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NewsReturn to sales growth puts Dunelm on course
Value homewares retailer Dunelm expects full year profit to be in line with expectations after revealing like-for-like growth improved in the fourth quarter.
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NewsJJB makes 'good progress' with turnaround
Sports specialist JJB, which is at the start of a turnaround programme, told investors that “good progress” is being made.
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NewsGeneral retail cheer despite torrid trading
As the general market slid on renewed Eurozone crisis fears, retailers outperformed, although they were still down in the week leading up to Wednesday’s raft of updates.
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NewsIn focus: Amazon
Amazon’s agreement to acquire The Book Depository and the UK competition authorities’ prospective interest offers the chance to revisit Amazon’s lack of reporting of details of its UK business performance.
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NewsFunny old name
Harper Seven may be the most talked about baby name this week, but the Beckham’s aren’t alone in devising interesting monikers for their children.
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NewsM&S shareholders sock it to ’em
New M&S top team Robert Swannell (pictured) and Marc Bolland successfully navigated their first M&S AGM this week, but while the faces on the podium have changed, the audience of private shareholders definitely hasn’t
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NewsNew Sky One comedy series inspired by Hilco?
Sky One has been promoting a comedy series called Trollied set in a supermarket.
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AnalysisLocal hero
Morrisons is dipping its toe into the convenience market, the latest in a series of bold initiatives under new chief executive Dalton Philips. Tim Danaher travels to Yorkshire to see the results
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AnalysisHigh hope for the high street?
With many of the UK’s high streets under the economic cosh, can local initiatives save the day? John Ryan reports from Maidstone
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AnalysisSunday trading hours
The extension of Sunday Trading hours currently being tabled is aimed at taking advantage of retailing opportunities during the Olympics.
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AnalysisSir Tom Hunter
On the eve of forging a retail partnership with Mike Ashley, Sir Tom Hunter intends to make use of Sports Direct’s deep pockets. George MacDonald reports
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AnalysisAhold restructures and aims for the top league
Ahold chief executive Dick Boer commented last week that the company was waiting for the right time and opportunity for an acquisition.
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OpinionThe real impact of the web
Consumers are now only just experiencing the full force of the internet, explains Peter Williams
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OpinionManaging in an inflationary world
“Inflation is like sin; every government denounces it and every government practices it.”
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OpinionM&S in good shape, but tougher times lie ahead
If he didn’t know already, this is the week when Marc Bolland will have discovered what running Marks & Spencer is all about.
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OpinionFrom crisis comes opportunity
The retail collapses of the past few weeks were sad news for those losing their jobs, but the focus on failure meant the bigger picture was obscured: crisis for one means opportunity for others, and good quoted retailers are seizing it.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Where can savings be made in my business?
I need to cut more costs in our business. What areas are most commonly overlooked when savings need to be made?
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OpinionConsumer voices must be heard
Last October something happened that caught one of the world’s largest retailers by surprise.