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News£8.5m venture capital boost for etail group Worldstores
Venture firms Advent and Balderton Capital have ploughed £8.5m into online retailer Worldstores.
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News'M&S girls' ditched from TV ads
Marks & Spencer has ditched its glamorous TV ad campaign featuring female celebrities including Myleene Klass, Twiggy and Dannii Minogue, it is understood.
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NewsDixons boss Browett's bonus cut
Dixons chief executive John Browett’s rewards package shrank last year after the retailer’s profits growth stalled.
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NewsPrivate equity firms bid for American Golf
A number of private equity firms have tabled bids for golf specialists American Golf which is up for sale for £80m.
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NewsTesco to launch Clubcard scheme in the US
Tesco is to trial a version of its successful Clubcard loyalty scheme at its Fresh & Easy chain in the US.
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NewsDebenhams completes £650m refinancing
Department store group Debenhams has completed its refinancing of the £650m senior credit facility it agreed in July 2010.
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NewsWalker hires Rothschild ahead of Iceland bid
Iceland founder Malcolm Walker has appointed advisers to back him in his battle for retention of control of the food retailer.
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NewsJack Wills eyes sale or float next year
Preppy fashion chain Jack Wills is gearing up for a stake sale or float next year that could value the retailer at up to £500m.
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NewsMobile retail searches soar 216% in the second quarter
Mobile retail searches soared by 216% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2011 as the boom in online shopping continued.
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NewsSainsbury's launches non-food shopping mobile site
Sainsbury’s has gone live with a mobile version of its general merchandise shopping website.
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NewsTopshop and Topman to open in Las Vegas
Arcadia’s Topshop and Topman are moving into Sin City with the launch of a 20,000 sq ft flagship store in Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas.
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NewsIT budgets fall to 1% of sales
Retailers’ IT budgets have fallen to a record low of 1% of sales following another year of cutbacks.
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NewsH&M like-for-likes drop 4% in June
Swedish fashion giant H&M’s like-for-likes sales dropped 4% in June.
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NewsCooler weather helps John Lewis grow sales
Cooler weather in the second half of last week helped John Lewis to grow sales, while sales at Waitrose also grew despite tough World Cup comparatives.
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NewsBlacks increases borrowing after sales fall
Outdoor clothing and equipment specialist Blacks Leisure has extended its borrowing facilities and aims to refinance following a sales fall.
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NewsWhite Company EBITDA rockets as boss prepares to step down
Fashion and homewares retailer White Company has defied the economic gloom to post a better than expected 37% surge in EBITDA to £10.7m in the year to March 27.
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NewsRetailers unprepared for Olympic windfall
Half of UK retailers have admitted they are unprepared for the impact that the Olympic Games will have on their businesses, but a third expect a sales boost from it.
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NewsOlder shoppers rein in spending as squeeze hits
Empty nesters and older customers starting to feel the pressure and tighten purse strings as rises in cost of living bite, exclusive poll reveals
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NewsJJB makes 'good progress' with turnaround
Sports specialist JJB, which is at the start of a turnaround programme, told investors that “good progress” is being made.
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NewsFunny old name
Harper Seven may be the most talked about baby name this week, but the Beckham’s aren’t alone in devising interesting monikers for their children.