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Tesco launches into discounter arena
Tesco has today launched its biggest package of money-saving measures since the launch of its iconic Value range in a bid to become Britain’s biggest discounter.
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Grocery sales climb 5.8 per cent
Grocery sales rose 5.8 per cent in the past 12 weeks on the same period last year, according to the latest figures from Nielsen.
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Opinion
Dancing to a digital tune
Since Apple turned the music retail business on its head with the launch of the iPod and iTunes online music store, it has rather set the pace of change in the industry.
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Crunch drives sales at discount grocers
Grocery sales rose 7.3 per cent in the 12 weeks to September 7, according to the TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures, as inflation fuelled sales.
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Carphone Warehouse deal to add $3.2bn to Best Buy sales
US electricals giant Best Buy expects its European venture with Carphone Warehouse – Best Buy Europe – to generate sales of US$3.2 billion ( 1.8 billlion) in the second half, it revealed today. However, the strength of the dollar is likely to dent the business’s performance when incorporated into Best ...
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Asda's Bond says food price inflation has peaked
Asda chief executive Andy Bond is confident that food price inflation has peaked, as the grocer launches over 5,000 price cuts across its ranges.
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Stoke-on-Trent scheme gets go-ahead for extension
Property regeneration specialist St Modwen has been given the green light to proceed with retail-led extension works to the Norton Park District Centre in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Leeds centre snaps up three top retailers
Three retailers have been handed the keys to new stores in the redeveloped Allders building in Leeds.
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Industry lobbies Government to improve UK planning system
The British Property Federation (BPF) has made a set of recommendations to the Government to make the UK planning system more efficient.
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Opinion
Liverpool One is still a success
A few months ago I received a “save the date” letter from Grosvenor, the developer of Liverpool One, telling me to keep October 1 free.
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Mamas & Papas to enter Russia
Maternity and nursery retailer Mamas & Papas has signed a franchise agreement to enter Russia.
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Inflation climbs to 4.7 per cent in August
The annual rate of inflation rose to 4.7 per cent in August, an increase on the previous month’s 4.4 per cent rate, following hikes to food and energy bills.
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Tesco targets discounters with low-cost food offer
Tesco has launched a new low-cost food line in its supermarkets as it gears up to take on discounters Aldi and Lidl.
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Debenhams sales hold firm
Department store group Debenhams has reported a 0.9 per cent dip in like-for-likes for the year to August 30.
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Best Buy snaps up Napster for US$121m
US electricals giant Best Buy is to acquire online music business Napster for US$121 million ( 67.3 million).
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Zavvi reduces loss as like-for-likes climb
Entertainment group Zavvi revealed like-for-likes sales rose 10 per cent in its first year since being bought out from Virgin. Despite posting a loss, it said it has managed to improve EBITDA “significantly”.
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Analysis
American beauties
The cities of Portland and Seattle offer an altogether more relaxed shopping experience than that of busy European destinations. John Ryan goes to the US’s northwest to give us his pick of the shops
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Opinion
Good things will come out of the downturn
This is not the happiest of times to be a consumer electronics retailer. DSGi’s recent figures have not made mouth-watering reading and Kesa’s – aka Comet’s – have been equally reprehensible from the perspective of a retail shareholder.
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London retail outperforms UK again
Retail sales in London continued to outperform the rest of the UK in August, up 8.2 per cent on last year, according to the BRC-KPMG's London Retail Sales Monitor.
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Ideal warns on profits
Ideal Shopping Direct has issued a profit warning this morning, as the TV shopping group revealed its first-half results.