More on Me + Em – Page 2936
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Card Factory snaps up Celebrations stores
Card Factory has bought 76 stores from greetings card retailer Celebrations, which fell into administration in October.
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Opinion
Westfield London: The winners and losers
It’s a month since Westfield London opened and things are settling down in this part of west London. Footfall remains high and people are still shopping, but they are being selective.
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John Lewis sales fail to sparkle
Sales at retail bellwether John Lewis have continued to decline as confidence on the high street wanes.
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Retail failures up 17 per cent
More than a thousand retail businesses have hit the buffers in the past year, with more failures expected due to poor Christmas trading.
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Barclays appoints Grant Thornton to JJB Sports
Barclays Bank has appointed Grant Thornton to advise it on JJB Sports’ future plans as the retailer revealed this morning that it has exchanged the contracts for four of its stores to Sports Direct.
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Tesco expected to report lowest UK sales growth for a decade
Tesco is set to reveal its worst UK sales results in more than a decade, as the slowdown continues to take its toll on retailers.
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Theo Paphitis joins Woolworths’ fray
Woolworths’ potential saviours are to meet administrators today for a second round of talks to try to save the retailer, with a deal hoped to be sealed by the end of the week.
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Land of Leather confirms interest in business
Land of Leather has confirmed that it has received a number of expressions of interest to buy its furniture retail business.
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Smaller retailers toast rent triumph
Smaller retailers are celebrating an agreement with landlords that allows them to pay rents monthly without incurring a financial penalty.
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Reiss sales rise as profits dip
Fashion retailer Reiss has revealed sales growth of 18 per cent to 67 million for the year to January 31.
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TUC backs Primark in AGM row
The TUC has refused to back down to lobbying from pressure groups to stop Primark's parent company Associated British Foods using its headquarters for its AGM
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Opinion
Comment: The Woolworths inquest begins
As the dust settles after the dramatic events of this week, the big talking point is what pushed Woolies under, and whether it could - and should - have been saved.
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Opinion
Woolworths' fall is an opportunity for grocers
The supermarkets' move into general merchandise played a role in accelerating Woolworths' downfall. They are also sure to play a big part in what happens next.
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Sir Philip Green sells Moss Bros stake to Simon Berwin for £7.7m
Updated: Sir Philip Green has sold his 28 per cent stake in Moss Bros to menswear supplier Simon Berwin.
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CBI survey: Retailers fear dire Christmas
Retailers are expecting a lacklustre Christmas after reporting a decline in high street sales in November, according to the CBI's Distributive Trades Survey.
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Analysis
Video: The week in retail
TGi Friday: Tim Danaher and George MacDonald discuss Woolworths' fall into administration and the implications for the wider retail industry.
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Strategic Retail losses deepen as consumer confidence dives
Strategic Retail, which owns homewares retailer Fads, has revealed pre-tax losses have worsened dramatically to 855,000 in the six months to August 30.
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Opinion
Time to work on supplier relationships
The plaudits – and the brickbats – in retail are normally taken by the chief executive, with the finance director hovering at their shoulder.
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Opinion
Products need to be personal
More than ever, consumers will only make purchases that make them feel good about life.