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NewsInditex extends collaboration
Spanish fashion retail group Inditex has agreed to prolong its franchise agreement with local clothing market leader Apranga Group in the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia until 2014
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NewsCo-op buys 3 Netto shops
The Co-operative Group has bought three Netto stores from Asda for an undisclosed sum.
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Opinion
Why would Home Retail want to buy Habitat?
Why Home Retail would want to buy Habitat is a mystery
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NewsHaldanes enters administration
Haldanes has gone into administration with 600 employees being made redundant.
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NewsInflexion completes Ideal acquisition for £78.3m
Private equity firm Inflexion has completed the acquisition of multichannel retailer Ideal Shopping Direct for £78.3m.
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NewsArgos owner in talks to buy Habitat
Home Retail Group, owner of Argos and Homebase, is understood to be in talks to buy parts of the UK operation of Habitat in a deal worth £20m-£30m.
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NewsOcado fights back with London ad drive
Etail grocer Ocado has kicked off a marketing campaign of its own just a week after Waitrose launched an advertising drive in London.
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AnalysisBusiness as usual, but faster
Retailers are adjusting to the new post-recession market, which means never allowing their businesses to stand still. By Joanna Perry
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NewsHobbs secures £46.5m funding to accelerate expansion
Womenswear retailer Hobbs has secured £46.5m funding to accelerate brand development and retail expansion.
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NewsHomeform unites its brands for Sale push
Kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms group Homeform is launching a new ad campaign uniting its three brands for the first time.
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NewsCath Kidston opens in St Pancras
Kitsch homewares and fashion retailer Cath Kidston has opened its first shop in a train station, in St Pancras International, London.
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NewsLombok to open first concession in House of Fraser
Furniture chain Lombok is to open its first concession in department store House of Fraser as it seeks to expand cautiously.
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NewsL’Occitane appoints former Blacks director to accelerate UK growth
French cosmetics retailer L’Occitane has hired former Blacks Leisure retail director Joseph Ulloa to head up its UK business.
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NewsSainsbury's strengthens online team with two appointments
Sainsbury’s has hired former Ocado head of retail Jon Rudoe to strengthen is multichannel team.
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NewsDebenhams tables bid for Jane Norman
Debenhams has tabled a bid to acquire the stock and brand of fashion chain Jane Norman, it is understood.
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NewsSolid year for Dixons, but balance sheet takes a hit
Dixons has announced a 6% fall in underlying profits for the year to 30 April, and warned of a “challenging” economic backdrop.
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OpinionRead up and smell the coffee
The news last Friday that Starbucks took a £10m hit in the UK last year from the collapse of the Borders bookshop chain offers a piquant reflection on the ongoing transformation of our high streets from retail strips of independent and multiple stores (with banks, and estate agents aplenty) into elongated food courts.
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Opinion
Power packed
The 2011 Power List has changed a lot from previous years, and is already provoking debate - which is exactly the idea