All News articles – Page 1146
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NewsSainsbury's and Asda back new app designed to find missing trollies
Major supermarkets Sainsburys and Asda are backing a new smartphone app which enables shoppers to find and return missing shopping trollies.
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NewsValue fashion giant Primark starts selling online through Asos
Value fashion giant Primark has taken its first step into online retail by launching on etailer Asos’s site.
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NewsTopshop to open the doors of its first Chinese store in Hong Kong
Topshop will open its first store in China on Thursday at a 14,000 sq ft flagship site in Hong Kong, as the retailer continues its growth overseas.
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NewsBusiness rates review urged following Hackett's controversial bill
Experts have urged Government to review the business rates system after accusing the system of favouring prestigious London stores including Hackett and shunning declining high streets.
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NewsFurniture etailer WorldStores raises £10m to fund growth
Online furniture specialist WorldStores has raised £10m to support the rapid growth of the business from private equity firms.
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NewsCard Factory considers IPO as owner hires Goldman Sachs
Budget greetings cards retailer Card Factory is planning a £700m stock market flotation.
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NewsPrimark signs for first French stores in Marseille and Dijon
Primark is to provide a “mainstream” alternative to high-end French fashion after signing for its first two stores in the country, and it is now scouting for more shops.
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NewsSun European pays £23m to creditors after Dreams collapse
Beds retailer Dreams’ new private equity owner Sun European Partners has paid suppliers and trade creditors £23m to clear some of the debt owed when it collapsed into administration.
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NewsBusiness rates drive tax burden increase for retailers
Retailers are struggling under the weight of a tax bill that has rocketed by 65% since 2005 amid rising business rates, corporation tax and property taxes.
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NewsEx-Woolworths and Ethel Austin staff win £5m compensation
Ex-Woolworths and Ethel Austin staff are set to share over £5m after winning a legal case against the Employment Appeal Tribunal.
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NewsBhs losses widen to £116m after exceptionals relating to leases
Bhs losses widened by 53% to £116m last year as the Arcadia-owned department store chain was hit by costs incurred on leases of loss-making stores.
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NewsGoldsmiths-owner Aurum full year profits jump 7% to £12.9m
Jewellery group Aurum, owner of Goldsmiths, Mappin & Webb and Watches of Switzerland, full year pre-tax profits jumped 7% to £12.9m.
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NewsConsumer confidence index edges up five points in May
Consumer confidence has risen as the UK attempts to climb out of the “pit of economic pessimism”.
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NewsStores call for tax ‘rethink’ in struggle against online retail
A working group has been set up to attempt to level the playing field between tax paid by online and store-based retailers.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis sales rise 4.2% driven by electricals
Sales at John Lewis rose 4.2% last week as a strong performance in electricals offset weak trading in fashion and homewares.
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NewsJD Sports to step up overseas expansion with Dutch debut
JD Sports is to step up its international expansion with the opening of 10 stores in the Netherlands over the next five months.
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NewsUnseasonable weather reins in retail sales forecasts
Unseasonable weather combined with the difficult economy has led to a downward revision of retail sales growth by an average of 0.7 percentage points across the next six months.
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NewsMorrisons to take on rivals as it plots online launch into adult clothing
Under-pressure Morrisons is poised to go head-to-head with supermarket rivals in the hard-fought grocery fashion market as it plots an adult clothing range.
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NewsKingfisher boss Cheshire insists Brits' love affair with DIY not over
Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has insisted Brits have not fallen out of love with DIY after reporting a first quarter 4.2% like-for-like decline across the group.
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NewsAmazon signs for 210,000 sq ft London base to woo the capital's talent
Online giant Amazon has signed for a 210,000 sq ft office in central London to which it plans to move 1,600 of its staff.