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Evans heads to US
Plus-size fashion retailer Evans is launching in the US with a catalogue, web site and standalone stores.
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DSGi staff rush to join share schemes
Thousands of DSGi staff are signing up to new three- and five-year share schemes, convinced that the electricals giant’s shares will increase from their present low base.
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Strong West End footfall
Footfall in London’s West End was up 5.6 per cent year on year for January, according to the New West End Company.
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Supermarkets accused of bullying suppliers
The European Parliament declared yesterday that big European supermarket chains may be abusing their market position to drive down prices paid to suppliers.
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Government should get a grip on responsible message
The Government will not be able to its achieve targets on climate change, health and fair trade without tackling its often confusing relationships with supermarkets, according to a report by the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC).
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Tesco cuts wine bottles' weight in eco drive
By Katie Daubney Supermarket group Tesco is to reduce the weight of wine bottles to cut their environmental impact. By 2010 the grocer aims to save 72,000 tonnes of glass by cut the weight of bottles by 25 per cent. Tesco category technical manager for beers wines and spirits Andy ...
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Retailers face candle tax blow
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has attacked plans by the EU to impose a tax on candles from China, labelling it “another slap in the face” for retailers and consumers. Today the EU launched an anti-dumping investigation into claims by some European candlemakers that China is selling candles into the ...
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Opinion
A rest is as good as a change
Spend a little time talking to almost any design consultancy and it probably won't be long before you hear one of two things.
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London sales growth sluggish
London experienced its second-weakest sales growth for more than two years in January, with the sales increase just half the average of 2007, according to the British Retail Consortium's (BRC) London Sales Monitor.
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Wal-Mart backs Sony in DVD battle
Wal-Mart has said it will no longer stock Toshiba’s HD-DVD discs and players in favour of Sony-backed rival Blu-ray.
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Tesco targets £1bn of local produce sales
Grocery market leader Tesco will today unveil a sales target of 1 billion of locally produced food by 2011.
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OFT probes Home Retail's Focus deal
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is investigating Home Retail Group’s 40 million acquisition of Focus DIY stores in a move that could force the retailer to dispose of some of the stores.
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Competition Commission botches remedies publication
The Competition Commission (CC) made a fiasco of publishing its crucial remedies report.
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Competition Commission wants more stores, but calls for ombudsman
The Competition Commission this evening gave supermarkets the green light to build more stores, but recommended the appointment of an ombudsman to provide suppliers with greater protection.
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Opinion
Has Whole Foods Market turned a corner in the UK?
Whole Foods Market opened in London’s trendy High Street Kensington to a fanfare last June.
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Opinion
The Retail Week - February 15, 2008
Marks & Spencer’s decision to distribute 800,000 money-off vouchers to staff and company pensioners set tongues wagging earlier this week.
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Ideal receives preliminary bid approach
TV shopping group Ideal Shopping Direct has received a bid approach.
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OFT accused of 'sensationalist' publicity seeking over milk inquiry
A High Court Judge has slammed the Office of Fair Trading for engaging in “public relations exercises” and accused the regulator of trying to attract “sensationalist publicity” over its inquiry into alleged price-fixing, according to the Daily Telegraph today.
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H&M posts stellar January sales
Fashion retailer H&M posted a 17 per cent year-on-year sales rise in January.