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NewsConsumer confidence dips in September
Consumer confidence dropped two points to -20 in September, according to GfK NOP’s Consumer Confidence Index.
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NewsBest Buy Europe implements customer feedback system in Phone House stores
Best Buy Europe has extended its use of a customer feedback system to its 1,600 Phone House stores, after seeing the benefits in its Carphone Warehouse business in the UK.
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Costco to invest £23m in its Australian business
US-based warehouse club operator Costco is investing Aus$40m (£23m) in its Australian business this year. The investment comes on top of last year’s Aus$100m (£58m) capital expenditure in the country, when it opened its first store in Melbourne. A second store is due to open in Auburn and another is ...
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Matahari to accelerate hypermarket expansion
Retailer Matahari will aggressively grow its hypermart banner, parent company MPP announced. “We currently have 50 hypermart stores in Indonesia and will accelerate the expansion from seven stores per year to 10 to 15 stores,” said a spokesman.The existing hypermart formats will be upgraded and IT infrastructure strengthened in order ...
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PTT withdraws bid for Carrefour's Thai assets
Local energy giant PTT has reportedly withdrawn a bid for Carrefour’s Thai assets. Thailand’s largest energy company by revenue apparently faced opposition to the bid from “important stakeholders”, prompting it to ask its subsidiary, PTT Retail Management, not to participate, the company said in a statement.
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NewsMatalan chief executive Alistair McGeorge to stand down
Matalan chief executive Alistair McGeorge is to stand down and other boardroom changes are expected at the value retail giant.
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NewsSignet appoints new chief executive
Jewellery giant Signet has appointed the president of watch brand Fossil as its new chief executive.
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NewsH&M UK sales rise
H&M’s UK sales rose 13% to SEK 2.07bn (£194m) for the third quarter of the year.
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NewsBiba founder hits out at House of Fraser as she signs with George at Asda
Biba founder Barbara Hulanicki has hit out at House of Fraser and joined forces with George at Asda to produce a low-priced fast-fashion collection just weeks after the department store spent millions relaunching the Biba label she founded.
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NewsMoss Bros to axe staff as pre-tax losses widen
Menswear retailer Moss Bros is axing jobs as its pre-tax losses widened to £3.3m over the six months to July 31.
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NewsRetail Week Interiors Awards 2010
The winners of this year’s Retail Week Interiors Awards really do represent the pick of what’s out there. John Ryan reports.
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NewsArnotts hires Nigel Blow as chief executive
Dublin department store Arnotts has appointed the former Brown Thomas boss Nigel Blow as chief executive.
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NewsSainsbury's opens largest store in Crayford
Sainsbury’s has today opened its first extended 100,000 sq ft store with a series of new areas.
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NewsTopps Tiles full year sales up
Topps Tiles said it expects to report UK revenues up 2% to £182.4m in the 53 weeks to October 2.
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OpinionAmazon alert
Amazon has launched the beta version of its ‘Kindle for the Web’ tool this week, allowing customers to try e-books before they buy, and showing the true power of the web.
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NewsM&S reaches 1.2m unique visitors with mobile-optimised site
Marks & Spencer has begun to realise the success of its mobile-optimised website, having received 1.2m unique visitors since its launch less than five months ago.
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NewsKaren Millen follows Oasis in mobile gift voucher roll-out
Aurora-owned fashion retailer Karen Millen has followed its sister fascia Oasis in launching a SMS gift voucher service to capitalise on growing consumer appetite for mobile vouchers.
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NewsThe Range doubles full year profits
Homewares and furniture chain The Range almost doubled its pre tax profits from £10.2m to £20.3m in the year to January 31.
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NewsNew Look uses internal social network to support international plans
New Look is using an enterprise social network - called iLook - to support international expansion and communicate with its 27,000 employees and business partners worldwide.
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NewsAutumn fashion drives high street sales rise in September
Sales on the high street have risen above retailer expectations this month driven by fashion and footwear sales, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).