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Carrefour announces plans to operate 46 drive-in stores
Grocery giant Carrefour has announced plans to operate 46 drive-in stores in France by the end of the year, following the opening of its second drive-in store last week.Customers order their groceries online, then drive to the stores and collect the items, which have all been packed beforehand.The retailer announced ...
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NewsLloyds extends American Golf sale deadline
Lloyds Development Capital (LDC) is understood to have extended the timeframe for the sale of American Golf as interest from an unknown American trade buyer emerges.
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NewsJohn Lewis posts sharp drop in operating profit amid highly competitive environment
John Lewis has posted a sharp drop in operating profit in its first half as it matched the scale of discounting on the high street with its ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ commitment and invested in the business.
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NewsNext signals end of price inflation as profits rise
Fashion giant Next has reported a 8.5% rise in first-half profits and signalled an end to price inflation.
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NewsWhite Stuff chief exec Bailey wins Private Business Woman of the Year
White Stuff chief executive Sally Bailey has won the PwC Private Business Woman of the Year Award.
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NewsHigh level of promotions pushes down grocery spend
A high level of promotions has resulted in a lower average spend per visit at the big grocers, despite inflation.
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NewsHome Retail appoints managing director for Habitat
Home Retail has appointed a managing director for Habitat, the furniture brand it acquired in June, Retail Week can reveal.
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News'Empty shelves' fear unless delivery restrictions lifted for Olympics
Industry body the BRC has expressed concern to London mayor Boris Johnson about potential transport disruption during next year’s Olympics and Paralympics which could leave store shelves empty.
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NewsCPI inflation rate reaches 4.5%
The rate of inflation rose to 4.5% in August from 4.4% in July as clothing prices climbed, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) showed.
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NewsMorrisons and Sainsbury's winners in latest Kantar data
Morrisons and Sainsbury’s emerged as the market share winners among the big four grocers according to latest industry data, which also showed consumers buying fewer items and making more shopping trips.
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NewsLong queues form as Westfield Stratford City open its doors
Marks & Spencer chief executive Marc Bolland opened proceedings at the new Westfield Stratford City shopping centre this morning declaring that the M&S store will “carry the torch for the best of UK retailing”.
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NewsWestfield sets up warehouse near Stratford to overcome delivery restrictions
Westfield has set up a distribution centre close to its Stratford City site to help retailers overcome delivery restrictions.
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NewsHomebase launches painting and decorating service
Homebase is to launch a painter and decorator service to cash in on Britons who prefer not to do it themselves.
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Sainsbury’s talks turkey and gets it in the neck
Sainsbury’s is taking an interesting approach to promotions in these tough economic climes.
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NewsNot On The High Street raids Amazon for new COO
Notonthehighstreet.com has hired three new senior managers from online giants Amazon, Google and Paypal.
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NewsMyDeco gets backing of Groupon investor
MyDeco.com, set up by LastMinute.com co-founder Brent Hoberman, has been boosted by investment from eVenture Capital Partners, a backer of Groupon.
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NewsMarks & Spencer is to invest £600m in store revamps
Marks & Spencer is to invested £600m into revamping its stores.