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Game Group profits soar
Game Group has revealed record pre-tax profits up 33.4 per cent to 33.3 million for the six months to July 31.
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Tesco pre-tax profits up 10 per cent
Grocery giant Tesco has revealed underlying profit before tax jumped 10.3 per cent to 1.453 billion for the 26 weeks to August 23, 2008.
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Consumer confidence down due to banking crisis
Consumer confidence levels dipped at the end of September due to the crisis in the financial markets, after having climbed at the beginning of the month, but consumers are beginning to acclimatise to the downturn according to market researchers GfK NOP.
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IBM survey: Web sites driving store sales
Some three-quarters of multichannel shoppers browse online before they buy from stores, according to a new report from technology supplier IBM.
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Leading Baugur investor files for administration
Icelandic investment business Stodir, which is controlled by Baugur executive chairman J n sgeir J hannesson and which said in July it was acquiring 39 per cent of Baugur, has filed for administration.
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House of Fraser financier nationalised
Glitnir, the Icelandic bank that played a key role in Baugur’s acquisition of House of Fraser, has been nationalised.
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Mexx hunts new chief for turnaround
Mexx is on the hunt for a new chief executive officer to help it accelerate the turnaround of its business.
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Opinion
Stores 2008: this year’s retail design round-up
Tomorrow sees the publication of Stores 2008, a book produced by Retail Week with the support of Land Securities that celebrates the best in retail design across the world during the past 12 months.
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Rosebys brand name sold to parent company
The Rosebys brand name has been sold to Rosebys UK, a subsidiary of Indian-based parent company GHCL, after the retailer went into administration last week.
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Asos targets top e-tail fashion spot
Asos has set its sights on toppling Next off the top spot to become the UK’s biggest fashion web site.
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MFI rescued by management buy-out
MFI has been saved from administration in an 11th-hour rescue deal that will allow the management to buy the beleaguered furniture chain.
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Jessops extends its banking facilities
Photographic retailer Jessops has agreed an extension of its banking facilities to the end of 2011.
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GalleryCabot Circus – Bristol
Cabot Circus opened on 25.09.08 and with one million square feet of retail space ushered in a new commercial era in the heart of Bristol.
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Flying Brands acts to counter poor trading
Home shopping group Flying Brands has said it will take action to offset a number of adverse events that will otherwise affect the group’s full-year performance.
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JJB denies breaching banking covenants
Sporting clothes and accessories retailer JJB Sports has denied claims that it has breached its banking covenants.
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Opinion
Sainsbury's connects with its customers
It’s difficult sometimes to see the difference between the grocers’ price promotion campaigns.
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John Lewis sales dive
Sales at John Lewis have fallen in the past week as the retailer contended with good weather and flagging customer confidence.
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Rosebys enters administration
Value home furnishings retailer Rosebys has fallen into administration and is the latest high street victim of the credit crunch.
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Hermes offers tenants option to pay monthly
Hermes, one of the UK’s largest retail landlords, has broken ranks to offer its tenants the chance to pay their rents monthly in advance.
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MFI in emergency talks with landlords
MFI is reported to be in emergency talks with landlords over the future of its rental terms.