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NewsWheway to leave Best Buy Europe
Scott Wheway is to stand down as chief executive of Best Buy Europe. He is replaced by Best Buy Europe chief operating officer Andrew Harrison, who has been promoted to president.
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News£1m raised for Retail Trust
Over £1m was raised for the Retail Trust charity last night at The Retail Trust London Ball.
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NewsSusanne Given confirmed as John Lewis fashion chief
John Lewis has confirmed that Susanne Given will be buying director of fashion when she joins the department store chain.
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NewsHMV begins closing stores
HMV has shut nine shops as part of its plans to close 60 across the group as it seeks to cut costs.
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NewsKiddicare expects mobile to make up 20% of sales this year
Nursery retailer Kiddicare expects 20% of its sales to come from mobile within 12 months as its newly launched sites start driving sales.
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NewsAsda launches dating website
Asda has launched a dating website to pair up singles looking for love based on their shopping habits.
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NewsCarpetright warns on profits as sales plunge
Carpetright has warned on profits as sales plunged in the UK and Ireland.
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NewsOcado records pre-tax profit in Q4 and reduces full year losses
Ocado has made a pre-tax profit in the fourth quarter of £300,000 and reduced pre-tax losses for the year by 52%.
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NewsSelfridges Group finalises de Bijenkorf deal
Selfridges Group, the group which owns iconic department store chain Selfridges, Irish department store Brown Thomas and Canadian department store business Holt Renfrew, has completed its acquisition of Dutch luxury department store chain de Bijenkorf.
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NewsWaitrose hits £5bn sales
Waitrose notched up sales of over £5bn for the first time in the year to January 29.
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NewsQataris in talks to buy Hamleys
Talks are at an advanced stage between Landsbanki and the Qatari royal family over the sale of the collapsed Iceland bank’s majority stake in toy store Hamleys according to reports.
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NewsFormer TK Maxx boss Susanne Given joins John Lewis
John Lewis has appointed Susanne Given, the former managing director of TK Maxx in the UK and Republic of Ireland, to a senior product or fashion role at the department store chain.
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NewsAsda poaches Tesco's personnel director
Asda has poached Tesco’s UK personnel director to be its HR director.
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NewsRetailers sign up to Facebook's new discount service
Retailers including Argos and Debenhams have teamed up with Facebook to offer location-specific deals to users of the social network.
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NewsJoules considers sale of minority stake
Lifestyle retailer Joules has appointed investment banking group Rothschild to advise on its growth and investigate the potential sale of a minority stake.
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NewsMorrisons veteran Mark Gunter to retire
Morrisons group retail director Mark Gunter is to retire in June 2012.
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NewsBench for sale with £250m price tag
Young fashion brand Bench and sister label Hooch have been put up for sale.
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NewsBurberry to move into Habitat store on Regent Street
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry is to take the store on Regent Street which is currently occupied by Habitat.
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NewsJones Bootmaker in £40m sale
Jones Bootmaker is set to be snapped up by Dutch group Macintosh Retail Group in a deal which is believed to value the footwear chain at £40m.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to open Champs-Elysees store this summer
Marks & Spencer is to open a store in Paris on the Champs-Elysees as early as this summer, it is understood.