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NewsHabitat to open gallery at King's Road store
Habitat is to house an exhibition space at its King’s Road, London store.
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NewsRobert Dyas denies R Capital is among potential buyers
Hardware and homewares retailer Robert Dyas has denied reports that Little Chef owner R Capital is among potential buyers for the business.
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NewsOnline retailers set to gain from new trust mark
Online retail association Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) has signed a deal with Trusted Shops which could allow UK retailers to benefit from a potential £1bn of sales.
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NewsPrimark profit growth to accelerate
Value fashion giant Primark expects accelerated profit growth as cotton prices fall and new space is added.
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NewsCarpetright issues another profit warning as bed sales disappoint
Floorings giant Carpetright has issued another profit warning after sales in its beds business and in Europe disappointed.
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NewsKingfisher appoints corporate responsibility director
Kingfisher has appointed Nick Folland to head up its corporate responsibility strategy.
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NewsAquascutum supplier prepares to bid for brand
Menswear business Cooper & Stollbrand is working on a bid for the Aquascutum brand and its Corby manufacturing plant, following the collapse of the British heritage business last week.
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NewsTesco turnaround marred by credit rating downgrade
Philip Clarke’s turnaround of Tesco has suffered an early set back after Moody’s downgraded its credit rating.
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NewsAllied Carpets bought in pre-pack administration deal
Allied Carpets has been bought in a pre-pack administration deal by a company associated with Floors-2-Go.
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NewsUniqlo on expansion trail despite widening losses
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo has posted widening losses of £9.7m from £739,387 in the previous year but still plans to invest “significantly” in growing the brand in the UK.
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NewsDixons suffers websites crash
Electricals giant Dixons’ websites crashed this morning, at first reportedly as a result of traffic volumes for its Sale.
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NewsTesco launches £10 off voucher deal
Tesco has taken the initiative in the battle to win grocery spend with a new £10 off voucher.
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NewsAmazon launches publishing venture
Amazon is to launch a publishing operation in the UK as it looks to fend off competition in the ebook market.
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NewsB&Q managers share £9m windfall
B&Q store managers will take home £45,000 after a £9m incentive scheme vests today.
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NewsRobert Dyas eyed by Little Chef owner R Capital
R Capital, owner of Little Chef, is thought to be in the running to buy hardware and homewares chain Robert Dyas.
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NewsAurora: Focusing on growth
The fashion group is driving success by focusing on multichannel and overseas growth.
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NewsLandlords slam "underhand practice” of pre-pack administrations
Landlords have slammed the “growing underhand practice” of insolvency practices such as pre-pack administrations that they say siphons “tens of millions of pounds out of pensioners’ savings into the pockets of private investors profiting from retail failure”.
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NewsJohn Lewis launches branded broadband service
The John Lewis Partnership has relaunched its broadband service under the John Lewis brand to reflect its “excellent customer service” offering.
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NewsRetail sales rise in March, ONS reports
Retail sales surged year-on-year and month-on-month in March, official data showed.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales surge as wet weather pulls in shoppers
John Lewis sales surged 13.9% to £61.1m in the week to April 14 as wet weather over the Bank Holiday weekend drove footfall to stores.