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Somerfield up for auction
Citigroup has been appointed to sell convenience store chain Somerfield.
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BRC accuses card schemes of secret retailer fee hikes
Allegation comes as abolition of controversial interchange fees appears likely By Charlotte Dennis-Jones
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Thorntons festive sales climb
Thorntons has reported strong festive sales, driven by robust performances at all its divisions.
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Primark Christmas sales soar 26%
Christmas trading at value retailer Primark was ahead of expectations, parent company Associated British Foods (ABF) disclosed.
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HMV celebrates festive sales surge
Shares in HMV jumped 15 per cent this morning after the tills rang out at Christmas for the entertainment retailer.
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Comet seasonal like-for-likes flat
Comet, the UK electricals chain owned by Anglo-French retailer Kesa, has posted like-for-like growth of 0.7 per cent for the period from November 1 to January 8.
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Home Retail profit lifted by Argos Christmas success
General merchandise giant Home Retail expects full-year profits to be at the upper end of expectations after sales at catalogue chain Argos held up over Christmas.
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Reiss signs multi-million pound franchising deal
Reiss has signed a multi-million pound franchising deal to open stores across Singapore and Malaysia. This marks the next step in Reiss’ international plans; it hopes to have 250 retail stores worldwide by 2010. The franchises will be run by the Wai Tai group in Singapore and the DNP group ...
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NewsArev buys majority stake in Aspinal of London
Retail investment group Arev has taken a majority stake in luxury leather goods retailer Aspinal of London.
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DSGi picks Italy chief
DSGi has appointed Mario Maiocchi as managing director of its operation in Italy.
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Opinion
Fraudsters going for the jackpot
The logic that large retailers can afford better anti-fraud security is not something that criminals appear to be taking for granted.
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Moss Bros ups HQ-to-store communication
Moss Bros has installed a system from Retail Answers to its tills, to improve the flow of information between head office and stores.
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Borders to run software service
Borders is to test a service offering 1,500 software titles, while holding no stock, using a system that creates the appropriate disc at the point of sale.
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Tesco to create sourcing standard across business
Tesco is investing in systems to monitor product safety and ethical sourcing practices as well as support its sourcing operation.
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WHSmith adopts document manager for accounts
WHSmith has implemented a document management system to increase productivity in its accounts department.
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Sainsbury's buys Curley’s in Northern Ireland
Sainsbury’s has bought two supermarkets from independent, Northern Ireland family retail business Curley’s in a multimillion-pound deal.
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Woolworths vows to return stores to profit this year
Woolworths’ retail arm unveiled a fall in comparable sales this morning, with like-for-likes down 3.2 per cent for the 49 weeks to January 12, but said that the stores business would return to profitability this year.
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Mothercare Christmas sales rocket
Mothercare has posted stellar third-quarter results and expects profits for its full year to be near the top end of market expectations.
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Game's acquisition of Gamestation cleared
The Competition Commission has cleared Game’s acquisition of Gamestation.
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Clinton Cards enjoys positive Christmas
Clinton Cards, the UK’s largest specialist greetings card retailer, reported group like-for-like sales for the Christmas period up 2.5 per cent.