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NewsEast pre-tax profits up 9.5%
Womenswear retailer East has reported pre-tax profits up 9.5% from £2.1m to £2.27m for the year to January 31, 2011, driven by the strong performance of its existing portfolio and new store openings.
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NewsPrivate equity firms enter Jane Norman rescue talks
Private equity firms Sun Capital Partners and Better Capital are understood to be the latest potential buyers to enter rescue talks with struggling womenswear chain Jane Norman.
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OpinionPicking a winner is easy
As consumer sentiment hardens, identifying retailers that are doing what they should is more straightforward than ever.
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NewsFormer Asda boss Andy Bond sets up investment vehicle
Former Asda chief executive Andy Bond has set up a retail investment vehicle with a team of City bankers.
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NewsJD Sports acquires Cecil Gee and Spanish sports retailer Sprinter
JD Sports has acquired menswear retailer Cecil Gee and a controlling stake in Spanish sports retailer Sprinter.
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NewsMoss Bros like-for-likes up 13.4% as it disposes of Cecil Gee
Menswear retailer Moss Bros like-for-likes surged 13.4% in the 20 weeks to June 18.
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NewsSuperGroup reports business 'on track' and confirms Regent Street opening
Fashion retailer SuperGroup reported that retail sales have improved in the last three weeks and are running overall at about the same level as in the fourth quarter, when they rose 39%.
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NewsPigs will fly before this sandwich sells
There’s nothing quite like a bargain, and this is nothing like a bargain
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Abel & Cole
The inside view according to head of brand Claudia Ruane
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OpinionHow do some retailers buck the negative trend?
It seems like another year when the economic climate and a lack of consumer confidence are the main reasons given by retail chief executives for the recent lacklustre performance in their high street stores.
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AnalysisWhat lies in store for Argos?
Sales at the catalogue chain are falling, but an ICM poll for Retail Week shows customers have confidence in the model. Tim Danaher reports
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AnalysisThe new advertising landscape
Cannes Lions has crowned Ikea advertiser of the year - the first retailer to win the accolade. But what makes a great advertiser? Rebecca Thomson discovers a new dawn for retail advertising
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GallerySwindon’s finest
BHS has followed the blueprint it revealed in Uxbridge almost a year ago with a series of new shops and modernisations, with the latest being in Swindon. John Ryan visits to assess the roll-out
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NewsIn focus: Game
Despite enjoying an enviable position as the UK and Europe’s leading video games specialist, Game Group, subject of a Retail Week Knowledge Bank profile update, is suffering from falling sales and profits after both peaked in 2008/09.
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NewsBoots UK appoints joint chief operating officers
Alliance Boots health and beauty chief executive Alex Gourlay has appointed two chief operating officers to look after the day-to-day running of the Boots UK & Ireland business while he concentrates on future growth plans.
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NewsN Brown reshuffles Figleaves leadership team
N Brown, the home shopping group which owns lingerie etailer Figleaves, will not replace the role of chief executive vacated by Julia Reynolds and has reshuffled its senior management team to lead the business.
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NewsCity speculates on Abercrombie bid for SuperGroup
US retailer Abercrombie & Fitch may be interested in acquiring trendy fashion retailer SuperGroup, City speculators believe.
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NewsJohn Lewis fashion sales leap as prices cut
Department store chain John Lewis generated strong fashion sales last week as it price-matched rivals’ promotions.
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Rewe opens in Bavaria
Grocery retailer Rewe has opened its first Rewe Center store in Bavaria, which the company says could be a blueprint for the superstore format across the country.
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Ahold reports sales growth
Dutch retailer Ahold reported net sales up 5.9% in the first quarter of 2011 on the same period last year, up to E9.25bn (£8.2bn).