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John Lewis on mission to drive fashion status
John Lewis will unveil a radical new look for its fashion offer as it puts millions behind building its fashion credentials.
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Primark seeks £50m in damages for distribution centre fire
Primark is pursuing compensation in the region of 50 million three years after a mysterious fire razed its Leicestershire distribution centre to the ground, destroying half its stock in 15 minutes.
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Next chief executive: Inflation will knock fashion next year
Next chief executive Simon Wolfson has warned that cost-price inflation is likely to hit fashion retailers by early next year.
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Marks & Spencer Italian food launch is its biggest ever
Marks & Spencer has unveiled its new Italian food offer in stores – the retailer’s biggest ever food range launch.
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The news isn’t all bad – yet
Confused? Can’t understand the world around you? Don’t worry – you’re not alone. UK retail is a deeply confusing place right now and this week’s news does little to help clarify the picture.
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Cortefiel mulls more UK brands
Cortefiel will consider launching its women’s lingerie brand Women’s Secret and upmarket menswear line Milano in the UK if its Springfield and Cortefiel brands’ debut proves successful.
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TK Maxx poaches Julian Baker from Ann Summers
Ann Summers marketing and business development director Julian Baker is leaving the company to join TK Maxx.
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John Gildersleeve set to join Figleaves as chairman
Lingerie e-tailer Figleaves has drafted in retail big-hitter John Gildersleeve as non-executive chairman.
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Wal-Mart chief executive: Tesco's Fresh & Easy will succeed
The success of Tesco’s fledgling US venture, Fresh & Easy, has been endorsed by the most unlikely of advocates – bitter rival Wal-Mart’s chief executive, Lee Scott.
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Toogood retires from Carpetright board
Martin Toogood has retired from his role of non-executive director at Carpetright.
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Casino targets UK with discount e-tail site
French retail giant Casino is to debut in the UK with the launch of its non-food discount web site Cdiscount.com.
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Asda: George revamp to target AB customers
Asda’s clothing brand George aims to draw in AB shoppers with its refreshed image, as consumers rein in their spending.
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Opinion
John Lewis – in fashion?
Prior to the opening of John Lewis’ store in Leicester last week, 700 staff were given a rallying call to rival Churchill’s “We shall fight them on the beaches” speech.
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Argos homes in on value seekers
Catalogue store group Argos is offering four years’ interest-free credit on furniture for the first time, as it woos value-conscious shoppers.
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A-Wear unveils new look for UK debut in Leicester
Irish fashion retailer A-Wear made its UK debut last week at Leicester’s Highcross scheme with a new format.
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Game opens concessions in Borders stores
Computer entertainment specialist Game is testing concessions in Borders stores.
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DSGi tests revamp of Currys.digital format
Electricals group DSGi opened a new look Currys.digital store in Chelmsford last week as part of chief executive John Browett’s plans to lift stalling sales.
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Kesa: City reacts to first-quarter power failure
City analysts have reacted with horror after electricals group Kesa reported a first-quarter sales slump at its top businesses.
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New season of negative updates gives retail analysts little reassurance
Retail had regained favour in the run-up to the reporting season, but the first set of updates brought a slew of bad news.
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Opinion
City Insider: Simon Fox is working magic at HMV
There was no new Harry Potter book this year to summon up book sales but that other sorcerer, Magic Circle member and HMV boss Simon Fox, still managed to conjure an impressive performance at group level.