More on Me + Em – Page 3022
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Toys R Us profits climb
Toys R Us Holdings, the holding company for the UK arm of the US-owned toy business, has revealed operating profit was up 9.3 per cent, from 29.97 million to 32.76 million, for the year to February 2.
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Shop Direct to post videos on affiliates sites
Shop Direct is working with Buy.at to allow its affiliate marketing partners to host video ads online.
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O2 systems back on track after iPhone rush
O2 has revealed that its IT systems are back to normal, after demand for the 3G iPhone caused its web site to crash and store systems to slow last week.
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New Figleaves site to take euro payments
Figleaves will allow customers to pay for items in euros when it relaunches its web site at the beginning of next year.
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Give them proof
As if supply chain management didn’t have enough to worry about with the price of fuel, Wal-Mart has set a new precedent for the level of information consumers can expect on products.
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Thorntons like-for-likes climb
Confectionary retailer Thorntons’s like-for-likes rose 3.6 per cent for the 10 weeks to June 28, 2008.
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Receivers called in at Dawnay Day
Two private shareholders of Austin Reed may be pursued for their assets as receivers were called in at Dawnay Day.
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Co-op buys Somerfield for £1.56bn
The Co-operative Group has sealed its long-awaited 1.56 billion deal to buy Somerfield.
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Instore like-for-likes fall
Instore has revealed a fall in like-for-like sales and that its chief executive will step down.
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French Connection buys back Japanese joint venture
French Connection has bought back its Japanese joint venture and plans to move the business into profitability within three years.
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Opinion
In need of a bit of relief
This morning’s BRC sales figures showed yet again how badly the retail sector is suffering, yet the Government persists with a piece of legislation that penalises both retailers and landlords at what is a very difficult time already.
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Seaham gains majority share of Instore
Seaham Investments has confirmed it now owns a 51 per cent stake in Instore.
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BPF ups ante on Government over rate relief
The British Property Federation (BPF) has stepped up pressure on the Government over the controversial introduction in April of changes to the laws governing empty property relief.
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Fire closes West End stores
Several stores near Bond Street underground station on Oxford Street have been forced to close today, following a fire last night.
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Centros plans Castle View overhaul
Developer Centros has submitted plans for the 150 million Castle View shopping centre in Lancaster.
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Fashion trio barter for lease on South Molton Street site
Three leading fashion retailers are vying for what is set to be one of the most sought-after retail development sites in London’s West End for years.
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Food prices drive inflation in June
Soaring food and fuel prices pushed the benchmark Consumer Prices Index up 3.8 per cent in June compared with 3.3 per cent in May – almost double the Bank of England’s inflation target.
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JD changes name to drive fashion
Sports retailer John David Group has changed its name to JD Sports Fashion.
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Ebay triumphs in counterfeit goods case
EBay has survived a four-year legal wrangle with Tiffany over the jeweller’s claim that the online auction site should be held liable for the sale of counterfeit jewellery on its site.
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Austin Reed distances itself from Dawnay Day crisis
Austin Reed said it should not be affected by the financial troubles at Dawnay Day, which was involved in buying the fashion retailer in January last year.