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Kesa share buy-back to follow BUT sale
Electricals group Kesa expects to complete the €550 million ( 409 million) sale of French furniture chain BUT next month and will return cash to investors via a share buy-back programme.
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Three quarters of retailers record positive Christmas like-for-likes
Nearly three quarters of retailers recorded positive like-for-like sales for the Christmas period, according to a report published by Deloitte.
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McColl ploughs £19m into new PoS system
Convenience store operator and newsagent Martin McColl is to invest 19 million in a company-wide point-of-sale (PoS) system in the largest IT project it has undertaken to date.
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Opinion
Knowing me, knowing you
Many IT directors employ gatekeeper secretaries, guard mobile phone numbers closely and refuse to set up voicemail in order to keep technology sales people at bay.
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Retailers are still overlooking IT security risks
Retailers are still not taking IT security seriously enough, according to research by Deloitte.
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White Company to implement K3 platform
The White Company has selected a technology platform from K3 to support its growth plans.
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Mamas & Papas picks MD
Marek Laskowski has been promoted to managing director of Mamas & Papas retail business.
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Morrisons to launch IT recruitment drive
Morrisons is to embark on a large-scale IT recruitment drive, following the signing of a landmark deal with software giant Oracle late last year.
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Tesco no longer to accept cheques
Tesco has become the latest in a long line of retailers to stop accepting cheques at tills.
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NewsNet-a-Porter to sell Halston garments 24 hours after catwalk launch
Fashion web site Net-a-Porter will offer pieces from American fashion brand Halston to customers only 24 hours after the collection is shown next week at New York Fashion Week.
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JJB gives green light for Nike’s Umbro deal
JJB Sports has backed sports brand Nike’s proposed acquisition of England football shirt manufacturer Umbro.
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Shoe Zone completes purchase of Stead & Simpson
Stead & Simpson has today confirmed that a newly formed company backed by Shoe Zone has bought the footwear business. Stead & Simpson went into administration late last night and Shoe Zone bought the majority of the business, saving some 2,700 jobs. Stead & Simpson had been experiencing a difficult ...
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Opinion
Landlords are living in the past
The poor Christmas that many retailers suffered has meant this year has started on a glum note. The usual flux of property stories from retailers setting out their expansion plans for the year has been replaced by stories of caution.
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Debenhams to anchor Aylesbury scheme
Department store Debenhams has signed to anchor the Waterside shopping centre at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
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January sales weak, but February outlook positive
Sales on the UK high street in January remained weak, but retailers are bullish about the prospects for February, according to the CBI’s Distributive Trades Survey.
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Liverpool One to host raft of Inditex stores
Fashion and homewares retailer Inditex will debut its youth fashion concept Pull & Bear in the UK as part of a raft of units it has secured at Grosvenor’s Liverpool One.
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Landmark ups stake in Debenhams
Landmark Group has once more increased its stake in Debenhams to total more than 9 per cent, via its investment vehicle Milestone Resources.
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BrightHouse hires Pym as chairman
BrightHouse, the private equity backed hire purchase store group, has appointed Richard Pym as non-executive chairman.
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Alliance Boots seals China partnership
Alliance Boots has completed the formation of its joint-venture company in China, Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Corporation (GP Corp), for approximately 41 million.