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Decathlon to open 25 stores in China
Decathlon plans to open 25 stores in China this year, and aims to have 150 in the country by 2015. In Guangzhou, the retailer expects to have 20 stores within two years. At present, it has 56 shops in China.Decathlon recently opened its third store in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. Sited ...
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Fast Retailing to open 10 Uniqlo stores in the Philippines
Fast Retailing is opening 10 Uniqlo stores this year as it aims to build the brand in the Philippines. Four stores are expected to open in the first half of the year, one in Taguig City’s SM Aura mall.The retailer will also open stores in SM Fairview in Quezon City ...
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NewsThe Body Shop generates 9.1% profit jump in 2012 with brand revamp
The Body Shop generated a 9.1% increase in group operating profit to €77.5m (£66.6m) last year when it revamped the brand and stores.
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NewsDunelm to drive online offer as first half profit jumps
Value homewares retailer Dunelm is to ramp up its online business this year as it revealed a hike in first half profits up 14.6% to £59.8m.
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NewsFormer Jessops director David Adams to take on Peter Jones in camera market
Former Jessops director David Adams is to take on Dragons’ Den TV star Peter Jones in the fiercely competitive online camera market after being appointed chairman of growing retailer Park Cameras.
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NewsFashion chain Republic poised to plunge into administration
Fashion retailer Republic is understood to be on the verge of administration, with administrator Ernst & Young waiting in the wings.
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NewsPoundland worker wins appeal as court rules unpaid back-to-work scheme
A former Poundland worker has won her claim that the government’s back-to-work scheme which required her to work at the value retailer for free breached forced labour laws.
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NewsInflation grows 2.7% for fourth consecutive month
Inflation increased by 2.7% year-on-year in January for the fourth month in a row, the longest time which consumer price index growth has remained flat since records began in 1992.
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NewsFurniture Village chooses to invest at the expense of profits
Big ticket retailer Furniture Village slipped into the red last year as it invested in marketing, prices and supply chain including the opening of a new warehouse.
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NewsCotswold Outdoor reports 14% increase in sales as it hits £100m mark
Cotswold Outdoor has reported a 14% increase in sales last year compared to 2011 and hit a milestone of £100m in turnover on Christmas Eve as shoppers purchased winter wares.
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NewsThe Hut Group to launch websites with Elle publisher Hearst Magazines
Publishers of Elle and Cosmopolitan Hearst Magazines UK has partnered with etailers The Hut Group to create a transactional website for its publications.
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NewsOnline giant Amazon faces union wrath as demos planned for tomorrow
One of the UK’s biggest trade unions, GMB, is staging an attack on online retailer Amazon tomorrow with demonstrations planned outside of its nine distribution depots.
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NewsGo Outdoors hires Dixons' Greece boss as chief executive
Go Outdoors has hired the boss of Dixons Greek business Chris Matthews as its new chief executive. Matthews, who runs 100 store electrical chain Kotsovolos, will join in May.
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NewsTesco spaghetti bolognese contained more than 60% horse meat
Tesco has revealed some of its Everyday Value Spaghetti Bolognese contained more than 60% horse meat as MPs demand testing of all processed beef products in the UK.
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NewsHomewares retailer Dunelm pre-tax profits soar 14.6% in first half
Homewares specialist Dunelm pre-tax profit soared 14.6% to £59.8m in its half year to December 29 as its store expansion continued with 10 superstores opened over the period.
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NewsPrimark wants to be online but says business model doesn’t work
Primark has said it wants to have an online presence but the economics of trading online would currently make it impossible for the fashion retailer to trade profitably.
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NewsAlmost half of shoppers likely to shun meat from grocers after horse meat row
Almost half of consumers say they are likely to avoid buying meat from grocers caught up in the horsemeat scandal despite the vast majority blaming suppliers and manufacturers for contamination of the food chain.
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NewsB&Q hires former Vodafone director as first omnichannel director
DIY retailer B&Q has further bolstered its multichannel team with the appointment of former Vodafone executive Michael Durbridge as its first omnichannel director.
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NewsHMV administrator Deloitte makes CEO Trevor Moore redundant
Former HMV chief executive Trevor Moore has been made redundant by the collapsed entertainment retailer’s administrator Deloitte after just six months in the role.
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NewsHorse meat scandal: Retailers agree new tests as further revelations expected
Retailers have agreed to a new testing regime following crisis talks over the weekend and are braced for further revelations as the horse meat scandal grows rapidly across Europe.