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Mackays profits shine
Fashion retailer Mackays made pre-tax profits of 9.2 million in the year to February 23, up from 8.9 million for the same period last year.
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Government hits out at retailers over ethics
Sir Philip Green has hit back after Minister for Trade and Development Gareth Thomas urged his Burton and Bhs chains to become part of the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI).
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Alexon warns on profits
Alexon Group has become the second fashion retailer in as many days to issue a profit warning, as like-for-like sales slumped 7 per cent in the 18 weeks to December 1.
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JD Unveils New Oxford Street Flagship
The John David Group unveiled its revamped Oxford Street flagship store last night.
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JD uneils new flagship
The John David Group unveiled its revamped Oxford Street flagship store last night.
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A lesson in class
Reiss has transformed part of its London headquarters on a West End backstreet into a stylish flagship for David Reiss’s “affordable luxury” brand. John Ryan pays the store a visit
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The heat is on as the Christmas rush arrives
The Christmas pace is hotting up for me, both at home and at work.
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Violent increase
Shocking figures released by the BRC last month showed a steep increase in physical and verbal attacks on shop workers. Katie Kilgallen asks how retailers can tackle this worrying rise
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Wal-Mart takes control of Seiyu
The world’s biggest retailer Wal-Mart has completed its tender offer to take total control of Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu.
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Shop prices rise 1.1 per cent in November
Shop prices were 1.1 per cent higher in November than they were a year ago, and prices are now 4.3 per cent higher than a year ago.
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Auchan and FNAC buy into self-service
Two large European retailers have begun deployments of self-service technology from NCR in time for Christmas.
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Timberland to push web sales with reviews tool
Timberland has added product reviews to its new web site to encourage loyalty and drive sales.
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Waitrose slashes transaction times with smart scanners
Waitrose is to complete the roll-out of a new electronic point-of-sale system this week.
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Opinion
IT gets the spooks
Over the weekend it was revealed that MI5 director-general Jonathan Evans sent a confidential letter to 300 chief executives and security chiefs, warning them of the substantial threat they face from industrial espionage backed by the Chinese government.
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Ikea rolls out staff schedule application to beat queues
Ikea has begun the roll-out of an employee scheduling application to match staffing levels to store trading patterns.
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John Browett starts at DSGi
Incoming DSGi chief executive John Browett will start at the retail giant today, replacing John Clare who retired in September.
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Woolworths stores 'worthless'
Investment bank Citi has said Woolworths has no future in its present form and has called its stores “worthless”.
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Game's acquisition of Gamestation gets green light
The Competition Commission has provisionally cleared Game’s acquisition of Gamestation, saying the merger is not expected to substantially lessen competition in the market.
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Moss Bros issues profit warning
Moss Bros has warned on profits and said it is unlikely to reach its full-year forecast because of declining footfall and sales.
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Asos sales and profits skyrocket
Fashion e-tailer Asos has posted a barnstorming set of interim results for the six months to September 30 and revealed that sales have doubled in the past nine weeks.