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NewsAsda Income Tracker: Family spending power fell by £9 a week in January
The average family’s spending power fell by £9 per week in January, the largest fall on record and the second record breaking month in a row.
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NewsConsumer confidence fails to improve in February
Consumer confidence remained almost unchanged in February, following its near-unprecedented crash the previous month.
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NewsCo-op disposals spark convenience space race
Big grocers circle 40 Co-op stores in drive for larger share of £32.1bn c-store market.
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NewsIn Focus: Peacocks
Primark may epitomise the rapid development of UK value retailing, but entering the new millennium, Matalan and George at Asda sales exceeded Primark’s, while Peacocks was not far behind, passing £200m a year and a close fourth in what was a burgeoning segment.
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NewsCity lukewarm on the outlook for retail
As pressure continued to bear down on general retail stocks, Nomura and Espirito Santo issued notes assessing prospects.
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NewsSports Direct sales benefit from troubles at JJB
Sports Direct’s retail sales soared 13.8% during its third quarter as it continued to win market share at JJB Sports’ expense.
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NewsKingfisher and Wickes upbeat but cautious as results impress
Analysts were pleased by upbeat updates from DIY retailers Kingfisher and Wickes but remain cautious on the outlook for the sector.
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NewsNew Dunelm boss maps out plan for expansion
Dunelm’s new chief executive Nick Wharton will focus on store roll-outs and multichannel operations as he seeks to further grow the business.
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NewsWHSmith steady after Swann sell-off
WHSmith chief executive Kate Swann last week sold a tranche of shares in the retailer.
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NewsMulberry warns business tax is putting off UK retail investment
Luxury retailer Mulberry has warned that it is being put off building another factory in the UK because of the UK’s prohibitive tax structure.
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NewsWaitrose rebrands site as it takes on Ocado
Waitrose is expecting growth of 30% year on year in its ecommerce division as it prepares to relaunch its website and take on Ocado inside the M25.
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NewsRestructure at House of Fraser claims brand director Chambers
House of Fraser brand director Matt Chambers has been made redundant as part of a restructure of the department store’s support functions.
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NewsMorrisons to create ‘store of the future’ from pilot shops
Morrisons is to develop a new-build ‘store of the future’ taking in learnings from its three ‘lab’ shops.
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NewsMum’s gone to Iceland, Malcolm’s gone to Everest
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker is to follow the example of derring-do entrepreneur Richard Branson by climbing Everest to raise £1m for research into Alzheimer’s.
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NewsJJB may abandon ‘Serious about Sport’ tag
JJB Sports may drop its ‘Serious about Sport’ tagline as part of revival plans because of concerns that it is perceived as intimidating.
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NewsNew Look’s Horspool to head design at Oasis
Barbara Horspool, the outgoing group design director at New Look, will build on Oasis’ feminine and contemporary handwriting when she joins the young fashion chain as design director in the summer.
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NewsAsos and M&S get behind personalised etail website
Fashion giants Asos and Marks & Spencer are among retailers to have signed up to new personalised shopping site Garmentology, which recommends items to shoppers based on their body shape.
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NewsPeter Davies to grow recovered Ollie & Nic
Retail entrepreneur Peter Davies, who rescued Ollie & Nic as part of a pre-pack administration last week, has vowed to grow the accessories chain via stores and online.
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NewsBRC urges Chancellor to protect retailers from cost increases to aid recovery
The BRC has urged Chancellor George Osbourne to shield retailers from further cost increases in the Budget in order to protect new jobs.
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AnalysisA drive for customer service
Delivery drivers are as much a face of a retailer as shopfloor staff, says Rebecca Thomson