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Baugur plans joint bid for Saks
Baugur is understood to be interested in a joint bid for US luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue with Dubai-based Landmark Group.
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United Carpets tells AGM trading as expected
United Carpets has reported at its Annual General Meeting this morning that trade is continuing in line with expectations, driven by its strategy to maximise revenues from existing stores and expand its franchise business.
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Opinion
Where Habitat is getting it right
You’ve got to hand it to Habitat – it continues to break high street ground in the face of considerable adversity. Last week, it welcomed shoppers to a new store in Cheltenham. It had an outlet in the town already, but took the decision that demographics and taste in this ...
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Grocery inquiry mulls introduction of grocery ombudsman
The Competition Commission may outline proposals to appoint an independent ombudsman to oversee supermarkets’ relations with suppliers, in its provisional findings report on Wednesday.
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Scots to begin switch to digital next year
Scotland will start the changeover to digital television on November 6 next year.
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Zara launches home offering online
Zara’s online home shopping business made its debut across 14 European countries today.
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Gap pulls clothes at centre of child labour allegations
US fashion giant Gap has withdrawn clothes from its GapKids range that were allegedly made by child labourers in India.
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Opinion
Hair-raising times for nervous Sainsbury's shareholders
The next two weeks could be a defining period in Sainsbury’s history. Today, the Takeover Panel gave Delta Two, the Qatari investment vehicle hoping to acquire grocery group Sainsbury's, a deadline of November 8 to announce a firm intention to make an offer for the grocer.
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Wickes strikes franchise deal to enter Ireland
Wickes has agreed a franchise agreement with Moritz Home Improvements to roll out stores across Ireland , according to parent company Travis Perkins.
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LK Bennett up for sale again
LK Bennett has been put up for sale again by its founder Linda Bennett.
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Primark overtakes George in value clothing battle
Primark has leapfrogged George at Asda to become the UK’s leading value fashion retailer, according to Verdict.
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M&S’s Lane Fox backs online social networking
Marks & Spencer non-executive director Martha Lane Fox has highlighted the benefits of online social networking to retailers.
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Former Tesco Direct chief goes to M and M Direct
The former boss of Tesco Direct has been appointed chief executive of e-tailer M and M Direct, as management secured a 90 million buy-out of the business.
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Opinion
Making sense of the last seven days
Fashion tycoon SirPhilip Green was typically straightforward yesterday when he issued results for hisArcadiafashion group.“A very creditable performance when set against the background of one of the worst non-summers in many years,” was his verdict.Although he is not taking a dividend, Green did manage to nudge up operating profits and ...
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Delta Two ordered to put up or shut up on Sainsbury's
Delta Two, the Qatari investment vehicle hoping to acquire grocery group Sainsbury's, has been ordered by the Takeover Panel to announce a firm intention to make an offer by November 8.
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Littlewoods recalls £25 discount
Littlewoods has taken back a 25 discount from customers it says were not eligible to use the promotion.
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Analysis
Leeds keeping pace with two of its own
Leeds, like Hull, is enjoying a retail regeneration, with two major schemes under way. In March, the Government Office for Yorkshire & Humberside approved plans for the £675 million, 1.3 million (120,000 sq m) Eastgate & Harewood Quarter development by the Leeds Partnership, a joint venture between Hammerson and Town ...
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Analysis
To Hull and back again
It’s been tough for Hull playing second fiddle to rival retail hubs such as Leeds and Meadowhall, but two major developments are bringing shoppers flooding back to the city. Liz Morrell reports
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SRG seeks units to expand Suits You chain
Menswear retailer Speciality Retail Group (SRG) is to expand its Suits You format by between five and 10 stores over the next year.