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NewsMamas & Papas enters US in Toys R Us tie-up
Nursery retailer Mamas & Papas has landed a deal with the world’s biggest toys and parenting specialist Toys R Us to launch the Mamas & Papas brand in the US through Babies R Us stores.
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NewsIn Focus: B&M Bargains
B&M is the chain more than any other that our contacts have remarked that they have begun to notice, but about which they know very little.
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NewsMajestic Wine’s broadened appeal drives sales up
Majestic Wine is confident it will continue to widen its appeal and forge growth despite the difficult climate, after it posted a 117% lift in pre-tax profits to £16m.
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NewsCity takes Q1 grocery slowdown in its stride
Grocers lagged the market as lower food price inflation contributed to lacklustre first-quarter like-for-like growth at Sainsbury’s and Tesco - 1.1% in each case before the VAT change is taken into account.
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NewsBack to black for Space NK with customers ‘cautiously optimistic’
Beauty specialist Space NK has pulled itself out of the red with pre-tax profits in the year to April 30 of £270,000, against a pre-tax loss of £1.4m the previous year.
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N Brown: Figleaves will be profitable
Home shopping specialist N Brown has vowed to return Figleaves to profitability after buying the lingerie etailer for £11.5m on Tuesday.
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NewsFeather & Black set for new phase of growth
Bed specialist Feather & Black has revealed a 40% uplift in like-for-like sales in the eight months to June 1 and has hired former Harrods Direct marketing director Alison Lancaster to the new role of marketing director.
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NewsHome Retail fails to score TV sales growth from World Cup
Home Retail Group failed to gain a pre-World Cup TV sales increase, as several rivals did, as overall like-for-like sales at flagship chain Argos fell 8.1% in the 13 weeks to May 29.
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Budget drives rise in stock held by short sellers
The proportion of some of the biggest retailers’ stock held by short sellers has risen on the back of uncertainty about the sector’s prospects ahead of next week’s emergency Budget.
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Swarovski set to open Oxford Street third store
Swarovski will open its third store on Oxford Street later this summer.
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NewsSports retailers to rally in run-up to Olympics
Sports retailers are set to receive a much-needed boost after years of facing a shrinking market, with sales for the sector expected to soar 21% in the next five years.
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NewsFenwick completes Bond Street revamp
Fenwick has completed a two-year redevelopment of its flagship Bond Street store. The 71,500 sq ft department store now has 20% more space and the retailer has been given a modern overhaul.
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Ideal Shopping Direct to rival Pets at Home with online and TV offer
Ideal Shopping Direct is launching a pets accessories website for pet owners, marking its entry into the pets market.
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NewsCredit Suisse, Singer and Citi named top brokers
Credit Suisse, Citi and Singer Capital markets have taken the top retail brokerage spots in this year’s bellwether Extel rankings.
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s insist growth to come
Grocers positive despite high petrol prices and low inflation hitting Q1 sales
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Analysts see Alexon opportunity
Alexon reported a 5.4% drop in like-for-like sales in the 19 weeks to June 12 - an acceleration on the first 11 weeks when sales fell 4%.
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NewsHalfords seeks more deals as profits soar 27%
Car parts and cycles retailer Halfords is revving up to acquire more businesses after full-year figures showed the business is motoring.
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AnalysisPower List 2010: A year of change at the top of retail
This is the sixth year Retail Week has run its annual power list, but rarely can there have been quite so much change in the upper echelons of the industry in the space of 12 months.
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AnalysisAmerican Express
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