage of big retail discounts and a traffic-free Regent Street and Oxford Street in the run-up to Christmas, it was claimed today.
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Oxford Street festival attracts 2 million shoppers
More than 2 million shoppers flooded London's West End this weekend taking advantage of big retail discounts and a traffic-free Regent Street and Oxford Street in the run-up to Christmas, it was claimed today.
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Supermarkets pull Irish pork products from shelves
Supermarkets have had to pull products containing Irish pork from shelves after a contamination scare.
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Ex-Kroll chief David Buchler circles Woolworths
David Buchler, former chairman of the European division of turnaround specialist Kroll, has emerged as the latest potential bidder for Woolworths.
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Carphone Warehouse co-founder resigns after shares controversy
Carphone Warehouse co-founder David Ross has resigned after it was found he was using his shares in the retailer as security for personal loans.
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90% of Christmas shoppers to go online
This year 90 per cent of shoppers will turn to the internet to research and buy their Christmas gifts.
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Gap sales continue to fall
Sales at US fashion giant Gap have continued to fall, with total sales in the four weeks to November 29 down 10 per cent to US$1.39 billion ( 949.7 million).
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Shop Direct's Mark Newton-Jones: On the double
It’s been an exciting three years for Shop Direct Group chief Mark Newton-Jones, since Littlewoods’ merger with rival GUS. Lisa Berwin finds out how the turnaround is progressing.
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Thanksgiving spend gets 7.2 per cent lift
Deep discounting by US retailers lured shoppers into stores for the start of the country’s crucial Thanksgiving Sales last weekend.