All articles by Lisa Berwin – Page 52
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Man shot during Sainsbury’s robbery
A man has been shot during a foiled robbery at a Sainsbury’s store in London.
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Shop Direct strike looms as pay dispute escalates
Home shopping giant Shop Direct Group faces the prospect of a crippling strike by key operational staff in a dispute over pay.
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Wet weather drives sales at John Lewis
Poor weather last week has lifted sales at John Lewis, which were up 9.3 per cent in the week to August 9.
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Faith sale on cards as restructuring specialist hired
Shoe chain Faith could be sold in a fire-sale, after lenders to its owner Bridgepoint appointed restructuring specialist FTI Consulting.
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Tesco caught up in Turkish bribe scandal
Tesco has unwittingly found itself in the centre of a political scandal in Turkey.
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Autumn outlook bleak as retail sales slip again
Heavy clearance Sales across the high street failed to lift July retail sales, which fell 0.9 per cent like-for-like.
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Vodafone to ramp up retail presence
Vodafone is eyeing another 50 retail stores in the UK and hiring 500 staff to try and improve customer service.
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Olympic hopefuls
As the London 2012 Olympics nears, British retailers need to prepare themselves for a once in a lifetime opportunity. Lisa Berwin reports.
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Zara takes global fashion top spot
Zara has overtaken Gap to become the largest fashion retailer by sales in the world.
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Tiffany appeals against eBay court victory
US jeweller Tiffany has lodged an appeal against the court ruling that found in favour of eBay following a dispute over counterfeit goods on its site.
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Gap sales continue to fall
Sales at US fashion giant Gap fell 11 per cent in July on a like-for-like basis.
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OFT clears Home Retail acquisition of Focus stores
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has approved the sale of 27 Focus stores to Home Retail Group.
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Sir Tom Hunter eyes Flying Brands
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands has confirmed an offer approach from Scottish billionaire Sir Tom Hunter’s investment vehicle West Coast Capital.
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EBay switches focus away from auctions
EBay is repositioning itself more in-line with traditional e-commerce businesses in an attempt to attract more retailers to its site.
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China’s largest fashion chain plans float to fund growth
China’s biggest fashion retailer Metersbonwe is planning an initial public offering (IPO) to raise about Yn1.8 billion ( 133.8 million) to fund store expansion.
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Kate to net £25m from Topshop’s China launch
Kate Moss is set to be an integral part of Topshop’s launch into China, in a deal that could be worth up to 25 million.
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Fashion addict
A penchant for a good shirt was the start of a beautiful retail relationship for Hawes & Curtis chief Touker Suleyman. He tells Lisa Berwin what drives him.
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July shop price inflation driven by food
UK shop price inflation rose 3.2 per cent in July, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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H&M picks finance chief
Swedish fashion giant H&M has promoted Jyrki Tervonen to chief financing officer.