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NewsThe Book Depository reveals strong first half
Online bookseller The Book Depository has revealed a 70% surge in sales to £60m in the six months to December 31.
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NewsThe Co-op appoints Gill Barr as marketing director
The Co-operative Group has appointed Gill Barr as its group marketing director.
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NewsPhones 4U outsources IT hardware support for stores
Phones 4U has signed a three-year deal with IT service management company Servo to manage its IT hardware support for all of its UK stores.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches Plan A fashion range
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a Plan A-inspired fashion capsule collection for its Indigo range.
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NewsSelfridges names new buying directors
Selfridges has promoted Sebastian Manes and David Walker-Smith to buying directors, splitting the buying director role vacated by Anne Pitcher when she was named managing director of the iconic department store chain last week.
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Opinion
NRF: Mobile's moment
If social media was the hot topic at last year’s meeting of retail minds in New York, then this year the buzz was all about mobile.
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NewsChinese spend in London doubled in December
Spending by Chinese visitors to London more than doubled in December, as more Chinese tourists visited the city and their personal spending power grew.
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NewsJ Crew extends deadline for possible bids
US casualwear retailer J Crew has extended the period in which it can accept rival bids for the business until February 15 as it settles a shareholder lawsuit over its proposed takeover.
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NewsApple hits $26.7bn revenue after record iPad sales
Apple has posted a record revenue of $26.74bn (£16.69bn) for the quarter ending December 25, up from $15.7bn (£9.79bn) a year ago.
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Opinion
The technology behind international trading
Transparency is fundamental to international trading, says Concrete Group’s Tristan Rogers
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NewsTesco's JV with British Land refinances 8-store portfolio
Tesco’s joint venture company with British Land, BLT Properties, has refinanced its superstores portfolio.
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NewsAsos sales up 59%
Fashion etailer Asos’ retail sales jumped 59% to £100m in the 3 months to December 31.
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NewsComet like-for-likes slump 7.3%
Electricals chain Comet has reported a slump in like-for-like sales of 7.3% over Christmas, hit by the bad weather and intense promotional activity.
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NewsHMV credit insurance under review
UPDATED: HMV Group has confirmed that credit insurers are reviewing the level of cover they provide to the retailer.
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NewsConsumer price inflation rises to 3.7% in December
Consumer price inflation rose 0.4% in December to 3.7% over the previous month, the Office of National Statistics reported.
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NewsChange Capital among bidders for Bathstore
Change Capital, the private equity firm run by former Marks & Spencer boss Roger Holmes, is among those bidding for Bathstore.
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NewsTesco Mobile chief executive quits
Tesco Mobile chief executive Lance Batchelor is leaving the supermarket.
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NewsCarphone confident in Best Buy big-boxes
Carphone Warehouse remains convinced there is “substantial opportunity” for big-box Best Buy stores in the UK and has reported a like-for-like sales rise at its core mobile business over Christmas.
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NewsBurberry third quarter sales up 27%
Burberry reported a 27% hike in revenue to £470m in the three months to December 31 with double digit growth across both their wholesale and retail sectors.
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NewsJessops Christmas like-for-likes up 3%
Camera specialist Jessops like-for-likes grew 3% over Christmas as “choice and service” helped grow sales.