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News‘Recovery hopes premature’ as August UK retail sales fall
UK retail like-for-like sales fell 0.1% in August as shoppers stayed away from the high street due to very wet weather, casting doubt on early economic recovery hopes.
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NewsBurberry set for FTSE 100 listing
British fashion stalwart Burberry is poised to add its distinctive red, black and tan check livery to the FTSE 100 index of leading shares.
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NewsAquascutum bought by Harold Tillman
Fashion brand Aquascutum is to return to British ownership after entrepreneur Harold Tillman announced a deal to buy the business.
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NewsKingfisher forced to reveal profits
B&Q owner Kingfisher has revealed adjusted pre-tax profits for the six months to August 1 will be between £285m and £290m.
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NewsAsda collects store feedback from 250,000 customers
More than 250,000 customers have provided Asda with feedback since it launched its tellASDA initiative at the beginning of the year.Since January it has issued receipts at the tills of its 367 stores that provide information on how customers can make comments about their store visit. Customers have the option ...
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NewsHarold Tillman eyes Aquascutum
Jaeger owner Harold Tillman is eyeing up British luxury retailer Aquascutum.
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NewsJohn Lewis to launch Value range
John Lewis is to launch a low-priced ‘Value’ range this week in a bid to compete with the non-food ranges of the supermarkets.
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NewsGoogle tries to ease European anger over book digitisation
Google is trying to tackle the growing anger over its proposals to add millions of books to its digital library.
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OpinionBovver on a budget
It’s a sign of the times that one of the most innovative new stores to appear this year in the UK isn’t actually permanent.
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NewsOnline cards retailer Moonpig doubles profits
Online greetings card retailer Moonpig’s pre-tax profits more than doubled from £2.54m to £6.7m in the year to April.
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NewsTheo Fennell sinks into the red
Luxury jeweller Theo Fennell has plunged to an annual £3.3 million loss after the global financial crisis hit demand among its big-spending customers.
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NewsPrimark UK arm drives sales
Primark owner Associated British Foods said sales and profits in the year to September 12 at the value fashion retailer will be “well ahead of last year”.
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NewsAsda’s George brand launches heat-sensitive baby range
Asda clothing brand George has launched a heat- sensitive range of baby clothes that alert parents when their baby is too hot.
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NewsCustomers insulted on DSGi staff Facebook site
People claiming to be staff at electricals group DSGi’s Currys and PC World chains have mounted ferocious attacks on customers via a Facebook group.
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NewsHomewares sales recovery sustained in August
An improvement in homewares sales in July carried through into August, the BDO Stoy Hayward High Street Sales Tracker showed.
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OpinionMajestic toasts new customers
Majestic Wine has switched its minimum order policy, and the move — along with its customer service proposition — is likely to bring in new customers.
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NewsAcorn Pet Centres collapses into administration
Scottish pets retailer Acorn Pet Centres has fallen into administration.
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NewsKingfisher appoints new group property director
Kingfisher has appointed Ian Playford, chief executive of western Europe and Russia at landlord Parkridge Holdings, as its new group property director.
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NewsAlchemy boss Jon Moulton quits the private equity firm
Alchemy Partners boss Jon Moulton has quit the private equity firm after a bust-up over strategy.
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NewsAmazon warns on Google e-books proposals
Online retail giant Amazon has warned a US court that Google will stifle competition and break anti-trust laws if it is permitted to add millions of book titles to its digital library.