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John Lewis delivers strong sales
Department store John Lewis has returned to form in the week to February 9, posting a 5.8 per cent increase in sales to 45.1 million.
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Competition Commission to deliver remedies report today
Competition Commission (CC) will publish its hotly anticipated remedies report for its inquiry into the 120 billion grocery sector this afternoon after 4.30pm.
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Tesco’s the talk of the town
While it may not be the full-line department store some claimed, Tesco’s plans to anchor shopping centres have sent shivers down rivals’ spines. Ben Cooper gets to the bottom of the story
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Talent trainer
Apprenticeships are shedding their outdated image thanks to renewed government focus and support from big-name retailers. Katie Kilgallen finds out why this is good news for retail
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Overseas retailers’ bumpy landing in the UK
It’s not easy for overseas retailers to make their mark in the UK in the present climate. Charlotte Dennis-Jones takes a look at how some are faring and finds that business is worryingly slow
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Shutting up shop
In 1972, photographer John Londei started taking pictures of small, independent shops across the UK, aiming to capture the time-worn presence of these already antiquated businesses...
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Morrisons unveils its £110m IT makeover
Morrisons has signed a deal with Oracle for what is set to be the biggest retail IT transformation project agreed this year.
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Grocers’ share price turbulence
Morrisons, the grocery victor last Christmas, took analysts on a tour of its Northern redoubts on Tuesday.
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Outlook still grim as discounting drives sales growth in January
Despite higher than expected retail sales growth in January brokers remained bearish about prospects for the rest of the year.
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Analysis
Cell of the century
Nokia’s first UK flagship is a world away from the average phone shop, with a hi-tech shopfit that focuses on experience instead of product. John Ryan says it deserves its place on Regent Street
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Opinion
Retailers need to nurture rising stars
“The war for talent is over – and the talent won.” No doubt you’ve heard this, but have you really thought through the implications?
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Halfords chief quitting for Oz presents an opportunity
The resignation of Halfords chief executive Ian McLeod could prove a “perverse” opportunity for the motor accessories retailer, broker Shore Capital has argued.
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Opinion
The web can’t work alone
All channels should be coherent points of contact working to the same overarching agenda
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Wal-Mart sets sights on in-store clinic empire
Wal-Mart wants to open 400 medical clinics, called The Clinic at Wal-Mart, in its stores by the end of 2010.
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Macy’s to shave $100m off costs as it axes regional HQ
Iconic department store group Macy’s has closed its Marshall Field’s regional headquarters in a restructure to cut its operating costs by US$100 million ( 51.3 million) a year.
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Bonmarche delivers ‘stonking performance’ in poor climate
Bonmarch has bucked the trend among value fashion retailers by posting soaring profits.
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Harrods unveils department store in Heathrow’s Terminal 5
Harrods has given the first glimpse of its department store offering in Heathrow’s Terminal 5.
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Analysis
Is Baugur the new Sears?
Icelandic investor Baugur has changed the face of UK retail over the past five years. But with tougher times approaching, Amy Shields asks if it has overstretched itself
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Ryman aims for 300 shops as it expects a record year
Stationery retailer Ryman expects record profits for the year to March 31, as it ramps up its store opening programme.
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Firebox seeks £5m to launchUS offensive
Online gadget retailer Firebox wants to raise 5 million of venture capital investment to fund domestic growth and expansion in the US.