More on Me + Em – Page 2455
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NewsFears for discretionary spending strike shares
The festive season may be in full swing but it is worries about next year that are hitting general retail shares, which underperformed the market this week.
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NewsFalling confidence hits Alexon
Womenswear group Alexon reported weaker-than-expected interims with house broker Investec cutting its full-year forecast.
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NewsFindel to raise £80m for investment and to cut debt
Multichannel specialist Findel wants to raise £80m of equity through a rights issue to pay down debt and invest in key areas.
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NewsTopps Tiles grows profits and market share
Topps Tiles grew full-year profits and market share as it revealed it would not initially pass on the January VAT rise to customers.
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NewsDixons ‘staying competitive’ as market conditions toughen
Electricals group Dixons Retail hopes to keep consumers spending when VAT rises next year with eye-catching prices but is unlikely to stage a full-scale VAT holiday.
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NewsBarratts Priceless restructures board as turnaround continues
Footwear group Barratts Priceless has restructured its management team and appointed John Hood, former managing director of footwear retailer Brantano Footwear, to the new role of brand director at Barratts.
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Everything Everywhere trials format
Everything Everywhere, the mobile phone company formed by the merger of T-Mobile and Orange, has launched a new trial format in six existing stores.
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NewsMonsoon refreshes its brand with new look
Monsoon has embarked on the roll out of a new look fascia, as part of an overhaul of the womenswear chain’s branding.
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NewsAll-party group pledges to make MPs aware of retail’s importance
The new co-chairs of the All-Party Retail Group (APRG) have said there is a lack of awareness of retail in parliament and pledged to raise the profile of the sector among MPs.
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News7 For All Mankind gears up to expand
Premium denim brand 7 For All Mankind is gearing up for UK expansion with the launch of a transactional website and plans for seven further stores.
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NewsSales slip at Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Scottish clothing and gifts retailer Edinburgh Woollen Mill’s sales slipped to £156.8m from £157.8m in the year to February 27, despite the opening of 21 stores in the year.
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Homebase unveils new reserve-and-collect app
DIY retailer Homebase has launched a reserve-and-collect iPhone app as it revealed online sales soared 63% in the past year.
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NewsSupermarkets lift local trade, research claims
Supermarkets built in edge of town centre locations do not lead to the decimation of local trade or the crumbling health of the town centre’s retail offer, a report published this week claimed.
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NewsSnow hits retailers as deliveries delayed and shoppers stay away
The adverse weather conditions have affected retailers’ deliveries and access to stores in the key Christmas trading period, and the snow is poised to continue into next week.
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NewsKiddicare considers possible sale
Online nursery retailer Kiddicare has appointed advisory firm Grant Thornton to consult on a possible sale after receiving multiple bid approaches.
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NewsVictoria’s Secret set to sign for Westfield Stratford
US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret is in advanced discussions to take a store at the yet-to-open Westfield Stratford shopping centre.
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NewsMobile to be 30% of sales in 3 years, says Asos boss
Etailers are gearing up for a surge in mobile commerce with Asos chief executive Nick Robertson predicting 20% to 30% of all transactions will be made from smartphones within the next three years.
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NewsSainsbury’s loses its clothing and homewares directors
Blow to supermarket’s non-food ambitions as Sara Bradley and Adrian Mountford defect to rivals
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NewsOFT to crack down on misleading pricing
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is threatening to crack down on retailers’ pricing practices following a study into misleading pricing.
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NewsOxford Street blight ahead as Crossrail work kicks in
Retail giants hold talks over street closures that could hit footfall hard around Bond Street