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OpinionRetail surgery: Do the benefits of offering free returns outweigh the costs?
Do the benefits of offering free returns outweigh the costs?
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NewsMiliband speaks out over supermarket growth
Labour leader Ed Miliband has spoken out against the growth of supermarkets warning it is changing the face of the country.
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NewsSainsbury's guns to become top five clothing retailer
Sainsbury’s is gunning to become one of the UK’s top five clothing retailers as it expands its Tu fashion range.
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NewsKate Middleton wedding dress replicas to hit the shelves
Alexander McQueen creative director Sarah Burton has said designing Kate Middleton’s wedding dress was “the experience of a lifetime” as replica dresses began to hit the shelves within days of its reveal.
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NewsMorrisons extends opening hours
Morrisons has extended its opening hours at the majority of its 440 stores as it seeks to increase sales and productivity.
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NewsTesco's US launch "foolhardy" says investor Warren Buffett
Tesco has been urged by investor and America’s most revered businessman Warren Buffett to take a hard look at its struggling Fresh & Easy business in the US.
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NewsJoJo Maman Bébé sells stake to Tom Singh backed private equity
Maternity retailer JoJo Maman Bébé has sold a minority stake in its business to private equity investors backed by New Look founder Tom Singh.
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NewsThorntons warns on profits
Thorntons’ own store sales like-for-likes fell 12.6% in its third quarter and the chocolatier warned on profits.
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AnalysisTurning website traffic into footfall
Some blame online and mobile shopping for stealing customers who’d normally go to stores. But Rebecca Thomson finds that clever retailers are using modern channels to their shops’ advantage.
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AnalysisDeveloping your best staff
Training can lift a business no end. Rebecca Thomson learns how it’s helping Liverpool retailers.
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OpinionSunday trading laws are not sustainable
Politicians have long talked about reducing retail regulation, but the Government’s Red Tape Challenge is the first sign of action.
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NewsMonsoon returns to ethnic roots with store revamp
Monsoon aims to get back to its ethnic-inspired roots with the unveiling of its revamped flagship store on London’s Oxford Street.
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NewsTesco shares down but brokers confident
Grocery and general merchandise giant Tesco edged down as the market digested the first set of results delivered by new boss Phil Clarke.
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NewsMusgrave profits up 3%
Symbol group Musgrave has reported profits up 3% in its full year results, but sales down slightly.
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NewsTesco ditches its 'double the difference' online price promise
Tesco has ditched its double the difference price promise from its online price checker blaming a “cottage industry” of determined shoppers who have exploited the system.
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NewsEBay's global sales soar in Q1 as fashion drives UK sales
EBay’s global sales soared 16% in its first quarter with fashion driving sales in the UK.
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NewsConsumer confidence falls to 'worrying' level in April
Consumer confidence fell sharply this month, making the chances of a double dip recession “increasingly real”, according to the GfK NOP.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales up 7.6%, Waitrose up 24.4%
The John Lewis department store chain reported sales up 7.6% in the week to April 23 and sister grocer Waitrose reported a bumper uplift of 24.4% as the UK baked in the Easter sunshine.
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NewsAlexon returns to profit
Fashion group Alexon has returned to full-year profitability and named David Adams chairman.