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Opinion
On good Phorm
At BT’s AGM last week, the telecoms giant confirmed that it would be pushing on with its trials of Phorm.
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Instore independent directors warn shareholders
Instore’s independent directors are continuing to warn shareholders not to accept Seaham Investment’s 5p-a-share offer.
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United Carpets profits soar
United Carpets has shrugged off difficult trading conditions, increasing pre-tax profits by 46.8 per cent to 1.51 million in the year to March 31.
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Halfords keeps up momentum in first quarter
Car accessories and bike retailer Halfordshas reported that first-quarter profit was ahead of expectations as sales held up, costs were controlled and margins improved.
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Discount grocers pull in record share
Discount retailers account for 5.9 per cent of grocery spend in the UK – their highest figure reported to date – and are the fastest-growing sector of the market.
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Floors-2-Go enters administration
Flooring retailer Floors-2-Go has gone into administration, appointing Kroll as administrator. 41 stores will close, resulting in 97 redundancies.
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Westfield starts work on east London centre
Westfield has started construction work on its latest shopping centre project in Stratford, east London, which will form a big part of the wave of developments being built in time for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Bromley’s Glades raises curtain on extension
Developer Capital Shopping Centres has completed its extension and remodelling of The Glades in Bromley.
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Nike enters Liverpool as it kicks off UK push
Nike has launched its first standalone store outside London at Grosvenor’s Liverpool One scheme and is preparing to open a string of shops before the end of the year.
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Matthew Williamson to make US debut
Fashion retailer Matthew Williamson will open a flagship store in New York early next year.
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Opinion
A united voice
The sleepy world of retail property doesn’t often take centre stage on the front of The Sunday Times business section.
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Management buy-out rescues ProCook from administration
Troubled cookware retailer ProCook has been bought out of administration by its management and a consortium of shareholders for an undisclosed sum.
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Retailers hit the critical list
The retail sector is under increasing pressure from the credit crunch, with a 335 per cent increase in companies in severe difficulty compared with last year.
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Apple reveals record third quarter
Apple reported its best third quarter in the company’s history, driven by record sales of Macintosh computers.
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Crunch hits the wealthy
The ultra-wealthy are spending less on luxury goods and services as the credit crunch hits, according to a survey.
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Tesco to revive British tea break
Tesco is to give away tea and biscuits at 252 stores across the UK this week in an effort to revive the traditional British tea break and lift sales.
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Diesel buys stake in Viktor & Rolf
Fashion retailer Diesel has acquired a majority stake in Dutch fashion brand Viktor & Rolf.
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Grocers cut petrol prices
Supermarkets Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s will lower petrol prices, in a move prompted by falling oil prices.
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Boots UK rejigs marketing and trading teams
Boots UK, the UK health and beauty arm of Alliance Boots, has restructured its marketing and trading teams as part of its ambition to become the world’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer.
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General Trading Company falls into administration
Iconic London department store the General Trading Company has gone into administration, as predicted in this week’s Retail Week ( July 18 ).