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M&S to axe roles after capital expenditure cuts
Marks & Spencer is to axe dozens of jobs after deciding to scale back its store expansion and refurbishment plans.
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Aldi and Travelodge to open on joint premises
Aldi and Travelodge have joined forces to launch hybrid supermarket-hotel developments to serve cost conscious consumers in the downturn.
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Selfridges’ Oxford Street windows closed in asbestos scare
Selfridges has been forced to close some of its Oxford Street window displays after asbestos was found.
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Retail round-up: October 19, 2008
What the Sunday papers said about the retail sector, including reports on Baugur, Asda, Carphone Warehouse, Debenhams, Ghost, DSGi, Home Retail, Sainsbury's, Game, JJB Sports, Woolworths and Tesco.
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Cotton Traders ends Burma sourcing
Clothing retailer Cotton Traders is to stop sourcing from Burma after campaigners launched a boycott.
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UK shoppers least likely to pay more for green products
UK shoppers are the least willing to pay extra for greener products, a global study by TNS has found.
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Retail crime a threat as economy slows
Retailers face increasing crime levels as the economic slowdown threatens to wipe out efforts made to reduce retail crime in the past year.
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Sports Direct acquires 5% stake in JJB
Sports Direct has snapped up a 5 per cent stake in rival JJB to help shore up the struggling sports chain.
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London retail sales worst since 2005
Retail sales in London outperformed the rest of the country in September but were still the worst since summer 2005.
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NewsSir Alan Sugar’s bid to invest in Woolworths thwarted
Sir Alan Sugar’s attempt to stakebuild in struggling retailer Woolworths has been scuppered after his shares he thought he had bought failed to turn up, prompting speculation that the vendor may have been an Icelandic investor whose assets have been frozen.
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Opinion
Iceland’s motivational culture stands it in good stead
The spotlight is firmly on discounters because of their market-beating growth in the food sector. Yet it should also be noted that frozen food retailer Iceland is outperforming the market, too.
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Average household is £14 a week worse off
The average household in the UK is 14 a week worse off than a year ago, according to Asda’s monthly income tracker.
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Retailers to benefit from renewable energy savings
Retailers will welcome the Government’s decision yesterday to make the production of renewable energy more affordable for businesses.
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Debenhams signs wind power deal with Scottish Power
Debenhams has signed a deal with Scottish Power to supply all its UK stores with electricity provided by wind power.
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Bargain-hunters storm Currys’ megastore opening
Chaos broke out yesterday over slashed Sales prices at the opening of Currys’ J9 megastore near Birmingham.
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Primark targets 70 Spanish stores
Primark has plans for 20 more Spanish stores and is likely to take its total in the country to 70 stores.
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John Lewis posts 4.8 per cent sales slide
John Lewis department stores recorded a 4.8 per cent dip in sales last week as the global banking crisis worsened and the sun came out at the weekend.
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Ideal recruits Mike Hancox to be chief executive
TV shopping specialist Ideal Shopping Direct has appointed Mike Hancox as chief executive.
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B&Q launches 2,000 eco-products
DIY retailer B&Q is introducing 2,000 new eco-friendly products to help customers reduce the impact that running their homes has on the environment.
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Alliance Boots buys German distributor Megapharm
Alliance Boots has bought a 90 per cent stake in German specialist drugs distributor Megapharm.