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NewsWickes like-for-likes dip as consumers remain ‘wary’
Wickes owner Travis Perkins reported a 1.7% like-for-like decline in its retail business in the 17 weeks to May 1 as “wary consumers hold on to their money”.
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NewsAlliance Boots profit tops £1bn
Health and beauty giant Alliance Boots has reported profit has topped £1bn for the full year to March 31.
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NewsLiberty defends deal process
UPDATED: Liberty has defended its choice to recommend an offer for the luxury department store, after a rival suitor claimed to have been frozen out of the process.
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NewsSports Direct wins High Court battle over shares
Sports Direct has won a High Court claim over disputed shares in its rivals.
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OpinionA new dawn
Grocery chiefs believe the forming of the new Government will calm shoppers’ nerves. But with taxes expected to go up, they will undoubtedly be slugging it out in non-food for the rest of the year.
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Opinion
Endearing Eccentricity
Harrods is in many respects a weird place, but nonetheless is a very good retailer.
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NewsPrimark finance director Paddy Prior to step down
Primark’s long-serving finance director Paddy Prior is set to step down from the value chain.
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NewsConsumer confidence up despite economic concerns
Consumer confidence has risen to its highest level since November 2007 but many consumers are still concerned about the economy, bills and debt.
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NewsJón Ásgeir Jóhannesson resigns from House of Fraser board
Former Baugur boss Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson has resigned from the board of department store group house of Fraser after a $2bn fraud lawsuit was filed against him in the US.
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NewsSamantha Cameron cuts back Smythson role
Samantha Cameron, the Prime Minister’s wife, is to reduce her role at Smythson, the upmarket Bond Street retailer she is credited with having helped turn around.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports 17.7% weekly sales rise
Department store chain John Lewis generated a 17.7% sales rise last week when turnover was £55m.
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NewsInconclusive election was ‘almost as bad as Lehman Brothers’
Store groups’ sales collapse after inconclusive election spooks shoppers
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NewsAurora hires ex-Asos man as online chief
Aurora Fashions has appointed former Asos marketing chief Hash Ladha to the newly created role of group multichannel director.
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NewsPoundstretcher opens transactional website
Discount retailer Instore, which trades as Poundstretcher, has launched a transactional website selling items from 99p up to £150.
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NewsSainsbury’s to expand stores in push for clothing market share
Sainsbury’s is aiming to lift its total share of the clothing market by volume from 10th to fifth place in four years.
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NewsMcCarthy group injects £2m into skincare business
A consortium of private investors led by House of Fraser chairman Don McCarthy has injected £2m into beauty clinic chain DestinationSkin to fund expansion.
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NewsStrong growth at newly floated SuperGroup
Fashion specialist SuperGroup has confirmed that full-year profitability is on track to come in as it promised when it floated in March.
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NewsMorrisons presses on with promotions as sales slow
Morrisons is to continue its promotional drive this year after revealing a steep slowdown in sales growth in its first quarter.
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NewsRetail drifts as City ponders the big issues
Stores, particularly food retailers, underperformed a market convulsed by uncertainty as big issues such as the future of the euro and the outcome of the general election dominated headlines.
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NewsWestfield taps East End community talent
Westfield has launched an initiative at its forthcoming Stratford shopping centre to tap into east London’s emerging talent.