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NewsDreams refinancing expected this week
Beds retailer Dreams is close to refinancing, with advisers to its banks due to make presentations on the management’s strategic plans this week.
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NewsSkillsmart Retail Rising Stars Awards shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Skillsmart Retail Rising Stars Awards has been announced.
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NewsAmazon challenges Apple with iTunes-style service
Amazon is taking on rival Apple by strengthening its online music store.
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NewsDunstone and Neville-Rolfe in Queen's birthday honours list
Retailers including Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone and Tesco corporate and legal affairs director Lucy Neville-Rolfe have been included in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
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NewsMajestic Wine profits rocket 14.5%
Pre-tax profit at Majestic Wine rose 14.5% to £23.2m in the 53 weeks to April 2.
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NewsSir Stuart Rose becomes Blue Inc chairman
Former Marks and Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose has made a return to the high street by joining growing fashion chain Blue Inc as chairman.
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NewsTesco reveals plan to exit Japan
Tesco has revealed its exit plan of its loss-making Japanese business.
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News122 Clinton Cards stores to shut this week
Administrator to Clinton Cards Zolfo Cooper will close 122 stores by next Thursday, June 21, in the next stage of a 350-store closure programme.
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NewsCroydon Council boss: 'We'd have helped Allders if it had revealed its problems earlier'
The leader of Croydon Council has said that Allders cut off the possibility of a council-led rescue bid by not revealing the extent of its financial crisis earlier.
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NewsMenswear brand Dalvey on expansion trail
Men’s tailoring retailer Dalvey plans to expand its store portfolio after enlisting retail property adviser Harper Dennis Hobbs to help it find new stores across the UK.
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NewsAllders collapses into administration
Harold Tillman-backed department store Allders has collapsed into administration following “a marked downturn in sales”.
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NewsShop rents fall across UK but London bucks trend
Retail rents continued to fall last year as landlords struggled to keep their properties occupied.
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NewsMorrisons to offer £5 off £40 deal
Morrisons will wade into the voucher war in grocery this weekend.
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NewsUnited Carpets begins store closure review
United Carpets is conducting a store closure review in the face of “extremely challenging” market conditions.
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NewsJubilee drives strong week at John Lewis
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations, two bank holidays and the fall of half-term all combined to boost sales by 18.1%to £63.1m last week.
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NewsGeorge standalones: Pop-up stores?
How long can a shop stay open and still be referred to as a pop-up?
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Walmart teams up with Procter & Gamble in month-long promotion
Walmart has teamed up with Procter & Gamble in a month-long promotion of online and mobile shopping in New York City.A lorry covered with QR codes for several P&G products, including Bounty paper towel, Head & Shoulders shampoo and Lams dog food, will tour the city. New Yorkers can use ...
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El Corte Inglés launches price drop on 4,500 grocery products
El Corte Inglés has launched a price drop on 4,500 grocery products available in the food halls of its department stores, Hipercor hypermarkets and Supercor supermarkets.The items included are all basic grocery products from all sections, including fresh produce.
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Walmart’s Pay with Cash scheme accounts for nearly 2% of online orders
Walmart’s Pay with Cash scheme – which allows shoppers to order online and pay in cash in store – accounts for nearly 2% of online orders, according to Joel Anderson, chief executive of Walmart.com. He told a conference in Chicago that 30% of Pay with Cash customers were new to ...
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NewsGovernment Global Olympic summit to showcase UK retail
The Government is organising a global summit over the Olympic period to showcase the best in class of British retailing to the world.