More on Me + Em – Page 2716
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NewsGames retailers cheer at Call of Duty release
Games retailers will be rubbing their hands in glee today with the release of the most anticipated title of the year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
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NewsM&S targets £40m party food sales rise at Christmas
Marks & Spencer aims to boost sales of party food by up to 30% this Christmas on the back of three-for-two and half-price offers.
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NewsChip and PIN cards and sat-navs ‘most endangered’ technologies says DSGi
Chip and PIN credit cards, sat-navs and DVD players all feature on a list of 2010’s “most endangered technologies” compiled by DSGi-owned etailer Pixmania.com.
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NewsAlliance Boots loses out in Sweden
Alliance Boots is understood to have lost out in Sweden’s auction of part of its state-owned Apoteket pharmacy chain.
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News‘Middle-class shoplifters’ fuel surge in crime
Shoplifting has surged to unprecedented levels in the past year as the ‘middle-class shoplifter’ turns to crime to fund luxury lifestyles in the recession.
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NewsRetailers experience best October for seven years
Retailers have experienced the best October for seven years, with like-for-like sales up 3.8% on a year ago during the month.
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OpinionAmericans in London
Look at the tenant list for Regent Street and you have to wonder what’s happening. Why do American retailers making landfall in the UK seem to view this single London street as the most obvious destination to set up shop?
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NewsBurberry social network to celebrate trench coat
Burberry, the upscale retailer and brand, has launched a social networking site celebrating its famous trench coat.
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NewsAsda posts flat profits and is ‘sold’ in internal Walmart deal
Asda, the Walmart-owned grocery and general merchandise giant, generated profit before tax of £520.4m last year.
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NewsGoldsmiths owner Aurum agrees refinancing
Aurum, the jewellery group formerly backed by Baugur, has agreed a debt for equity swap with lenders and said recent performance has been ahead of expectations.
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NewsRicher Sounds profits slide while revenue soars
Hi-fi and televisions retailer Richer Sounds experienced a pre-tax profit decline of 8% to £3.4m in its full year.
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NewsBrightHouse like-for-likes rise 9.9% in first half
Rent-to-own electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse’s like-for-likes climbed 9.9% in the six months to September 30.
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NewsBoots awaits decision on bid for Swedish chain
Alliance Boots is expected to learn this week whether it has been successful in its bid to buy part of Sweden’s pharmacy monopoly.
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NewsThreshers: store closure list
The administrators of Threshers owner First Quench have published a list of stores earmarked for closure, following yesterday’s announcement that 373 shops are to be shut with the loss of nearly 2,000 jobs.
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OpinionThe customer is king
The administrator to Threshers owner First Quench has started shutting stores. If the retailer had listened to customers, would it have collapsed in the first place?
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NewsLiberty sales ‘stronger than last year’
London department store Liberty has reported “strong” sales in July, driven by sales from womenswear and its own-label brand, Liberty of London.
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NewsThe Body Shop reports like-for-likes down 0.9%
The Body Shop reported like-for-like sales down 0.9% in its third quarter to September 30.
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NewsJohn Lewis records best month of year so far
John Lewis beat tough comps last week to beat last year’s performance by 7.8% and make October its best month of the year so far.
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NewsMid-market retailers report 2.1% uplift in October
Mid-market retailers reported a 2.1% uplift in like-for-like sales in October, marking a tentative recovery in high street spending.