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Further store closures for Adams
The administrators to Adams have closed a further 36 stores after reviewing the childrenswear retailer’s operations.
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Redundancy fears at Fortnum & Mason as it consults staff
Iconic Piccadilly department store Fortnum & Mason is to enter in to a consultation period with its 530 staff as it anticipates a “particularly tough” 2009.
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Barratts and Priceless Shoes go into administration
Shoe retailer Stylo's Barratts and Priceless Shoes have gone into administration.
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Opinion
The retail banking crisis
Type “store design” into the search box on Vimeo's home page and hundreds of short videos, including some excellent Retail Week inclusions, will be available for your perusal. And strangely, among these, there's even a short clip showing a bank at Piccadilly with a swish new interior.
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Land of Leather closes 33 stores
Land of Leather is to close 33 stores after it collapsed into administration earlier this month.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Esprit, CentrO, Germany
Perhaps surprisingly for UK shoppers, Hong Kong-listed lifestyle retailer Esprit has been around for more than 40 years.
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Asda: UK households £4 a week worse off
UK households are 4 a week worse off than a year ago and further pressure is likely to be piled on throughout this year, according to Asda's income tracker.
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WHSmith maintains margins in challenging trading conditions
WHSmith's like-for-like sales fell 5 per cent in the 20 weeks to January 17 but it has continued to maintain strong gross margins across the business.
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Stylo's future uncertain as it suspends shares
Shares in shoe retailer Stylo have been suspended as it explores options for the future of the business.
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Sofa Workshop sinks into administration
Sofa Workshop has plunged into administration, after last-ditch attempts to save the business failed.
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Spar prepares to launch Eurospar stores in Britain
Symbol group Spar is to bring its Eurospar format to mainland Britain after buying 11 Somerfield stores from the Co-op.
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Opinion
Morrisons takes the crown
Morrisons outperformed the industry over the Christmas period, but as we officially enter a recession, can it stay on top this year and continue to beat Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda?
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UK in recession as ONS reports December retail sales value fall
The UK plunged into recession for the first time since the early 1990s, official figures confirmed this morning.
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Threshers confirms store sell-offs
First Quench Retailing – owner of Threshers, Wine Rack and The Local – has confirmed it is in negotiations with landlords to sell off unprofitable stores.
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John Lewis weekly sales up 4 per cent
Department store group John Lewis has continued its strong start to the year with weekly sales up 4 per cent.
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Debenhams appoints refinancing adviser
Debenhams has appointed financial adviser Lazard to look at options to revise the department store’s capital structure.
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Stylo's margins dented by downturn
Shoe retailer Stylo revealed margins continue to be affected by the downturn and the outlook for the company remains challenging.
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NewsRiver Island founder Bernard Lewis: Don't rely on government to get retail through this downturn
Bernard Lewis, founder of River Island and one of the most revered names in British fashion, has lent his weight to Retail Week’s Backing UK Retail campaign and blasted the Government for not understanding the industry.
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Argos changes tack on prices
Catalogue store group Argos has jettisoned a long-standing element of its price promotion strategy and introduced a new marketing strapline to emphasise its value credentials.
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Troubled retailers close more than two in five shops
Financially troubled retailers have been closing more than two in five stores as the economic gloom on the high street deepens.