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NewsGameStop prepares UK online assault with transactional launch
The world’s biggest games retailer GameStop is preparing to launch an online assault on the UK market in time for Christmas.
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Lidl offers TV travel deals
Schwarz Group’s discount grocer Lidl is offering its holiday travel deals through a specialist TV channel.Lidl in Germany has teamed up with travel shopping TV Sonnenklar.tv to promote its monthly holiday trip special offers on air. The 30-minute programme is broadcast daily at 4pm.According to reports Lidl is advertising its ...
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NewsDixons scores big with World Cup TV sales
Electricals group Dixons Retail, owner of the Currys aand PC World chains, declared itself the winner of the TV retail World Cup after the tournament helped lift sales.
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NewsEncouraging signs for general retailers
General retailers were up again over the week, outpacing their food peers and just about keeping pace with the All-Share Index. They are still down over the year, though.
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NewsNew Firebox MD plans to expand etailer’s offer
The new managing director of quirky gifts etailer Firebox Paul Zimmerman has said he will seek to expand the etailer’s offer into new categories and launch a social media site as he took the helm this week.
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NewsConran Shop pushes social media with new site
Upmarket furniture retailer The Conran Shop has relaunched its website to include social media functions as it aims to grow its online sales five-fold by 2015.
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NewsIn Focus: Supergroup
There have been two retail IPOs to date this year, Ocado and SuperGroup. Their fortunes in share price terms have so far gone in opposite directions, with Ocado’s floundering, and SuperGroup’s price doubling.
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NewsCountrywide pushes profits up by a third
Rural retailer Countrywide has posted record profits, helped by strong sales of clothing and footwear, improved retailing and new store openings.
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Fired Earth repositions to help sales
Home specialist Fired Earth is launching an 18-month store redevelopment programme and reviewing its product mix as part of a repositioning exercise aimed at boosting sales.
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Browns to open basics concept store in Mayfair
Iconic independent department store Browns is opening a new concept store called Shop 24.
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NewsNew look for John Lewis womensear
John Lewis has reopened the womenswear floor of its Oxford Street store following a £10m investment.
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NewsGadget Shop acquisition suggests online strategy shift at WHSmith
WHSmith has bought gift and gadget brand the Gadget Shop from toy retailer The Entertainer in a move analysts believe could point to a wider shift in the stationer’s online strategy.
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NewsThorntons moves to sweeten its own-store offer
Chocolatier Thorntons is to localise in-store ranges as part of its efforts to re-energise the performance of company-owned shops.
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NewsM&S splashes out on ads
Marks & Spencer has this week launched is latest TV campaign starring models including Lisa Snowden, Twiggy and singer VV Brown.
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NewsPotential buyers sit tight as Blockbuster awaits its fate
Uncertainty dogs up-for-sale DVD firm’s Christmas prospects as US parent mulls bankruptcy
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NewsH&M casts its net
H&M online went live to subscribers this week with its launch, which is set to go live to all H&M customers next week.
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NewsOxford Street’s Blitz spirit
As Britain commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Blitz, unique colour footage has been discovered showing the aftermath of air-raids that set Oxford Street ablaze.
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NewsSports Direct impresses as profits and sales soar
Sports Direct delivered strong profits in its first quarter helped by a good performance during the World Cup, despite the very disappointing showing from the England team.
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NewsStrong profits predicted for Next
Broker UBS retained its buy stance on Next ahead of interim results expected next week.
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AnalysisBidding for Carrefour’s Far East assets gets under way
Carrefour collected first round bids last week for its assets in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Tesco is viewed as a leading contender.