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US’s Casual Male embarks on European online assault
US mens outsize retailer Casual Male Retail Group is kicking off a European sales offensive with the launch of multiple European web sites for its two brands.
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Waitrose to open first convenience store
Waitrose is to open its first convenience format store on December 11 in Nottingham.
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Asos sales continue to defy gloom
Sales at fashion e-tailer Asos have soared 104 per cent in the last six months as online continues to defy the credit crunch.
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Hardy Amies files notice for an administrator
Upmarket tailor Hardy Amies has today filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator after failing to finalise an offer to secure funding.
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MFI to secure deals on rent holiday
Property giant Land Securities is understood to have provisionally agreed to allow embattled furniture retailer MFI a three-month rent holiday.
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Baugur boss reassures on retail portfolio
Baugur has quashed speculation that it will suffer as result of the nationalisation of Icelandic bank Glitnir and the administration of Stodir, an investment business controlled by Baugur executive chairman Jon Asgeir Johannesson.
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Mosaic posts first-half EBITDA rise of 6 per cent
Fashion group Mosaic has reported that EBITDA in its first half to July 26 rose by 6 per cent to 33.4 million to represent 8 per cent of sales.
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OpinionGreen IT gets a retail lesson
A new book by John Lewis Partnership technical strategy manager Gary Hird helps managers cut through all the industry greenwash and pick out what is important within the mass of information published on green IT.
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Shop Direct Group axes jobs after restructuring
Up to 70 people are expected to lose their jobs at Shop Direct Group after a management restructuring.
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Argos to recruit far fewer seasonal staff this Christmas
Catalogue store group Argos will recruit 15,000 temporary staff this Christmas – a 25 per cent drop on last year’s number.
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Rosebys makes 32 redundancies
Value home furnishings retailer Rosebys has made 32 redundancies, mostly at head office, after falling into administration last week.
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Tesco plans current accounts and mortgages
Tesco is to offer current accounts and mortgages as part of its long-term plans for its personal finances division.
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NewsWoolworths to launch Store 21 fashion concessions
Woolworths is to launch Store 21 fashion concessions in 16 of its large high street stores in partnership with value fashion retailer QS.
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NewsFour retailers at Liverpool One beset by delays with opening
Four retailers due to open at Liverpool One later this year are facing delays because of complications with the redevelopment of listed buildings.
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Work kicks off on Peterborough scheme
Work is under way on Peterborough Garden Park as owner Garden Park Investments announces the signing of garden and leisure retailer Van Hage as the scheme’s anchor tenant.
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OpinionProperty comment: Westfield, retail's Marmite
Where Marmite is concerned, you either love it or hate it. Retailers fall into the same distinct camps when it comes to Westfield London.
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Negative retail updates soar in third quarter
Quoted retailers posted more negative updates in the third quarter than at any point in the last two years.
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H&M misses profit expectations
H&M has unveiled a lower-than-expected pretax profit and gross margin performance as it is hit by the retail downturn.
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GalleryHotel Chocolat – Kensington
Hotel Chocolat has majored on selling confectionery in combination with highly designed interiors.