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NewsHarrods breaks the £1bn sales barrier
Harrods has broken through the £1bn sales barrier after a sparkling Christmas.
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AnalysisThe power of the network
There are a few online sites that are seriously important to retailers. So what are they and why do they affect your business?
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AnalysisTarget finds perfect stores for Canadian expansion
US retailer Target has announced its entry into Canada after acquiring leasehold interests in up to 220 Zellers sites from the Hudson’s Bay Company.
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Opinion
Back from the dead
Hilco wants the retail world to know it as more than an undertaker to failed retail businesses
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NewsBritish Bookshops & Stationers axes 40 staff
British Bookshops & Stationers, the book chain that collapsed last week, has made 40 redundancies as it gears up for a Sale this weekend.
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NewsSuperdrug Christmas like-for-likes up 1.7%
Superdrug has reported like-for-like sales up 1.7% over Christmas.
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NewsHalfords forgets to renew domain name
Eager shoppers to Halfords.com were met with a holding page on the website yesterday after the company forgot to renew its domain name.
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NewsFeelunique.com Christmas sales up 50%
Online beauty retailer Feelunique.com has reported sales growth up 50% over the Christmas period, despite the snow.
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NewsHobbyCraft appoints new chief executive
HobbyCraft has appointed former trading and marketing director at Pets at Home Catriona Marshall as its new chief executive.
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NewsBest Buy UK online boss makes surprise exit
Best Buy UK online managing director DeVere Forster is to leave the electricals retailer just two months after the launch of its transactional website, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsTony Page appointed Lloydspharmacy managing director
Lloydspharmacy has appointed Tony Page as managing director.
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NewsN Brown acquires two new brands
Home shopping group N Brown has acquired two new brands from womenswear group Slimma.
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NewsMiriam Lahage to head eBay's European fashion business
Retail fashion veteran Miriam Lahage is moving from EBay’s US office to head its European fashion business.
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NewsFood sales suffer worst December on record
Food sales by volume declined 3.4% in December, the lowest on record since the index began in 1988.
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Opinion
Abel & Cole
A social media strategy is important for any retailer, but for small pure-play etailer Abel & Cole getting it right is imperative.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open in-store spas
Department store chain John Lewis is to launch in-store spas as part of its £250m investment programme this year.
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NewsScottish Parliament committee raises questions over planned levy on large retailers
The Scottish government is again being urged to reconsider its proposed levy on large retailers, as a report by the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee questions how the policy will support town centre retailing.
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NewsHackers force suspension of Lush online sales
Beauty specialist Lush has suspended online sales after hackers broke into its site, jeopardising customers’ financial data.
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NewsJohn Lewis weekly sales growth weakens
Sales at John Lewis department stores slowed to 4.1% last week to come in at £55.8m.