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NewsMoss Bros like-for-likes jump 3.7%
Formal menswear retailer Moss Bros has posted a 3.7% jump in like-for-likes for the 19 weeks to December 8, 2012.
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NewsLaura Ashley like-for-likes up 4.9%
Laura Ashley like-for-likes increased 4.9% in the 19 weeks to December 8, 2012.
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NewsFoyles plans new flagship store as profits slump
Book retailer Foyles has posted a slump in profits due to construction works impacting sales at its Charing Cross branch as it plans to open a new flagship store less than 100 metres away.
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NewsTesco to launch Twitter prize give-away
Tesco is giving Twitter users the chance to pull a virtual cracker from tomorrow to win prizes from chocolate bars to Kindles.
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NewsChristmas food shopping to be “squeezed” says Sainsbury’s
Christmas food shopping will be “squeezed” this year because Christmas Day falls on a Tuesday, said Sainsbury’s group commercial director Mike Coupe.
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NewsThe name’s Dalton, Timothy Dalton (Philips)
With his popularity in the City not at its peak, perhaps Morrisons’ boss should consider using his real name – Timothy Dalton Philips – to give the grocer a Christmas sales blockbuster.
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NewsLandmark Christmas as tablet and mobile orders surge
Tablet and mobile orders surge as shoppers turn to web for festive purchases
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NewsComet stores shuttered as hopes for buyer fade
The shutters are slamming down on Comet stores as hopes that the collapsed electricals specialist can be saved fade.
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French sports retailer Oxylane plans Bulgarian stores
French sports retailer Oxylane plans to enter Bulgaria next year, it is reported. The first Decathlon store is set to open in September 2013 in southeast Sofia, with construction already under way.The retailer sees potential in the Bulgarian market for 15 to 20 stores. It also intends to grow through ...
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NewsBRC boss tells retailers to keep fighting for fair rates
The British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) new director-general Helen Dickinson has urged retailers to keep fighting for fairer business rates, despite the Chancellor shunning the issue in his Autumn Statement last week.
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Auchan reports successful mobile payment trial
Grocer Auchan has successfully trialled a new mobile payment system called Flash’n Pay, it has been reported.The mobile wallet, developed by the retailer’s financial services subsidiary Oney Banque Accord, allows customers to pay with their smartphones and also manage coupons and loyalty points from the same application.The system is compatible ...
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NewsAnalysis: Overseas success for beauty retailer Lush
The beauty products retailer continues to build sales and narrow UK retail losses.
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Amazon ventures into Brazil with Amazon.com.br
Amazon has made its first foray into Brazil with the launch of ebook site Amazon.com.br. The site offers more than 1.4 million Kindle books priced in Brazilian Reals, including more than 13,000 Portuguese-language titles. Amazon says its Kindle ereader will be available within weeks priced at BRL299 (£89). Meanwhile, Brazilian ...
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NewsUK shoppers are biggest online spenders, OfCom reveals
UK shoppers spend more money online than any other “major” country, a report by OfCom has revealed.
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NewsTopshop to open first Hong Kong store next year
Topshop is set to open its first store in Hong Kong next year in its next step towards becoming a “global brand”.
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NewsMorrisons promotes Trevor Strain to finance chief
Morrisons has appointed former Tesco director and current Morrisons finance director corporate Trevor Strain as group finance director, replacing Richard Pennycook.
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NewsHMV warns over covenants despite narrowing first-half losses
HMV has warned it might breach its banking covenants despite narrowing losses and improved like-for-like sales in the first half.
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NewsSports Direct first-half profits soar as House of Fraser speculation grows
Sports Direct’s pre-tax profit soared in its first half as speculation builds that it is in talks to buy department store House of Fraser.
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Metro Properties plans Russian store openings
German Metro Group-owned Metro Properties plans to invest about e150m (£121m) to open six or seven stores in Russia in 2013, said head of asset and expansion management Arthur Taubert. The 2013 investment for store openings in Russia has been cut due to the depressed macroeconomic situation worldwide, he said.Instead, ...
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NewsVideo: Shop Direct boss Keith Basnett struts his stuff
Shop Direct chief operations officer Keith Basnett got into the spirit of things at the retailer’s charity ball last week.