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NewsPayPal launches innovative payment options for its mobile app
PayPal has unveiled two new mobile payment services that are available through its app - an order ahead feature and a ‘pay at table’ feature for restaurants.
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NewsRussian tourism spending in the UK drops by 17% amid Ukraine crisis
Spending by Russian visitors in the UK fell by 17% in February as a result of the political crisis in the Ukraine and a subsequent drop in the value of the rouble.
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NewsMarks & Spencer reveals all-star line-up for new womenswear campaign
Marks & Spencer has unveiled another impressive line-up of influential women for its new womenswear marketing campaign.
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NewsDfs starts selling beds in store to target house movers
Sofa giant Dfs has begun selling beds in a select number of stores after freeing up warehouse space in the back of its shops.
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NewsAsda to make redundancies at head office
Asda is poised to make “scores” of redundancies among senior managers in its central and head office functions.
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NewsSainsbury’s wins right to judicial review in Tesco ‘Price Promise’ battle
Sainsbury’s has won the right to a judicial review in its battle to prove that archrival Tesco’s ‘Price Promise’ is misleading.
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NewsDixons and Carphone seek deadline extension for £4bn merger talks
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse are set to ask the Takeover Panel to extend today’s deadline to the negotiations for their £4bn merger.
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NewsBhs will undercut the grocers on food, says owner Sir Philip Green
Tycoon Sir Philip Green has entered the supermarket price war by vowing to undercut the major grocers with his new Bhs food venture.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on BHS, Dixons, Carphone Warehouse, Tesco, Sainsbury's and more
Retail news round-up on March 24, 2014: BHS will undercut the grocers on food, Dixons and Carphone ask for deadline extension on merger talks, Sainsbury’s wins judicial review over Tesco ‘Price Promise’ complaint and more.
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NewsInternaçionale administrators close eight stores axing 91 jobs
The administrators of collapsed value fashion retailer Internaçionale have closed eight stores, making 91 redundancies.
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NewsFall in store closures shows retail has reached "turning point", report says
The number of stores closing in the UK fell significantly last year compared with 2012, new research by PwC and Local Data Company shows.
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NewsTesco to invest £85m in joint venture deal with Indian partner Trent Hypermarket
Tesco is set to invest £85m to enter into the joint venture deal with Indian retailer Trent Hypermarket, part of Tata Group.
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NewsFurniture and carpet retailers change pricing practices following OFT probe
Six of the UK’s largest furniture and carpet retailers have changed their pricing practices following an OFT investigation.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales increase 5.3% as spring beckons
John Lewis sales rose 5.3% in the week to March 15, compared with the same week last year, as shoppers responded to the fine weather.
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NewsAldi bosses undaunted by grocery price war and insist: 'We won't be beaten on price'
Aldi’s bosses are undaunted by the prospect of a grocery price war and have insisted the German discounter will “not be beaten on price”.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on H&M, J Crew and eBay
Retail news round-up on March 21, 2014: H&M launches French site, J Crew in talks to open more London stores, eBay urged to sell 20% of PayPal
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NewsJohn Lewis' Sir Charlie Mayfield named chairman of the BRC
John Lewis Partnership chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield named to replace Sir Ian Cheshire as chair of the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsArcadia overhauls IT systems to support online and international growth
Arcadia is embarking on a three-year £50m plan to overhaul its buying and merchandising, warehouse management and supply chain systems.
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NewsLidl chairman to leave over 'differing views' with retailer
Lidl will part company with chairman Karl-Heinz Holland next week over “differing views concerning the future strategy of the business”, the company has said.
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NewsRestructuring firm GA Europe promotes Milton Guffogg to chief executive
Restructuring firm GA Europe has promoted its chief operating officer Milton Guffogg to the role of chief executive.