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NewsAdidas may withdraw more product from Sports Direct
Adidas is to pull further products from Sports Direct as part of its new “distribution strategy”.
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NewsGoogle Glass eyes ecommerce with wink photo-taking function
Google has added a new feature to Google Glass to allow users to take a pictures by winking that could be used to pay for products in the future.
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NewsIn pictures: Burberry launches Beauty Box in Covent Garden
Burberry has opened a store in Covent Garden’s Piazza that offers beauty products and accessories and which aims to blur the divide between the digital and terrestrial retail worlds.
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NewsRetailers weigh up implications of switch to plastic banknotes
The Bank of England is to print banknotes on polymer instead of paper from 2016, which is likely to have implications for retailers.
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NewsCoombes opens first electricals store to pick up Comet share
Clive Coombes, the property tycoon who unsuccessfully vied to save the Comet name, will open the first store of his new electricals venture this weekend.
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NewsCSL rebrands to Sofaworks as it prepares for record £100m sales
Sofa retailer CSL has rebranded to Sofaworks as it forecasts record full-year sales of £100m.
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NewsBusiest Christmas shopping day to fall on Monday December 23
Monday December 23 will be the busiest shopping day of the year according to Visa Europe, which predicts £1.2bn will be spent on its cards.
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NewsLaura Ashley like-for-likes fall 0.7%
Floral homewares and fashion retailer Laura Ashley like-for-like sales decreased 0.7% in the 19 weeks to December 7.
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NewsRetailers face nightmare before Christmas as forecasts slashed
Fears are mounting that this Christmas could be disappointing for retailers as the weather, deep discounting and low wage growth impact festive spending.
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NewsFootfall improvement lifts retail Christmas hopes
Consumer footfall rose sharply last week, indicating that the Christmas rush to stores hoped for by retailers may at last have kicked off.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to make toy packaging gender netural
Marks & Spencer is to make its toy packaging gender neutral next year, following customer complaints that it promotes gender stereotypes.
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NewsGaleries Lafayette in talks to acquire House of Fraser
House of Fraser is in advanced talks to be acquired by French department store chain Galeries Lafayette.
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NewsTesco to invest $110m to step up Indian presence
Tesco has applied to take a 50% stake in Tata Group’s Trent Hypermarket in India as it bids to become the first foreign supermarket to enter the country.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, M&S, House of Fraser and White Stuff
Retail news round-up on December 18, 2013: Tesco plots Indian market entry, M&S agrees to gender neutral toys, House of Fraser could be bought by Galeries Lafayette, White Stuff hires new search agency
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NewsAsos wishes shoppers a hunky new year with model calendar
Asos has given shoppers a reason to look forward to the New Year. It has launched its first calendar featuring its male models.
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NewsSuperdrug's parent company eyes £15bn stock market flotation
The Hong Kong owner of Superdrug and The Perfume Shop has appointed three banks to oversee a potential dual IPO of the business which could value it at £15bn.
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NewsAnn Summers sets up shop on eBay as it starts international push
Ann Summers has launched a shop on eBay which gives it a platform to trade overseas.
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NewsLittlewoods Ireland withdraws Christmas jumper after legal wrangle
Littlewoods Ireland has agreed to withdraw from sale a Christmas jumper which was the subject of a legal wrangle.
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NewsDixons out of ‘hospital ward’ and determined to outmuscle Amazon
Dixons chief executive Sebastian James has declared the retailer is out of the “hospital ward” and is planning to throw down the gauntlet to Amazon next year.
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NewsMarks & Spencer rolls out demand forecasting system for general merchandise
Marks & Spencer has started rolling out its general merchandise allocation system, which it hopes will improve stock availability by 9% by 2015/16.