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Slaters replaces EPoS to up customer service
Menswear chain Slaters is serving customers faster and more effectively after installing Retail-J’s EPoS system.
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HMV posts pre-tax loss
HMV Group posted a pre-tax loss of 28.7 million in the six months to October 27 – excluding proceeds from the disposal of HMV Japan – in line with market expectations.
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Inditex sales rocket
Inditex operating income rose 27 per cent in constant currency to €1.11 billion ( 801 million) in the nine months to October 31.
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Top retailers join environmental initiative
Retail giants Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Ikea are among a raft of high-profile companies to join a new environmental initiative launched by the Mayor of London.
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Tesco linked to Czech deal
Tesco has reportedly lodged a €200 million ( 143.7 million) bid to acquire a chain of discount stores in the Czech Republic.
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Linda Bennett reveals international ambitions
LK Bennett founder Linda Bennett has said that she hopes that the new owners of the fashion brand will take it on to the international stage.
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IT just takes one to go green
Presently holed up in Bali, politicians from around the world are debating how – and by how much – to cut carbon pollution to save the planet from the effects of global warming.
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Morrisons celebrates market share advance
Supermarket group Morrisons has shown more signs of recovery under chief executive Marc Bolland, increasing its market share at a level not seen for five years. Latest TNS Worldpanel grocery data showed Morrisons upped its share to 11.3 per cent in the 12 weeks to December 2, compared to 11.1 ...
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Retailers look East for European expansion
Central and Eastern European cities are top of the list for retailers that want to expand into new territories over the next five years, according to an annual survey produced in association with the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC).
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McCarthy appointed Aurum chairman
House of Fraser chairman and Baugur board member Don McCarthy has been appointed non-executive chairman of Aurum, the parent company of Goldsmiths, Mappin & Webb and Watches of Switzerland.
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Business rates set to soar in 2010
Spiralling property values could mean retailers will be hit with dramatic increases in business rates, according to a report from property consultancy GL Hearn and Investment Property Databank.
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Opinion
The more stores the merrier?
Last week, the John David Group brought a touch of rock and roll to London’s Oxford Street with a party to celebrate the opening of its refurbished flagship JD store.
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Mayfield appointed to Government Commission
John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield has been appointed to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
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Food price inflation hits 14-year high
Food prices are rising at more than three times the rate of inflation, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Robertson takes top job at BRC
Former B&Q marketing director Stephen Robertson, most recently marketing director at Woolworths, has been named director-general of the British Retail Consortium.
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Game's sales rocket
PC and video game specialist retailer Game’s sales soared in the 45 weeks to December 8.
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Carpetright profits climb
Carpetright posted a pre-tax profit increase of 1.4 per cent to 27.7 million in the first half and remains in talks with founder Lord Harris about a management buy-out.
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Asda's number two heads back to Wal-Mart Canada
Asda chief operating officer David Cheesewright is to return to Canada to be president and chief executive of parent Wal-Mart’s Canadian business.
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Opinion
Make the most of the weather
It was raining last week, quite heavily at one point and everybody emerging from the tube on their way in to work was reaching for their umbrellas.
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London suffers worst retail sales for two years
Central London suffered its worst retail sales for more than two years in November, hailing an ominous outlook for Christmas in the capital, according to the London Retail Consortium (LRC).