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City quells revival hopes despite gains in January
Retail sales in January grew at their strongest rate since May last year, but analysts warned it is too early to call a recovery.
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Lingerie players hope for Valentine’s Day boost
Lingerie retailers will be hoping for a boost this Valentine’s Day as the 4.1bn sector expects its most challenging period for 20 years.
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Austin Reed to revitalise Viyella
Austin Reed chief executive Nick Hollingworth has laid out his vision for womenswear brand Viyella, which the retailer bought out of administration last week.
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Landsbanki keeps retailers at bay over Baugur pickings
Department store groups eager to cash in on the demise of Baugur may have a long wait, after Landsbanki reiterated its intention to retain the shares it now controls in Baugur-backed brands.
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Online fraud: Enemies at the gates
Online fraud is still on the rise and the increasing complexity of multichannel businesses is only making it more difficult to identify and crack down on. Joanna Perry investigates
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Two key fashion suppliers go into administration
Cracks are continuing to appear in the fashion supply chain as two suppliers of mid-market womenswear hit the buffers.
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AnalysisNottingham: The waiting game
With a strong stores line-up and a popular retail scene, Nottingham has plenty going for it. But problems with the redevelopment of one of its ageing centres is casting doubt over its future, as Ben Cooper discovers
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Little cause for celebration
After all the hype at Christmas, few retailers would have got too hopeful about a January of positive like-for-likes. So this week’s BRC figures showing a 1.1 per cent rise in same-store sales on last year and a return to overall sales growth, should be welcomed as a sign of ...
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M&S opens archives for 125th birthday
Marks & Spencer is celebrating its 125th anniversary by exhibiting its treasured company archive to the public in partnership with the University of Leeds.
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OpinionFurther supply chain regulation is folly
Are you aware of the high drama around Tom’s sausages? Fans have been taking a lot of interest in them as the subject of some tough supermarket negotiations on Radio 4’s The Archers.
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LVMH slashes spending for the year after income falls
French luxury retail giant LVMH has slashed its budget for new stores and cut capital expenditure by up to 15 per cent this year to help it steer through the global slowdown.
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US fashion giants axe jobs to control costs
Two of the US’s biggest fashion retailers are to slash hundreds of jobs in a bid to cut costs in the weak US retail market.
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Monsoon eyes US shops and e-tail growth in global push
Monsoon is to open up its website to new countries, as it plans an assault on the US market.
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JJB Sports set for reprieve as bidders eye Blacks
The embattled sportswear market is this week heading for a major shake-up as the future of JJB Sports and Blacks Leisure remains unclear.
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Peacock Group suffers profit and like-for-like drop
The Peacock Group will sacrifice EBITDA for margin growth, after heavy discounting and a disappointing performance from its Bonmarch chain resulted in a fall in profit last year.
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Usdaw calls for compensation for laid-off Woolworths staff
Shopworkers’ union Usdaw has made a claim to the Employment Tribunal on behalf of redundant Woolworths staff for a “protective award”.
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Retail stocks surge ahead on bid excitement and improved sales
General retail stocks surged over a week that brought upbeat broker comment, bid excitement and better than expected sector sales data for January.
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OpinionIrish price gulf needs to close
The weakness of the pound against the euro is causing an unhealthy disparity in prices in Ireland
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Opinion
The right to backing
As flagged in this column last autumn, potential rights issues by retailers have accelerated up the agenda.
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Former JLP director Cloake becomes Retail Trust chairman
Dudley Cloake has been appointed chairman of stores sector charity Retail Trust.