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Retail sales up 3 per cent
UK retail sales rose 3 per cent on a like-for-like basis last month, compared with September 2006 when sales were up 2.4 per cent, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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Tesco top of climate change index
Tesco has come up trumps according to the UK’s first ever Climate Brand Index, which tracks consumer perception year on year of how companies are acting on climate change.
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Investment vehicle snaps up Smallbone stake
Luxury kitchen and furnishings group Smallbone is the latest retailer to become the subject of stake-building, with investment vehicle Toscafield snapping up a stake of almost 7 per cent.
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Moss Bros opens first Simon Carter outlet
Moss Bros has opened a Simon Carter men’s fashion store next door to its Covent Garden flagship. Simon Carter is a range aimed at the same customer as Ted Baker, according to Moss Bros chief executive Philip Mountford.
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SAP to pounce on Business Objects
SAP is to acquire business intelligence specialist Business Objects.
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Opinion
The way that food retailing should be
John Lewis has finally revealed its Oxford Street food hall and it is worth a visit.
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Opinion
Two horse race
Looking back at a press release from 2002 it’s clear to see how much the retail software market has consolidated.
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Opinion
Morrisons' rebranding revolution gathers pace
The rebranding revolution at grocer Morrisons gathered pace this week, when it revealed it is recruiting for a head of brand.
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Littlewoods to scrap 280 jobs
Multichannel retailer Littlewoods is poised to axe 280 jobs nationwide in a bid to streamline its operations.
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Lovelock steps down from Jacques Vert
Mosaic chief executive Derek Lovelock will retire as non-executive chairman of womenswear retailer Jacques Vert on November 1.
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Sainsbury's sales climb
Sainsbury’s revealed second-quarter sales rose 4.7 per cent (excluding fuel), in line with company expectations.
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US Carpetright shareholder to block Lord Harris deal
Carpetright’s third biggest investor, Harris Associates, aims to halt the 850 million acquisition of the retailer by its founder.
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NewsFocus store disposals to raise £68 million
DIY group Focus is to sell 41 stores for a total of £68 million as it undergoes a restructure, following its acquisition in July by investment firm Cerberus.
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Sainsbury's to go 100% fair trade on TU t-shirts
Sainsbury’s has vowed to covert all its TU t-shirts to ethically sourced fair-trade cotton by January next year.
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Baugur snaps up stake in Sports Direct
Serial investor Baugur has taken a stake in beleaguered retailer Sports Direct.
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Football shirt manufacturers ‘shunning supermarkets’
Football shirt manufacturers ‘shunning supermarkets’
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Theo Fennell boss to exit as sales soar
Theo Fennell managing director Barbara Snoad is to leave at the end of this year after six years at the upmarket jeweller.
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The Sun launches online shop
News Group Digital has launched an online price-comparison shopping portal for bestselling newspaper The Sun.
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Thorntons celebrates stellar first quarter
Thorntons has reported strong trading in its first-quarter update.