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Delhaize and Unilever settle price dispute
Belgian grocer Delhaize has settled the pricing row with FMCG group Unilever, which had resulted in several of its lines being pulled off its shelves.
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Topman pursues euro online as spend leaps
Menswear retailer Topman has benefited from a surge in online spend from Europe as canny shoppers take advantage of the strength of the euro against the pound.
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Opinion
Life tastes good at Sainsbury’s
In two weeks’ time it’s Sainsbury’s turn to update, when the grocer issues its fourth-quarter figures.
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AnalysisAurora’s dawn
Out of the rubble from Mosaic’s pre-pack collapse, a leaner, more fashion-focused retail group has emerged. Amy Shields weighs up reborn Aurora’s chances for high street success
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Analysis
Multiple choice: Multichannel retail growing in importance
Multichannel is still growing in importance but the priorities are changing, a Retail Week survey has found. Joanna Perry joins a group of retail directors to find out how their focus is evolving
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Threshers owner reviews head office positions
Off-licence chain First Quench Retailing has begun a consultation process with head office staff that could lead to up to 80 positions being made redundant.
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Cash Generator TV debut to push profile
Cash Generator is to launch its first prime-time TV ad campaign this week to raise its profile among recession-hit consumers.
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Eyes on JJB Sports as end of loan extension looms
Fears were growing over the future of JJB Sports as Retail Week went to press and the expiry of a standstill extension agreement with lenders loomed.
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City bullish on retail stocks as it focuses on recovery potential
Global stock markets rallied on Tuesday but general retailers’ recent outperformance was not sustained over the week.
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Majestic Wine to enhance its fine wine offer with acquisition
Majestic Wine is to ramp up its fine wine offer after buying specialist Lay & Wheeler.
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New West End Company calls for end to West End bus congestion
New West End Company chair Dame Judith Mayhew Jonas has called on London Mayor Boris Johnson to reduce congestion on Oxford Street and Regent Street.
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North Face kicks off stores drive with Bristol opening
Outdoor retailer North Face opened a store in Bristol’s Cabot Circus last week, raising its UK shop tally to six.
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February sales figures leave analysts divided
City opinion was divided over whether February retail sales data backed a bull or bear view of the sector’s prospects.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership rides out a rollercoaster year
The John Lewis Partnership said 2009 will present further challenges for the retail bellwether after full-year pre-tax profits slumped 26 per cent to just under £280m.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Ecco Cologne, Germany
Shoe shops tend not to be the sort of places that most people linger in, for no better reason than that when you’ve bought a pair of shoes it’s a case of job done and head for the exit. This, along with surplus space, may be the reason why the ...
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French Connection: finals next week
Spiky Steven Marks’ fashion group posts preliminary results on Wednesday – its first news since last November’s update.
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NewsUS retailers’ sales languish as unemployment rockets
US fashion retailers continued to feel the negative impact of weakening consumer confidence in their February sales updates as soaring unemployment plagued the country.
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NewsWeakness of pound means pain lies ahead
Paul Smiddy: I take no solace from the official December and January sales figures. Demand will fall a lot further as unemployment spreads into the wider economy
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AnalysisStore design: a little goes a very long way
Retailers are faced with some tough choices at the moment and retail design may well be low down on their list of priorities. But can they afford to do without it? John Ryan and Laura Lupton report
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Opinion
John Lewis in fashion
John Lewis will dip its toes into the choppy waters of online fashion e-tailing with the launch of its own version of online fashion giant Asos.com.