More on Me + Em – Page 2892
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JJB places Qube and OSC into administration
JJB Sports has officially placed its Lifestyle division, comprising the Qube and Original Shoe Company chains, into administration.
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Kingfisher to meet full-year profit forecasts
Kingfisher has said it will meet full-year profit estimates after it reported a robust fourth-quarter performance from its UK division.
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Wickes owner Travis Perkins reports profits plunge
Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has posted a plunge in preliminary profits but said its Wickes DIY chain has made a good start to the new financial year in key categories.
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Analysis
Video: Martha Lane Fox at the Retail Week E-Commerce Summit
Retailers gathered at the Retail Week E-commerce Summit in London on Tuesday to hear Martha Lane Fox discussing the e-commerce lessons she has learnt since the early days of Lastminute.com back in the late 1990s.
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Zavvi name disappears from the high street
Zavvi’s former chief executive Simon Douglas has bought eight stores from administrator Ernst & Young and plans to rebrand them under the fascia Head.
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OpinionVideo and mobile will be must-haves for online retail
At yesterday’s Retail Week E-commerce Summit, Martha Lane Fox spoke enthusiastically about the role technology can play in a retail business.
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Flying Brands chief executive steps down
Flying Brands has lost its chief executive Tricia Killen, less than a year after she joined the home shopping group.
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Body Shop profits dive
Body Shop’s profits slumped from €64m in 2007 to €36m in 2008, dragging down the performance of parent company L'Oreal.
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Sports Direct sales and profits ahead of expectations
Sports Direct has revealed sales and gross profits ahead of expectations despite a marked impact on gross margins due to sterling weakness.
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Thorntons posts 39% interim profit fall
Confectioner Thorntons’ profits plunged in the first half when sales at company-owned stores fell and margins suffered during highly promotional trading conditions.
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NewsThe Hut sticks with bespoke software in expansion drive
Entertainment e-tailer and white label e-commerce provider The Hut Group will stick with its strategy of developing bespoke software as it continues to increase the list of retailers it works with.
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Lidl set to replace store systems worldwide
Lidl is to replace its point of sale software and other store systems across its stores in 20 countries with a system from German software provider GK Software.
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Past Times completes EPoS refresh
Past Times has completed the roll-out of an EPoS application from Cegid/VCSTimeless and has enlisted the help of Vista Retail Support to maintain its EpoS estate.
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Wal-Mart posts quarterly profit fall despite record sales
Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, has reported a 7.7 per cent fall in fourth quarter profits after being hit by the costs of legal action and exchange rates.
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Asda revives 'pocket-tap' ads as sales climb
Asda is to reinstate its famous ‘pocket tap’ in TV ads to consolidate its appeal to value-conscious shoppers nostalgic for reassurance in the uncertain economic climate.
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Poundland extends food offer
Poundland has extended its food staples offer to include milk and sugar.
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Stoke's East West Centre set for £250m makeover
A 250m redevelopment project in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, has been given the go-ahead.
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Swords Pavilions: Chartered Land Dublin scheme edges nearer
Chartered Land has moved a step closer to obtaining planning permission for a o1bn ( 894.6m) extension of its Swords Pavilions scheme north of Dublin.
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Folli Follie targets sites to double UK presence
Greek jeweller Folli Follie is to ramp up its UK expansion with a string of signings on the cards.
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Opinion
Landlords' vote against Stylo CVA was inevitable
In the end, it was inevitable that landlords would vote resoundingly against Stylo’s CVA proposals.