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NewsComment: Retail’s prospects look encouraging in the new year
The retail focus right now is on ensuring jingling tills over the festive season but thoughts are already turning to prospects in 2015.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales increase 2.1% as Christmas shopping gets underway
Sales at John Lewis increased 2.1% to £114.2m last week as Christmas shoppers snapped up hampers, digital cameras and Lego sets.
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NewsTopps Tiles annual profits surge 31.5% as it seizes market share
Topps Tiles has revealed a 31.5% rise in full-year adjusted pre-tax profit as strong sales helped it gain a larger market share.
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NewsArcadia full-year profits dip in challenging market conditions
Arcadia has posted a fall in pre-tax profits amid challenging conditions and a tough start to the new financial year following the warm autumn.
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NewsKingfisher's struggles in France continue as Sir Ian Cheshire bows out
Kingfisher has reported a 0.9% dip in like-for-like sales during its third quarter as sales suffered in a weak French market.
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NewsArgos launches first Tube station store as it focuses on convenience
Argos has launched its first store in an Underground station to give customers convenient access to products as they travel around London.
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NewsAo.com doubles EBITDA in first half as revenues surge 25.1%
Ao.com doubled its EBITDA for the first half of the year as sales during the period surged ahead of its first overseas expansion.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's and the grocery market
Retail news round-up on November 25, 2014: Sainsbury’s puts its £60m media account up for pitch, and sales in Irish grocery market increase by 1.1%.
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NewsFortnum & Mason 'ready for successful Christmas' after record results
Fortnum & Mason boss Ewan Venters said it is expecting to toast a sparkling Christmas after it posted record full-year results.
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NewsNisa relaunches its website to drive social media activity
Nisa has relaunched its website in a bid to encourage interaction and loyalty from shoppers and boost marketing to customers on a local level.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Twitter’s ‘buy’ button needs to win consumer trust to succeed
Twitter’s ‘buy’ button allows customers to make purchases directly through the social media website, but will customers use it?
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NewsAmazon turns to Snapchat and Instagram to post exclusive deals
Amazon has started to roll out exclusive deals, gift ideas and recommendations on popular social media sites Snapchat and Instagram.
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NewsIn pictures: White Stuff opens retro flagship in Bluewater
White Stuff has opened a flagship store in Bluewater shopping mall with a retro interior that aims to create a domestic feel.
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NewsNew Look finalises sale of struggling French arm Mim
New Look has completed the sale of its French fashion business, Mim, to holding company Main Asia for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsGameStop sales drop below expectations as it warns on cheap digital games
GameStop posted third-quarter results below expectations after the delayed release of the Assassin’s Creed Unity game and falling software sales.
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OpinionComment: Christmas windows are about more than driving sales
If we didn’t have the festive feeling and everything associated with it, Christmas wouldn’t happen. It was the shops wot done it.
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NewsAmazon to open east London fashion studio to support clothing growth
Amazon is to open a fashion photography studio in east London next year to support sales in one of the fastest growing parts of its business.
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NewsGap strikes deal to open online shop on Zalando website
Gap has signed a deal with Zalando to open an online shop on the European fashion website in its first step into multi-branded retail.
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NewsMacy's iPhone app uses image recognition technology
US department store operator Macy’s has released an iPhone app that uses image recognition technology.
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NewsHomebase to close 25 stores by March and sells Battersea freehold for £57m
Homebase expects to close around 25 stores in its current financial year and will sell the freehold on its Battersea property for £57m.