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Opinion
The Retail Week - December 28, 2007
At 8am yesterday morning, the Next store at the western end of Oxford Street looked like Baghdad.
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News
Christmas spending rises
Spending by UK shoppers in the run-up to Christmas rose 3.8 per cent on last year - the best festive performance for three years, according to one of the first estimates to be published.
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Record Christmas for Amazon
E-tail giant Amazon.co.uk broke all its sales records this festive season, receiving orders for 950,000 items in the run-up to Christmas.
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Shoppers come out in force for Boxing Day Sales
Shopper numbers were up by more than a quarter on Boxing Day compared with the same day in 2006 as more retailers launched their Sales on the day this year.
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Second term for West End BID
Retailers have voted in favour of a second term for the New West End Company, which operates the area's Business Improvement District.
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Consumers hit the shops as retailers slash prices
The post-Christmas Sales season has kicked off with huge discounts on offer, as retailers compete for shrinking disposable income and try to clear excess stock.
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Instore snaps up Ponden Mill stores
Value retailer Instore has bought 33 of the stores that trade as Ponden Mill, the homewares retailer that went into administration last week.
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Carpetright sale collapses
The proposed 850 million sale of Carpetright to its founder Lord Harris has fallen victim to the credit crunch.
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Shoppers let down by online deliveries
A Government consumer watchdog has said complaints about the delivery of goods ordered online are up nearly 30 per cent on last year.
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Last-minute rush saves retailers' Christmas
A last-minute rush of shoppers is set to have rescued the Christmas performance of many retailers after shoppers flooded stores over the weekend.
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Umbro issues profit warning
England shirt manufacturer Umbro issued a profit warning this morning, because sales of England product will slump next year.
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Jaeger hires property chief in growth push
Jaeger has appointed its first in-house property manager to help drive UK and global expansion.
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Peacocks to focus on prime sites
Peacocks is gearing up to open 30 stores in the new year, as it focuses on more prime locations.
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Red 5 to exit Bluewater in anger over Christmas shops
Gifts and gadgets retailer Red 5 is to pull out of Bluewater shopping centre in Kent after becoming disillusioned about the landlord’s use of temporary Christmas stores.
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Opinion
Competition Commission inquiry will dominate 2008
The great British public have not yet started tucking into their Christmas turkey and finished buying their booze for New Year's Eve, but most of the grocery sector is already peering over the horizon into 2008.
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Analysis
Nisa Tomorrow
Adding members and fighting back against the supermarkets is top of Nisa Today’s chief executive Neil Turton’s agenda now that the in-fighting is over at the symbol group. James Thompson reports
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M&S stores to open at 6am for Sale
Marks & Spencer will open its doors at 6am on Thursday December 27 for the launch of its Sale, and the promotion will begin online at 12.01am on Christmas Day.
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Otto UK mulls stores to add to core offer
Home shopping giant Otto UK is considering acquiring a bricks-and-mortar retailer to complement its core operations.
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Tchibo returns to profit as new Great Britain chief is appointed
Tchibo returns to profit as new Great Britain chief is appointed