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NewsOffice celebrates record Christmas
Footwear chain Office saw like-for-like sales rise 19% for the six weeks ended January 4.
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OpinionComment: Alexon’s older customer still needs a modern approach
The key to success for any retailer is to remain relevant and always keep moving; no customer is static and out of date stores and product is surely no recipe for success.
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M&S faces prosecution over alleged asbestos-related breaches
M&S is facing legal action for allegedly failing to ensure that staff and customers were not exposed to risks from asbestos-containing materials during store refurbishments.
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NewsAlexon like-for-like sales drop 14.3%
Alexon Group blamed poor weather on a like-for-like sales fall of 14.3% in the 23 weeks to January 9.
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NewsPrimark sales up 19%
Primark has reported sales 19% ahead of last year in its first quarter for the 16 weeks to January 2.
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NewsMoss Bros finance director to step down
Moss Bros group finance director Michael Hitchcock will step down from the formal menswear retailer, it said today.
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NewsHalfords profits to be at top end of forecasts
Motor accessories, cycling and leisure group Halfords will generate full-year profits at the upper end of forecasts ranging between £105m and £112m.
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NewsMothercare continues to grow after strong Christmas
Mothercare said that UK like-for-like sales in its third quarter to January 8 grew 4.2% after a strong Christmas.
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NewsThorntons like-for-likes fall but held margins
Thorntons has reported like-for-like sales fell 4.4% for the 14 weeks to January 9 but said it had benefitted from higher gross margins.
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NewsDSGi smashes Christmas expectations
DSG International has reported like-for-like sales up 8% in the 12 weeks to January 9 with a record-breaking Christmas in the UK in key categories.
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NewsWaterstone’s boss exits after sales plunge
Entertainment group HMV has parted company with Gerry Johnson, managing director of its Waterstone’s books chain which suffered poor Christmas sales.
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NewsHome Retail Group profits to beat expectations
Argos owner Home Retail Group expects full-year profit to come in £20m ahead of City forecasts at £285m after Christmas trading exceeded management expectations.
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Man shot dead in Asda car park
A man has been shot dead in the car park of Asda in Robroyston, Glasgow.
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NewsGovernment gives go-ahead for grocery ombudsman
The Government has accepted the Competition Commission’s recommendation that an agency be created to regulate grocers’ relationships with suppliers.
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OpinionNRF: New York welcomes back the big boys of retail IT
The IT bosses of three of the fourbiggest retailers in the world have been spotted at the National Retail Federation conference and show in New York this week; and that says something about the role technology will play in the industry’s recovery from recession.
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NewsTesco trials school uniform embroidery service
Tesco is trialling a schoolwear embroidery service as it seeks to give parents whose kids need bespoke uniforms a cheaper alternative to specialist suppliers.
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NewsFlying Brands expects to beat profit expectations
Home shopping group Flying Brands said that it expected to beat market expectations for full-year profit, aided by cost cuts and the relocation of its distribution base.
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NewsStrong sales continue at N Brown
Home shopping group N Brown has continued to grow sales with like-for-likes ahead 3.6% in the 19 weeks to January 9.
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NewsChristmas sales soar at Matalan
Value fashion and homewares group Matalan has hailed an “impressive” Christmas performance and expects continued growth.
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NewsTesco boss cites healthcare and climate change among drivers for growth
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy highlighted healthcare and climate change among six drivers retailers can use to grow coming out of the recession in a speech yesterday.