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Quidsi to launch two new ecommerce sites
Amazon-owned Quidsi is to launch two new ecommerce sites targeting busy parents.Afterschool.com will offer 50,000 products ranging from baseball bats and ballet shoes to art supplies. Bookworm.com will offer children’s books.Both sites offer free shipping on orders of more than $49 (£30.55). They complement existing Quidsi ecommerce sites, which include ...
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NewsMy-Wardrobe drops menswear offer
Etailer to focus on womenswear from spring 13 as it looks to ramp up overseas ambitions.
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Target to offer price-matching in bid to compete with online retailers
General merchandise retailer Target will offer price-matching during the holiday season to compete with online retailers.The initiative will run from November 1 to December 16 and will include Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Bestbuy.com, Toysrus.com and Babiesrus.com.
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NewsAnalysis: Expansion for Home Bargains
TJ Morris, which trades as Home Bargains, is making strides in the value sector.
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NewsGerry Weber aims to double UK stores
German womenswear brand Gerry Weber is to more than double the number of its UK stores next year as it eyes market town locations.
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NewsHarvey Nichols unveils racy ad campaign
Upscale department store group Harvey Nichols has unveiled a racy ad campaign to support the opening of its first standalone Beauty Bazaar store at Liverpool One.
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Amazon in acquisition talks with bookseller Saraiva
Amazon is in acquisition talks with Brazilian bookseller Saraiva, according to sources.Saraiva is based in São Paulo and sells through stores and online. It is thought Amazon could leverage the deal to establish itself in the fast-growing Brazilian ecommerce market.Amazon declined to comment.
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NewsDebenhams to anchor Southside Shopping centre
Debenhams is set to open a new store to anchor the Southside Shopping Centre, which is to undergo a £40m redevelopment.
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NewsIn pictures: Waterstones launches Kindle advertising
Bookseller Waterstones is launching an advertising campaign for Amazon’s Kindle device.
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UK economy emerges from recession
The UK economy emerged from recession in the three months from July to September, giving retailers a glimpse of hope that consumer sentiment is climbing.
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NewsAsos profits soar as international sales surge
Pre-tax profits at Asos soared 42% to £13.2m in the five months to August 31.
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NewsAsda boss Andy Clarke calls for business rates freeze
Asda chief executive Andy Clarke has made a renewed call for business rates to be frozen as retailers face spiralling costs in 2013.
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NewsDebenhams ups online and international targets after profits rise
Debenhams has increased its expansion and online targets after it reported full-year profits rose both in the UK and overseas.
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NewsSainsbury's makes play for mobile market with new shop-in-shops
Sainsbury’s is to open mobile phone shops in its supermarkets as it makes a play for the lucrative market which, among the grocers, is dominated by archrival Tesco.
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NewsRetail employment rises at fastest rate in two years
Retail jobs grew at their fastest rate in two years over the third quarter, boosted by supermarkets employing more part-time workers.
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Walmart de México reports total revenue increase
Walmart de México has reported total revenues up 11.3% to pesos99.8bn (£4.49bn) in the third quarter. Net income increased 11.1% to pesos5.3bn (£237m) over the period. EBITDA rose 14.7% to pesos9.4bn (£420m).At present Walmart de México operates 2,868 outlets. There have been 151 store openings to date this year.
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NewsData: Sales growth forecasts edge up
Retail sales growth expectations in the coming months have been edged up but are still expected to come in below historic averages.
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NewsPhilip Clarke's radical plans for Tesco turn around
Tesco boss Philip Clarke gave an insight this week into how he hopes to turn around the struggling grocer with a spot of rocket fuel.
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NewsWalden unveils digital vision for Argos
Queues in Argos stores would become a thing of the past under the ambitious vision of new managing director John Walden as he reinvents the business as a “digital retail leader”.
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NewsCard Factory posts flat profit after absorbing VAT increase
Card Factory delivered flat pre-tax profit in the year to January 31 after absorbing the rise in VAT, following a 56% hike in profits the previous year.
