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Woolworths entertainment division EUK assures retailers supply chain is sound
Woolworths entertainment division EUK has vowed that retailers will remain unaffected in the run-up to Christmas despite the withdrawal of credit insurance from most of its suppliers.
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Land of Leather: City View
Operating costs are being slashed at Land of Leather as it battens down the hatches in anticipation of very tough trading in its new financial year.
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Industry holds its own against backdrop of financial calamity
In the week that the FTSE 100 suffered its biggest ever one-day points fall and governments rushed to shore up a crumbling banking system, retailers weathered the storm to outperform the market.
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Opinion
George MacDonald: Marks & Spencer is not finished yet
It’s a measure of how hellish conditions have become that a 6.1 per cent like-for-like sales fall at Marks & Spencer was regarded as not too bad.
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Blacks weighs up boardwear division sale as losses widen
Blacks Leisure may sell its boardwear business after tough trading over the summer months led to greater losses for the outdoor retailer.
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N Brown shopper base shields it as profits rise
Home shopping group N Brown has said that broader ranges and its core customer base of older consumers helped it sail through stormy conditions to increased profits.
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Gallery
John Ryan’s store of the week: Suit Supply, Savile Row
Having arrived in London in spring, Dutch retailer Suit Supply is everything you would want a men’s formalwear retailer to be.
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Steamer Trading plans 30 stores by 2011
Kitchenwares retailer Steamer Trading Cookshop opened its 18th store last week and plans to increase its portfolio by more than a third.
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Greek fashion brand to make UK debut at Westfield London
Athens-based fashion retailer No Name is to make its UK debut at Westfield London at the end of the month.
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Jysk maps out its route for overseas growth
Danish homewares retailer Jysk is to expand its international operations by launching in China, Eastern Europe, Greece and Belgium.
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Jagtiani targets 250 stores as he mulls global prospects
Dubai-based retail group Landmark is to open a raft of stores and launch in new markets as well as create a Middle Eastern department store format.
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Leeds’ Clarence Dock development to unveil retail phase
The retail area of the 260 million Clarence Dock scheme in Leeds is due to open tomorrow.
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AnalysisMartin Bailie: A Lidl goes a long way
It’s been one of the biggest retail successes of the year, but Lidl has stayed silent — until now. In an exclusive interview, Lidl UK director Martin Bailie explains the secret of its success.
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Opinion
John King: The retail diploma needs our support
I began my retail career on a management training programme, working my way up from the shopfloor.
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Opinion
Lord Kirkham: There’s an art to good business
As Damien Hirst’s recent auction showed, thinking outside the box is key to making money
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Analysis
Allan Leighton: Retail in the blood
Credited with the transformation of Asda, Allan Leighton is one of the UK’s leading retail masterminds. He tells Nicola Harrison how retailers can learn from the downturn
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Greggs issues profit warning
Bakery retailer Greggs has issued a profit warning as costs of energy and ingredients soared and the company was hit by the poor weather.
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AnalysisStore design: Design heroes
Times may be tough but, as Retail Week’s Stores 2008 book shows, that needn’t mean good design should go out the window. John Ryan showcases this year’s stunners
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Kaupthing taken over by Icelandic government
The Icelandic government has seized control of Kaupthing, the bank that is closely connected to swathes of the UK high street.