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DSGi to slash store count
Electricals giant DSGi is expected to cut its dividend and announce the closure of up to 200 of its 700 stores in the first stage of new chief executive John Browett’s strategic review this week.
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Tesco named UK's most valuable retail brand
Tesco is Britain's most valuable retail brand, according to consultancy Intangible Business.
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Justin King to pocket £6.5 million bonus
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King will collect a bonus of about 6.5 million this week when he unveils a 25 per cent uplift in pre-tax profits.
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Analysis
All about Town
Mixed residential and retail schemes are in vogue with the planners, but present challenges of their own for retailers. Ben Cooper weighs up the pros and cons
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Sales drivers
Motorway service areas are becoming a new destination for retailers as they throw off their dismal image. Charlotte Dennis-Jones takes to the highway
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Opinion
Shoppers need greater choice
The latest grocery inquiry will only stifle choice for shoppers and worsen the downturn
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Anti-Carrefour feeling hots up in China
Carrefour came under pressure in China again last week as nationalist protesters demonstrated outside stores in several Chinese cities, including Beijing.
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Home Depot to axe 15 stores as US housing slump strikes
Home Depot is to rein in its store expansion programme and close flagship stores as the US housing market takes its toll.
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Marks & Spencer: the city view
As the high street bellwether prepares to unveil full-year results in a fortnight’s time, Credit Suisse issued a bearish note.
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Retailers’ stock rises as shorts buy and the weather improves
Retailers’ stock surged last week as shorts covered their positions and fine bank holiday weather was forecast.
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Oxfam opens the first of 20 boutique-style stores
Development charity Oxfam is to widen its appeal with a roll-out of boutique-style stores, the first of which will open in London tomorrow as part of World Fair Trade Day.
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Comet gets ready to tap into the social networking revolution
Electricals giant Comet is considering joining the social networking retail revolution.
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Opinion
Summer sales are finally about to hot up
This week I have been planning the launch of our summer layouts.
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Select aims for a revamp and sales of £50m
The boss of Select Retail has vowed that the discount fashion chain will become profitable in the next year.
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Relief as bank holiday sun brings out the shoppers
The sunny bank holiday weekend provided a much-needed ray of light for many retailers as the arrival of warmer temperatures drove shoppers back to the high street.
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Analysis
A solid foundation
It may have attracted the media’s scorn, but the Foundation Degree is good for business, says Charlotte Dennis-Jones
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Analysis
Essex buoys
It may be approaching its 20th birthday, but Essex’s Lakeside remains a key retail destination. John Ryan visits to see how its retailers are coping in a fiercely competitive environment
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Analysis
Back of the net
Jonathon Brown’s work as B&Q head of multichannel will be under the microscope, as this area is a key priority for new Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire. Jennifer Creevy reports
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Opinion
All eyes are on Sainsbury’s
The City bears are starting to sniff around Sainsbury’s ahead of its full-year figures next Wednesday.
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M&S investors could force vote on Rose's role
Rebel Marks & Spencer shareholders are considering whether to force a vote on Sir Stuart Rose’s controversial promotion to executive chairman at the retailer’s AGM in July.