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NewsSpecsavers sees funny side of ballboy kicking row
Specsavers has taken out advertising in national newspapers based on the ballboy kicking incident which took place earlier this week.
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NewsAsda income Tracker: Disposable income remains flat in December
The latest Asda Income Tracker has showed that families were no better off than a year ago in December with disposable income remaining flat.
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NewsDrake Circus signs up four new retailers
Bank, The Fragrance Shop, Ernest Jones and Everything Everywhere are to open stores at the Drake Circus shopping centre in Plymouth.
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NewsIkea founder disputes plans to double store openings
A row could be brewing at Ikea after founder Ingvar Kamprad said he had no idea about the retailer’s plans to double the number of store openings each year.
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NewsMarks & Spencer suffers fall in fashion market share
Marks & Spencer lost clothing market share in the run-up to Christmas while rivals made ground, industry data has shown.
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NewsFormer Baugur boss Johannesson plans UK comeback
Former Baugur boss Jon Asgeir Johannesson hopes to make a UK comeback and is interested in buying into small companies.
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NewsJohn Lewis battles snow to deliver 6.7% growth last week
John Lewis defied the snow to report a 6.7% rise in sales year on year last week but the retailer said “momentum chilled” as snow covered the UK last weekend.
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NewsBeales in talks to renegotiate debts amid tough trading conditions
Department store group Beales is in talks to renegotiate its debt as it battles difficult high street trading conditions.
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NewsTablet retail search volumes surge 238% during fourth quarter
Retail search volumes rose 14% in the fourth quarter of 2012 as the British Retail Consortium (BRC)–Google Online Retail Monitor splits out the growth rates of both tablet and smartphone retail searches for the first time.
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NewsThe outlook is poor for retail sales growth in February
Retail sales growth in February is expected to be 1.9%, well below the 10-year average of 3.1%.
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Eroski set to restructure debt
Grocery retailer Eroski has reached an agreement with a group of 22 banks to restructure its debt, postponing to January 2017 the maturity of loans worth e2.1bn (£1.76bn).The new accord will allow Eroski to consolidate its long-term financial position, ensuring stability for the development of future projects.
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NewsCompany profile: Store Twenty One
After investing heavily in a rebrand, Indian textiles giant Alok Group, owner of troubled fashion and homewares retailer Store Twenty One, is mulling the possibility of a sale.
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Walmart reveals plans to boost US sourcing
Walmart has revealed plans to boost the sourcing of US products by $50bn (£31.5bn) over the next decade.The retailer will buy more US products in categories such as sporting goods, clothing basics, games and paper products, and aims to encourage US production in high-potential areas such as textiles, furniture and ...
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints CollectPlus boss Mark Lewis as online director
John Lewis has poached CollectPlus chief executive Mark Lewis to become its first online director as the department store group expands its rapidly growing online business.
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NewsVideo: Urban Outfitters leads us to its next London store
Urban Outfitters has released a video on YouTube to promote its new Marble Arch store ahead of the opening next month.
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NewsFashion retailers sign up for virtual changing rooms
Retailers Superdry, LK Bennett, Adidas, Hugo Boss and Nicole Farhi are to install virtual changing rooms online.
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NewsRetail sales growth slows in January, CBI reports
Retail sales volumes increased at a better than expected rate in January driven by “strong” growth in the grocery sector, but the pace of growth slowed.
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NewsAsda relaunches dedicated flower website to take on M&S and Waitrose
Asda has relaunched its dedicated flower website to compete with Marks & Spencer, Next and Waitrose in the fight for online spend.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse UK like-for-likes surge 16% in third quarter
Carphone Warehouse UK has revealed a like-for-like surge of 16% in its third quarter, driven by sales of tablets, the phones retailer reiterates in full-year profit guidance.