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NewsArgos among retailers ordered to pay £20m over ‘toxic sofas’
Retailers including Argos have been ordered to pay £20m to 2,000 people who suffered from chemical burns found in anti-fungal agents in sofas.
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OpinionBest Buy: Just another big box?
One thing seems almost certain: The first UK Best Buy store will be another example of big box retailing at its least imaginative. Drive past the Thurrock store-to-be and the yellow and blue logo is certainly large, but it will be a real bombshell if the interior is in any measure appreciably different from its rivals’.
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Jack Wills opens in the US
Young fashion chain Jack Wills made its debut in the US this weekend with the opening of its first American store in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
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NewsFaith suppliers appoint law firm
Angry suppliers to footwear chain Faith have appointed law firm Buss Murton to demand stock back from Mazars, the administrator of the retailer.
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NewsPeacocks explores sale or refinancing
The owners of Peacocks Group are understood to be considering a sale or refinancing of the value retail group.
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NewsRetailers make their mark in Sunday Times Rich List
Retailers have once again featured prominently in the Sunday Times Rich List, with many climbing up the list after a successful year, with some cashing in on retail floats and demergers.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse bullish ahead of Best Buy opening
Carphone Warehouse Group has reported like for like sales up 3% in its European business in its fourth quarter, as the group gears up to open its first Best Buy store in the UK this Friday.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: UK families worse off in March than a year earlier
The UK family was £2 a week worse off in March than a year earlier, according to this month’s Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsRepublic up for sale
Young fashion chain Republic has been put up for sale by its private equity owner Change Capital.
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NewsSainsbury's pushes sourcing ethics in new Jamie Oliver ad
Sainsbury’s latest advert with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will air this evening during the break for reality TV show Britain’s Got Talent.
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Opinion
Retail blues
Plenty of big retail names were out for David Cameron’s appearance at the Fashion Retail Academy, but as ever Philip Green stole the show.
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NewsSir Philip Green and Richard Caring back David Cameron
Sir Philip Green this afternoon gave David Cameron his support in the forthcoming election.
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OpinionTesco’s food fight
Tesco showed once again this week why it is market leader, but with rivals hot on its heels, the sector is squaring up for an interesting food fight.
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NewsBill Grimsey to become Focus chair
Focus chief executive Bill Grimsey is to become chairman at the DIY chain with managing director Rob Gladwin taking over as chief executive.
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NewsAmazon sales and profits continue to soar
Sales for internet giant Amazon have continued to soar in its first quarter, growing 45% to $7.13bn (£4.6bn).
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NewsFindel profits to be below expectations
Home shopping group Findel has reported full year sales up 1% to £582m but said it pre-tax profits would be below expectations after a review of some of its accounting entries.
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NewsBT Expedite to headline sponsor Retail Week's technology awards
BT Expedite has signed up as the headline sponsor of Retail Week’s technology awards.
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Opinion
Cheesewrong
Walmart Canada boss David Cheesewright and Asda finance director Judith McKenna have both been strongly linked with the Asda CEO’s job, but as it stands neither is in the running.
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NewsNorth Face buys stake in Blacks
The North Face owner VF Corporation has bought a 5% stake in Blacks Leisure in a move that seems to be designed to block any future bid by rival Sports Direct.
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NewsNorthern Foods to close factory after Sainsbury’s row
Ready meal supplier Northern Foods is to close a factory in Swansea after a dispute with Sainsbury’s.