All articles by Lisa Berwin – Page 65
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M and M growth strong over Christmas
Online retailer M and M Direct enjoyed strong Christmas trade, with sales growth of 29 per cent in the nine weeks to December 30.
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Wal-Mart to take on Fresh & Easy with small format
Wal-Mart is to pilot a small-format store in Arizona to challenge Tesco's Fresh & Easy chain, which is being rolled out across the US.
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Ted Baker reports strong growth
Ted Baker has delivered sales growth of 12.5 per cent for its retail division in the period from November 1 to December 24.
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N Brown sales soar
Home shopping retailer N Brown has reported an increase in total group sales and like-for-like sales of 14 per cent in the 20 weeks to January 12.
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ScS warns on profits after poor Sales
Furniture retailer ScS Upholstery has delivered another profit warning after a “disappointing” Sale period.
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US downturn forces Talbots and Pacific to ditch fascias
Fashion retailers Talbots and Pacific Sunwear will shut their non-core chains as US retailers are forced to streamline their businesses in order to survive tough trading conditions.
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Made to measure
Thomas Pink is a quintessentially British brand and who better to lead it than Jonathan Heilbron, a true Brit with a penchant for punk. Lisa Berwin reports
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Next makes shock online move into fitted kitchens
Next has launched fitted kitchens, bathrooms and bedrooms online and in its catalogue, in an initiative that will send shock waves through the homewares sector.
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NewsFat Face sales jump
Fat Face has revealed sales soared 19 per cent to £61.7 million in the six months to December 1.
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Adili's sales soar
Sales at ethical e-tailer Adili rose 388 per cent in the four weeks to December 21, compared with the same period in 2006.
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Alexon profit buoyed by post-Christmas trade
Alexon revealed that post-Christmas trading lifted performance and that profits for the 52 weeks to January 26 are expected to be no lower than 12.5 million.
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£35m payout to Courts advisers angers former staff
Former staff and creditors of failed furniture retailer Courts are up in arms after learning that advisors have netted 35 million in fees since the company collapsed in November 2004.
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Jane Norman doubles profits
Jane Norman has more than doubled its operating profits in the year to March 31, 2007.
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PPR dodges festive gloom
Gucci owner PPR said that Christmas sales had been good, despite festive trading fears.
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Online searches for post-Christmas Sales soar
Boxing Day was the busiest online shopping day of 2007 and the number of bargain hunters searching for post-Christmas Sales online more than trebled during the festive holiday period.
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Play.com to launch music download service
Play.com is set to launch a rival to Apple’s iTunes, called PlayDigital, which will offer up to 1 million songs for customers to download.
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Otto UK mulls stores to add to core offer
Home shopping giant Otto UK is considering acquiring a bricks-and-mortar retailer to complement its core operations.
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Footfall still dropping
Footfall continued to fall this week, down 8.7 per cent on Wednesday against last year.
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Retailers’ wage rates surge past minimum
Two thirds of retailers are setting starting salaries significantly above the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
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Ponden Mill becomes first Christmas casualty
Ponden Mill has fallen into administration just a month after it was bought for 6 million.