More on Me + Em – Page 3010
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Alliance Boots buys 25% of Athos Farma in Brazil
Alliance Boots has made its first foray into South America with its purchase of a 25 per cent stake in a Brazilian pharmaceutical wholesaler Athos Farma.
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Spending on school meals and uniforms soars
The cost for UK families of sending a child to school soared to 1,077 for the past school year to June.
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Best Buy reveals aggressive expansion plans
US electricals giant Best Buy plans to launch as many as 200 stores in the UK over the long term, according to the Financial Times .
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Carpetright like-for-likes plummet
Carpetright’s like-for-like sales in the UK and Republic of Ireland slumped 15.4 per cent in the 13 weeks to August 2, 2008.
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Wrapit enters administration
Online wedding gift service Wrapit has fallen into administration, meaning 2,000 couples could lose their presents.
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Beales’ directors reject offer for shares
Beales has said its directors will not accept an offer to buy up to 4.5 million shares in the department store group for 36p a share from investor Andrew Perloff.
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Tourist spend in London rises
Tourists are spending more money in London although the number of them is dwindling, according to figures from Visit London.
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Opinion
Sometimes it’s best not to sell out
It’s funny how quickly things change. Just over a year ago, Gap unveiled a store that was intended to be edgier and marginally more industrial-looking, which was to take the brand back to its denim-based roots.
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Ikea enters mobile phone market
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has joined retailers such as Asda and Tesco by offering a mobile phone service.
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NewsPeacocks to refinance debt
Value fashion chain Peacocks is reportedly in talks with banks over refinancing its debts.
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Tillman shows interest in Austin Reed
Jaeger boss Harold Tillman has been linked to a possible bid for fashion chain Austin Reed.
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Thorntons retail director steps down
Thorntons retail director Dominic Prendergast has left the business and its board after seven years with the confectionary retailer.
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Opinion
Cash rich, time poor
Grocers talk about shoppers trading down out of restaurants to snap up ready meals in their stores to treat themselves at home. And for the likes of Waitrose and Marks & Spencer, plus the big four grocers, this may well be the case.
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Radley hires Mason as non-exec chairman
Radley has appointed Somerfield chief executive Paul Mason as non-executive chairman.
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Asda launches £4 school uniform
Asda will launch a 4 school uniform, its lowest price to date, sparking a new price war among the grocers.
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Ahold Q2 beats expectations
Dutch retail group Ahold has beat analysts expectations for the second quarter of its financial year, reporting net sales of €5.8 billion ( 4.57 billion).
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Tesco completes acquisition of Dobbies
In a stock exchange announcement today, the grocer announced that Tesco Holdings has bought 100 per cent of the issued share capital of Dobbies.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – August 1, 2008
Ian Cheshire has wasted no time in getting to grips with the mammoth task ahead of him at Kingfisher.
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John Lewis sales hit by hot weather
John Lewis department stores suffered a drop in sales after warm weather last week kept customers away from its shops.
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London mayor warned against affordable shops plan
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned London Mayor Boris Johnson he must not rush into introducing laws which force retail developers to give space to “affordable” shops.