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NewsBarratts Priceless plunges into administration
Shoe specialist Barratts Priceless Group has collapsed into administration for the second time in two years.
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NewsRecord online demand at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis department stores are up 3.7% so far this week, helped by the biggest ever day of online demand on Monday.
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NewsGilly Hicks opens with a splash in Cardiff
Abercrombie & Fitch owned lingerie, beach and nightwear brand, Gilly Hicks, has opened at the St David’s Centre in Cardiff.
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NewsDunstone laughs off mobile phone blunder
It’s a classic social faux pas – somebody’s mobile phone going off in the middle of a speech.
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NewsBarratts Priceless 'nears administration'
Barratts Priceless is reportedly close to appointing administrators for the second time in two years.
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NewsDirect Golf chases private equity
Specialist retailer Direct Golf is eyeing private equity investment as it looks to replicate the success of fellow fast-growing sports chain Go Outdoors.
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NewsReturn ruled out for Ex-Thorntons director
Former Thorntons chairman Peter Thornton has failed in his attempt to rejoin the troubled chocolatier.
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NewsZulily recruits Kirby ahead of UK launch
US online private Sales site Zulily is to launch in the UK and has hired former Monsoon digital chief Kristine Kirby to head the operation.
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NewsAldi and M&S lead way with vow to absorb Irish VAT rise
Big-name UK retailers act to appeal to Irish consumers as austerity bites in the Republic.
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NewsMulberry profits soar 231%
Profits at Mulberry, the luxury brand and retailer, rocketed 231% over the last six months boosted by strong growth overseas.
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NewsBig Price Drop drives volume growth at Tesco
Tesco like-for-like sales in the UK, excluding petrol and VAT, fell 0.9% in the third quarter.
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Ikea clarifies Russian market plans
Ikea has clarified its plans for the Russian market over the next few years and expects to invest e180m (£154m) to open three new stores. The shops will be located in Moscow, St Petersburg and one of the country’s other ‘megacities’ with a population over 1 million. The Moscow store ...
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NewsBoots tailors its offers at the tills
Boots is producing personalised messages and coupons at the till as part of a drive to improve its loyalty programme.
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Delhaize accelerates store openings
Delhaize plans to speed up store openings in its new markets and new formats to achieve annual sales growth of 5% to 7% in three years. The retailer expects to open about 450 stores in its newer operations by 2014. Store openings will include expansion of its Bottom Dollar Food ...
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Auchan to open six hypermarkets in 2012
Auchan will open six hypermarkets in Russia in 2012, Auchan Russia chief executive Jean-Pierre Germain has revealed.“We will open six classic hypermarkets next year and continue to work on projects that are not yet complete,” Germain said.The hypermarkets will be located in Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, Volgograd and Rostov-on- ...
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NewsWiggle bought by Bridgepoint in £180m deal
Cycles etailer Wiggle has today been acquired by private equity firm Bridgepoint in a £180m deal.
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Barnes & Noble narrows net loss
Bookseller Barnes & Noble narrowed its net loss from $12.6m (£8m) to $6.6m (£4.2m) for its second quarter ended October 29. Sales dropped 0.6% to $1.89bn (£1.21bn), with a decline in physical book sales offset by growth for its Nook product family. The retailer said that its Nook tablet has ...
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Walmart introduces first social shopping app
Walmart has introduced the first social shopping app from its recently formed @WalmartLabs division. Known as Shopycat, the tool allows Facebook users to find gifts for friends and family based on the interests posted on their profiles. It then recommends items from Walmart’s stores, Walmart.com and other sites including RedEnvelope, ...
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NewsLakeside £180m extension proposed
Capital Shopping Centres (CSC) has submitted a planning application for an £180m investment which would increase the size of the Lakeside centre by a third.
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NewsDune Group sales fall
Footwear business Dune Group has posted a slight increase in pre-tax profits from £6.42m to £6.47m for the year to January 29, 2011.