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Amazon to launch pure-play ecommerce services
Amazon is expected to launch its pure-play ecommerce services in Spain by the end of this year. Several Spanish publishers have already signed distribution agreements with the internet retailer, but it is likely that Kindle ebooks will be introduced at a later date.Amazon.es is expected to launch with an offering ...
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NewsJohn Lewis tweaks At Home
Department store group John Lewis has admitted its At Home stores are performing below expectations in a tough market and will tweak the format to broaden the offer.
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NewsGeneral stores win out over the grocers
As hordes of shoppers flocked to the opening of Westfield Stratford City, showing that willingness to spend has not entirely evaporated, general retailers ended the week up overall.
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NewsStudent fees to hit young fashion, Wolfson warns
Younger chain Lipsy to be hit as effects of debt start being felt by 16 to 22 year olds
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NewsDiscounting hits Primark’s operating margin
Primark’s operating margin is expected to take a hit over the full year following a higher level of discounting on the UK high street towards the end of the summer.
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NewsProfit growth for Morrisons despite savvy shopper effect
Morrisons has observed the rise of the “professional” shopper in the face of the biggest hit to consumer spending power in a generation.
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NewsIn focus: C&J Clark and Robert Dyas
What have C&J Clark and Robert Dyas in common? Apart from long histories, each has been led more recently by Roger Pedder.
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NewsDixons’ Nordic business impresses
Electricals group Dixons showed off its Nordic business, Elkjøp, last week, when it hosted an analysts’ visit in Sweden.
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NewsM&S brand to challenge rival supermarkets
Marks & Spencer’s pilot new format stores, launched this week, aim to distinguish between the identity of its fashion brands such as Per Una, Autograph and Limited as well as emphasise the uniqueness of its offer in food.
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NewsBoots support Macmillan charity
Hundreds of Boots colleagues, including chief executive Alex Gourlay, are donning their green wigs to trek ‘Miles for Macmillan’.
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NewsSales continue to fall at Argos owner Home Retail
Argos owner Home Retail’s shares fell after a second-quarter update showing a continued like-for-like sales fall at the flagship chain and deterioration in trading at stablemate Homebase.
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NewsWhite Stuff brewing up another chari-tea day
Quirky fashion chain White Stuff has brewed up another eccentric initiative as it gears up for its National Wear a Tea Cosy on Your Head Day on September 22.
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NewsMothercare shop collapses in Bishop Auckland
Mothercare shoppers had to be led to safety when a building containing a branch of the maternity specialist collapsed in Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
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NewsOnline sales up 14% in August
Online sales were up 14% to £5.3bn in August as fashion drove sales.
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NewsMackays beats tough conditions to post profits rise
Mackays Stores, one of the UK’s biggest privately owned clothing retailers, has posted an increase in profits despite having to cope with rising commodity prices.
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NewsFuture retail leaders will need "new leadership skills" to meet multichannel challenges
Future retail leaders will require a new set of leadership skills in order to adapt to the changing dynamics in the fact paced industry, according to speakers at the Retail Leadership Forum.
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NewsHigh street price increases slow fashion sales
Shoppers are finding it increasingly hard to keep up with the latest fashion trends because of increases in clothing prices.
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NewsWaitrose weekly sales up 10.7%
Waitrose has reported total sales up 10.7% in the week it reopened its flagship Canary Wharf store as its first Food, Fashion & Home shop.
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NewsRiots cloud picture on August retail sales
The value of retail sales rose year-on-year during August but was flat month-on-month in a period when rioting disrupted trading.