All articles by Lisa Berwin – Page 47
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Arcadia to double size of Topshop chain
Sir Philip Green will double the size of his Topshop and Topman chains in the next five years.
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New chief financial officer for Woolworths
Woolworths has appointed a new chief financial officer to replace Stephen East.
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Flying Brands sales fall
Sales for multi-channel retailer Flying Brands have fallen 19 per cent to 7.5 million in the three months to September 26.
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Asda overtakes Primark for clothing sales
Asda has edged ahead of Primark to become Britain’s second-largest clothing retailer by volume.
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Selfridges’ Oxford Street windows closed in asbestos scare
Selfridges has been forced to close some of its Oxford Street window displays after asbestos was found.
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UK shoppers least likely to pay more for green products
UK shoppers are the least willing to pay extra for greener products, a global study by TNS has found.
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Retail crime a threat as economy slows
Retailers face increasing crime levels as the economic slowdown threatens to wipe out efforts made to reduce retail crime in the past year.
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Sports Direct acquires 5% stake in JJB
Sports Direct has snapped up a 5 per cent stake in rival JJB to help shore up the struggling sports chain.
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Redcats staff vote against strike action
Redcats employees have voted against strike action following a dispute over pay.
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Play.com launches ticket sales service
Entertainment e-tailer Play.com has launched its own ticket-selling service.
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Amazon offers free delivery on orders over £5
Amazon UK has reduced the threshold for free delivery from 15 to 5, in an attempt to drive sales in the run-up to Christmas.
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Adams eyes global growth as overseas arm flourishes
Adams Childrenswear is embarking on a global push as it exploits opportunities for growth in Asia and the Middle East.
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Asda drops petrol prices to under £1 per litre
Asda has intensified its position in the war on petrol prices, by being the first retailer this year to drop the price of a litre to under 1.
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Solid growth for Kurt Geiger
Luxury shoe chain Kurt Geiger's EBITDA grew more than 24 per cent to 10 million in the year to February 2.
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JD in talks to buy Qube and OSC from JJB
JD Sports Fashion is thought to be in talks with JJB Sports to buy the Qube and Original Shoe Company chains from its struggling rival.
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Gap expands Stephen Sunnucks' role
Gap has expanded the role of European president Stephen Sunnucks who will now be president of Europe and international strategic alliances.
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Inflation hits 5.2 per cent
UK inflation continued to rise hitting 5.2 per cent in September, pushed up by rises in gas and electricity bills.
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JJB Sports looks to sell non-core assets
Struggling sports retailer JJB is reviewing the potential sale of its non-core assets to maximise value for its shareholders.
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Boden buoyed by US growth
Multichannel fashion retailer Boden increased pre-tax profits more than 20 per cent to 27.4 million in the year to December 31.
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Sir Philip Green in talks to buy £2bn Baugur debt
Baugur chairman J n sgeir J hannesson has admitted he could lose control of his UK retail business as Sir Philip Green considers buying about 2 billion worth of debt from failed Icelandic banks.