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  • Jaeger_autumn_11
    News

    Jaeger full year profits plunge

    2012-01-16T10:34:00Z

    Premium retailer Jaeger posted a pre-tax profits plunge in its full year to February 28, 2011.

  • Bob Robbins sold the shares in Tesco on January 4
    News

    Tesco defends Robbins shares sale

    2012-01-16T09:43:00Z

    Tesco has refuted allegations that its chief operating officer sold £202,000 of shares in the knowledge the retailer’s stock market value was set to plummet.

  • BRC director general Stephen Robertson
    News

    Cost of retail crime soars 31%

    2012-01-16T09:41:00Z

    Retail crime is costing the sector an extra £1.4bn, soaring by 31% as the number of robberies increased alongside the value per incident, a report by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has found.

  • Peacocks is on the brink of administration as its bank walked away from refinancing talks.
    News

    Notices of intent filed for Peacock Group and Bonmarché

    2012-01-16T09:31:00Z

    UPDATE: Notices of intent to appoint administrators have been filed for both Peacocks Group and Bonmarché, placing the clothing retailers into a 10-day moratorium until a solution to its difficulties is found.

  • ryan john cutout
    Opinion

    Making a difference

    2012-01-16T09:27:00Z

    Things are changing in New York stores, but is it a pattern that we’re seeing in the UK?

  • Ziff buys 89 Barratts stores out of administration
    News

    Ziff buys bulk of Barratts stores

    2012-01-16T09:15:00Z

    Owner of Barratts Priceless Group Michael Ziff has struck a deal with administrators to buy the bulk of its stores.

  • Boots
    News

    Boots' like-for-likes rise 4.1% in December

    2012-01-16T09:02:00Z

    Health and beauty retailer Boots’ UK retail business generated a like-for-like sales rise of 4.1% in the five weeks to December 31 and parent Alliance Boots’ group revenues rose 14.1% in the quarter to the same date.

  • News

    Coop (Switzerland) announces preliminary sales

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Coop (Switzerland) has announced preliminary sales for its 2011 financial year. Net sales rose 38.9% to CHF27.8bn (£18.90bn) thanks to the full acquisition in January 2011 of TransGourmet, the former 50:50 wholesale and food-service joint venture between Coop (Switzerland) and German Rewe Group. Sales at the retail division fell 0.9% ...

  • Primark knickers
    News

    Primark's brief encounter

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Perfect for that night in or maybe even a night out.

  • Hallmark
    News

    Hallmark plays international card

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Greetings card retailer Hallmark has laid out plans for international expansion as it launches a business review under new chief executive Steve Wright.

  • Tony Lockwood
    Opinion

    There are still ways to reduce costs

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Retailers face yet another tough year after the annus horribilis of 2011.

  • Ian Middleton
    Opinion

    Is there really appetite for investment in retail?

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    So 2012 opens up before us and, if we’re to believe the Mayans, we could be witnessing the last set of post-Christmas retail figures this side of the Apocalypse.

  • Topshop/Topman, Lakeside
    Gallery

    Arcadia: More from less

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Arcadia’s stated aim of reshaping its estate following last year’s profits downturn is already having some positive effects. John Ryan visits Lakeside to look at the effect of change on Topshop/Topman.

  • Phones4U
    Gallery

    Phones 4U, Oxford Street

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Phones 4U midway along Oxford Street has been around for a long time and probably isn’t the first place that might spring to mind when considering visual merchandising novelty.

  • News

    Walmart Canada to cut prices on 7,000 items

    2012-01-16T07:00:00Z

    Walmart Canada is cutting prices on 7,000 items during January. The cuts are on all major categories across grocery and general merchandise and, Walmart says, are expected to translate into customer savings of more than C$25.7m (£16.2m) this month.“With the holiday season over, we know our customers are experiencing budget ...

  • The Perfume Shop
    News

    The Perfume Shop eyes 2012 growth after strong Christmas

    2012-01-13T17:23:00Z

    The Perfume Shop delivered a strong Christmas performance as like-for-likes traded up 4.5% driven by “flexible and competitive” offers.

  • Theo Fennell expects to make a full year loss
    News

    Theo Fennell to make a loss as festive sales disappoint

    2012-01-13T12:22:00Z

    Sales at upmarket jeweller Theo Fennell plummeted 11% year-on-year in December and it now expects to make a loss in its current year.

  • Tesco reported its worst Christmas for two decades yesterday
    Analysis

    Tesco's prospects: The City view

    2012-01-13T10:28:00Z

    Tesco’s poor Christmas trading update wiped £5bn off the company’s stock market value yesterday in what is being dubbed a ‘Black Thursday’ for retail.

  • Blue Inc performed well over Christmas
    News

    Blue Inc posts Christmas sales rise

    2012-01-13T09:26:00Z

    Fashion retailer Blue Inc delivered strong Christmas sales, led by its eponymous chain.

  • Superdrug
    News

    Superdrug delivers "solid" festive trading as boss Seigal steps down

    2012-01-13T09:19:00Z

    Like-for-likes at health and beauty retailer Superdrug rose 2.5% over Christmas as customers sought to benefit from its new loyalty card.