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NewsM&S general merchandise suffers but food holds up
Marks & Spencer has reported a dip in general merchandise like-for-likes but food sales held up.
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NewsBeales set to buy Co-op department stores
Beales is set to buy 19 department stores from the Anglia Co-op.
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NewsWhite Stuff chief denies sale process underway
Lifestyle retailer White Stuff has strongly denied weekend reports that it is preparing for a sale or floatation.
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NewsMidcounties Co-operative profits up 35%
The Midcounties Co-operative has reported a 35% increase in trading profit to a record £26m.
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NewsHMV gives Mamut 15 days to secure Waterstone's deal
Russian Oligarch and HMV shareholder Alexander Mamut has been given just 15 days to agree a deal to buy HMV’s bookselling business, Waterstone’s.
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Opinion
Rising in the East
A Retail Week tour of Westfield Stratford revealed some interesting names earmarked for the centre.
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Opinion
How the Angry Birds shop got more traffic than M&S
The success of the Angry Birds online shop is a testament of how quickly things can gain traction on the web if they capture consumers’ imagination.
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NewsPark Group Christmas 2011 orders up 5% and expects full year trading to be in line with expectations
Christmas hampers and voucher specialists Park Group said it expects trading to be in line with market expectations for its year ending March 31 and Christmas 2011 orders are up 5% year-on-year.
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NewsAll Saints enters exclusive talks with US private equity firms
Private equity firm MSD Capital has teamed up with Goode Partners to enter exclusive talks to buy struggling fashion chain All Saints.
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NewsHMV issues another profit warning
Beleaguered entertainment and book retailer HMV has issued its third profit warning this year, but its lenders have extended the period over which its banking covenants will be tested by two months.
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Opinion
Administering bad news
Four administrations in the past week can only be bad news, but say more about the companies concerned than the market.
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NewsShopping centre development at lowest level for 16 years
Shopping centre space increased at the slowest rate for 16 years and development is set to remain subdued over the next few years.
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Opinion
JJB Sports: not many reasons for visiting
A quick visit is enough to say all that needs to be said
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NewsAmerican Apparel in bankruptcy warning
American Apparel, the beleaguered US fashion chain, has warned that it might be forced to file for bankruptcy if performance does not improve following poor sales in 2010.
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NewsGoldsmiths-owner Aurum up for sale
Jewellery group Aurum, part-owned by collapsed Icelandic bank Landsbanki, is up for sale.
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OpinionRetail surgery: I want to assign my shop lease to another group company and refit it, can I just proceed?
I want to assign my shop lease to another group company and refit it. The lease says I can assign within the group and carry out alterations without the landlord’s consent. Can I just proceed?
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NewsWhite Stuff prepares for sale or flotation
Lifestyle fashion retailer White Stuff is reported to be preparing for a sale or floatation.
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NewsTesco enters used car market
Grocery giant Tesco has begun dealing in second hand cars as it continues its march into non-food retailing.
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AnalysisKiddicare’s growth spurt
The trailblazing etailer is in for a busy year. As well as launching Morrisons.com it has big expansion plans of its own, all hinging on innovative use of technology. By Rebecca Thomson