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NewsBest Buy confirms plan to sell electric cars in UK
Electricals giant Best Buy, which opens its first big box store in the UK next week, is to sell electric cars and motorbikes and similar products as part of its ‘green technology’ offer.
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NewsGood weather boosts summer fashion sales at John Lewis
Sales at department store group John Lewis rose 18.9% to £51.3m last week as customers bought into summer lines.
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OpinionThe sustainability drive
Sustainability is now firmly on everybody’s agenda - with businesses placed in the middle expected to deliver on the targets of government and the aspirations of the consumer, says Land Securities chief execurive Francis Salway.
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NewsAsh cloud splits retailers over absence pay
The air travel chaos because of the volcanic ash cloud has caused retailers a headache over whether to pay staff absent as a result of not being able to fly home.
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OpinionMark Prisk: The Conservatives’ vision for retail
If elected, a Conservative government would be determined to provide the best environment for retailers to prosper again, writes Shadow Business Minister Mark Prisk.
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AnalysisShopping centre sustainablity: A force for good
While shopping centre sustainability initiatives can be constrained by negotiations, a wave of legislation could force home the potential savings
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NewsForever 21 on track for UK debut in Birmingham
US fashion giant Forever 21 has signed its second deal for a UK store in Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre, which is likely to be its first to open here.
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AnalysisA cycle of recycling
Retailers are taking a two-pronged strategy of reducing their own waste while encouraging their customers to recycle more too
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Smaller merchants outperform large retailers in web performance league
Size means little when it comes to the performance of retailers’ websites because the inaugural testing of the ‘Retail 500’ of top UK retailers for Retail Week found some of the smaller merchants performed strongly while many of the larger players delivered a weak performance.
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NewsOcado poised to appoint banks for IPO
Ocado is understood to be poised to appoint JPMorgan Cazenove, UBS and Goldman Sachs to advise on a possible £1bn flotation this summer.
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NewsRetailers pay tribute to B&Q’s David Quayle
Retailers have paid tribute to David Quayle, the co-founder and the ‘Q’ behind B&Q, who has died, aged 73.
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NewsAge UK to trial store revamp as charities merge
Charity shop Age UK is reformatting its 500 stores after the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged last year.
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NewsCity sticks with Tesco but share price falters
Record results from Tesco failed to help either the grocer’s or its peers’ shares, which all fell over the week.
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NewsAsos overseas growth woos investors
The international opportunity for online fashion retailer Asos continued to be a winning growth story for investors as overseas sales soared 101% in the year to March 31.
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NewsEaster slump prompts Thorntons profit warning
Thorntons has issued a profits warning after the crucial Easter trading period failed to live up to hopes.
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NewsBurberry to buck gloom with record profits
Luxury fashion group Burberry expects full-year profits to come in “at record levels” after a stronger than anticipated end to the year.
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NewsPrimark first-half surge opens door for opportunity in Europe
Impressive first-half trading figures from Primark will pave the way for further European expansion, City analysts believe.
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NewsLloydspharmacy MD to leave retail for healthcare job
Lloydspharmacy boss Richard Smith is to leave in June to become chief executive of healthcare company Integrated Dental Holdings.
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NewsGieves & Hawkes hires luxury man as chief executive
Savile Row menswear retailer Gieves & Hawkes has appointed John Durnin, a former chief of luxury giant Richemont, as chief executive.
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NewsWhite Stuff fortifies team for growth
Lifestyle retailer and brand White Stuff has secured a new working capital facility and made a raft of high-level appointments to prepare it for UK and international growth.