More on Me + Em – Page 3096
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Consumer inflation reaches nine-month high
Consumer inflation rose to 2.5 per cent in February, its highest level for nine months, as rising gas and electricity prices pushed inflation upwards.
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Opinion
Niche retailers need a break
“I hate landlords,” exclaimed William Landale, chief executive of furniture retailer Lombok. Speaking at last week’s Retail Week Conference, Landale rather descriptively said what many small, up-and-coming retailers were thinking.
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Work on Ravenscraig’s second phase imminent
Work is about to begin on the second phase of Wilson Bowden Developments’ Ravenscraig redevelopment in Lanarkshire.
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Liverpool One lands trio of retailers
Gap, Build-A-Bear Workshop and WHSmith are among the latest retailers to sign to Grosvenor’s Liverpool One scheme.
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Ted Baker profits soar
Pre-tax profits at fashion retailer Ted Baker rose 10 per cent in the year to January 26.
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M&S chairman's pay-off angers ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has upped the pressure on Marks & Spencer by signalling that it could oppose any pay off to Lord Burns, the retail giant’s outgoing chairman, according to The Times .
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Blacks suspends director after accounts probe
Blacks Leisure Group has suspended the head of its Sandcity subsidiary following the discovery of 2 million worth of accounting discrepancies.
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Debenhams like-for-likes slip
Department store Debenhams has reported first-half like-for-like sales down 0.7 per cent on last year, reflecting the challenging trading conditions in January and February.
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Fenwick acquires Williams & Griffin
Privately owned department store chain Fenwick has acquired Colchester department store Williams & Griffin.
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Stylo sells Shellys
Shoe specialist retailer Stylo has sold its Shellys brand to Hong Kong company Eternal Best Industries.
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Opinion
Home truths
The next couple of weeks will be among the year’s busier periods for illustrating the curious disconnect between an embattled retail sector and its seeming inability to stop opening new shops.
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M&S touts 'corporate bruiser' to assuage shareholder fears
Marks & Spencer is to portray Sir David Michels, its most senior independent director, as a “corporate bruiser” in an attempt to win over shareholders worried about the retailer’s new boardroom structure, according to The Daily Telegraph .
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Baugur chief faces more fraud charges
Baugur executive chairman J n sgeir J hannesson faces fresh charges of fraud relating to personal income tax and company tax that was due between 1998 and 2002.
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Sainsbury’s buyer arrested in £3m bribe case
A Sainsbury’s buyer has been arrested following claims he took up to 3 million in bribes from one of the supermarket’s suppliers.
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Supermarket non-food customers soar
The number of customers regularly buying non-food items from supermarkets has risen 40 per cent in the past five years.
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Oasis appoints retail operations director
Oasis has recruited Ann Summers director Ian Wallis as retail operations director.
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Opinion
Behind every great leader…
Morrisons said farewell to Sir Ken Morrison this week after 55 years. He built the grocer up from a small, family business to a 375-store chain.
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Flying Brands like-for-likes slump
Home shopping group Flying Brands reported a like-for-like sales dive of 13 per cent in the year to December 28 last year.
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John Lewis sales fall
John Lewis blamed unseasonable weather, Mother’s Day and televised sporting events for a 1.4 per cent fall in sales in the week to March 8.
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Morrisons scoops Retailer of the Year award
Supermarket giant Morrisons stormed the Retail Week Awards last night, walking away with Retailer of the Year.