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    Esprit profit hits £142m

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    International fashion group Esprit reported full-year net profit of HK$2 billion (£142 million) on turnover of HK$16.4 billion (£1.17 billion).

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    Mortlock Leverett merger

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Niche retail agent Mortlock Simmonds Brown - founded by shadow foreign minister Mark Simmonds - has merged with Ellwood Leverett to create a retail property practice.

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    Woking mall lures HMV

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    British land has signed HMV as the latest recruit at The Peacocks Shopping Centre at Woking, Surrey.

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    Galway scheme stirs up interest as its retail content is expanded

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Galway auctioneer Liam Mulryan has submitted plans to Galway City Council for a €50 million (£34 million) retail development on the eastern outskirts of the city.

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    Nike signs for Budapest

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Nike has agreed a pre-let at Miller Developments and Raiffeisen Ingatalan’s Budapest Factory Outlet Center. Nike will be taking 7,530 sq ft (700 sq m) on a 10-year lease at £100,000 a year. The mall, situated west of Budapest, is on schedule for completion in October and has already secured ...

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    Milton Keynes centre bags trio of new lettings

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Legal General has agreed the first three lettings at Midsummer Place at Milton Keynes since it bought the shopping centre in December last year.

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    Figleaves signs Redline to help ease Christmas rush

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Lingerie e-tailer Figleaves.com has brought in Redline Networks to help it cope with the festive rush.

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    BCSC lists its top towns

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    BCSC has shortlisted 10 towns and cities for its annual Town Centre Environment Awards.

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    Merchant Retail disposes of Leamington Spa

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Merchant Retail Group has sold the former Woodwards department store at Leamington Spa in Warwickshire to Cardiff-based Atlantic Property Developments.

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    Four-store draw at Whitley Bay

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Modus Properties has agreed four more lettings at its Park View Shopping Centre at Whitley Bay in Yorkshire. Claire’s Accessories has taken 745 sq ft (70 sq m) on a 10-year lease at £27,000 a year, while Clinton Cards has taken 2,800 sq ft (260 sq m) on a ...

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    M&S and Game are latest to sign for Gretna Gateway Outlet Village

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Northridge Capital has signed up four more tenants for the 48,000 sq ft (4,460 sq m) Phase 2 of its Gretna Gateway Outlet Village on the Scottish border, which is expected to be completed in November.

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    Zara portfolio to reach 29 UK stores with new openings for Oxford and Inverness

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Zara has signed up for two more stores, at Inverness and Oxford, taking its UK portfolio to 29 branches.

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    Wal-Mart mulls Russia

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, is understood to be assessing the potential of the Russian market. According to press reports, Wal-Mart may be ready to open a shop there as early as next year.

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    European Technology Council aims to drive retail IT standards

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    The recently formed Association for Retail Technology Standards (ARTS) European Technology Council is on a mission to recruit the IT top brass among European retailers.

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    Train staff to lose them

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Most businesses think IT skills are important, but 75 per cent think training employees is a risk because it makes them more attractive to competitors, according to IBM-sponsored research.

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    Fraud survey goes online

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    CyberSource and Retail Logic have launched what is claimed to be the UK’s first online fraud survey.Participate in the survey at www.confirmit.com/ofs.

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    Harvey Nichols plans till revamp at Knightsbridge

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Harvey Nichols will upgrade ageing till systems at its flagship Knightsbridge store in a deal with DigiPos Systems worth £230,000.

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    Asda switches on to staff training via satellite TV

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Asda has introduced a satellite-based TV system to assist with staff briefings and training.The system - 24/7 TV - is based on technology from Hughes Network Systems Europe was piloted in five stores. It has now been rolled out to all 267 stores and 25 distribution centres, as well as ...

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    Guide to security

    2004-09-24T12:09:00Z

    Security vendor Symantec has launched a security guide for small businesses. Some 70 per cent of retailers and distributors surveyed believe they have enough solutions in place to secure their business and keep data safe. However, Symantec claims they only address basic security needs.

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    Retail Week Interiors - Fusion opens in Preston

    2004-09-17T12:09:59Z

    Retail Week Interiors - Fusion opens in Preston