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HMV to roll out new look after Christmas sales soar
Following market-bucking Christmas trading, entertainment retailer HMV is to roll out its next-generation store format.
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Opinion
Sainsbury’s bests Purley king
Sainsbury’s in Wallington, the place where South London fizzles out and suburban Surrey begins, has just had a makeover.
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This is the best headline ever
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B&Q to stop selling patio heaters
B&Q is to no longer stock gas patio heaters, following claims that they are harmful to the environment.
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Paxman attacks M&S smalls
Sir Stuart Rose is set to talk pants with BBC’s inquisitor-in-chief Jeremy Paxman following an e-mail from the Newsnight presenter.
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Sports Direct warns of tough year ahead
Sports Direct has warned that it expects the UK retail sector to become more challenging over the next six months, but it expects to exceed profit expectations for the full year.
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The White Company has sparkling Christmas
Multichannel lifestyle retailer The White Company has revealed strong trading over Christmas. Sales in the 10 weeks to December 29 rose 12 per cent, giving a 7 per cent like-for-like uplift.
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Kinnaird in talks to buy Envy
Retail entrepreneur John Kinnaird is understood to be in talks with fashion group Alexon to buy its struggling menswear chain Envy.
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Opinion
Somerfield bid will likely break it up
One of retail’s worst kept secrets was made official this week, when the private equity owners of Somerfield and investment bank Citi revealed that the grocery chain was being touted around the supermarket industry.
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Retail sales slow down
Shoppers opened their purses sparingly at Christmas, as official figures showed retail sales started to slow down.
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Metro sells Extra chain
German retail and wholesale giant Metro Group has sold its Extra supermarket chain to Rewe Group for an undisclosed sum.
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John Lewis and Waitrose sales climb
Department store chain John Lewis’s sales momentum shows no sign of slipping in 2008, as the retailer posted sales up 5.4 per cent for the week to January 12.
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Carphone rings up Christmas profit rise
Mobile phone specialist Carphone Warehouse’s tills rang out a merry Christmas, as December sales and profits climbed.
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AnalysisThe end of the affair?
The City has fallen out of love with retail, as share prices tumble on the back of disappointing Christmas trading. George MacDonald asks whether it is a trial separation or a case for divorce
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Analysis
Small change
The European Commission’s ruling against MasterCard’s interchange fees was a big victory for retail and could set a precedent that saves the sector more than a billion pounds a year. But, as Charlotte Dennis-Jones discovers, retailers shouldn’t get too excited just yet
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Opinion
M&S’s knight is not beaten yet
Would Marks & Spencer’s investors have been better off if Sir Philip Green had succeeded with his 400p takeover proposal three years ago?
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Analysis
Poor relations
An unhappy shopfloor worker means unhappy customers, so retailers must sort out grievances as soon as possible. The legal process in place does not make this easy, but changes are afoot, as Liz Morrell reports
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Home shopping groups avoid slump with solid like-for-likes
Home shopping continued to outperform market expectations as N Brown, Ideal Shopping Direct and Findel all reported strong like-for-like sales growth over the Christmas trading period.
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New boss Gillis unveils Blacks shake-up plan
New Blacks Leisure chief executive Neil Gillis set out his turnaround plans for the business as the retailer reported that its full-year profits are likely to be below market estimates.