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NewsSainsbury's unveils Royal Wedding t-shirt
Sainsbury’s has been caught by Royal Wedding fever and has designed a celebratory t-shirt in honour of the couple.
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NewsHabitat to exit Regent Street store
Habitat is closing its Regent Street store in Central London because it “no longer fits” with the retailer’s strategy.
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NewsAsos launches Facebook store
Etailer Asos has launched a transactional shop on social networking platform Facebook.
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NewsBlacks sale talks break down
Outdoors specialist Blacks Leisure has ended discussions with potential buyers after no agreement could be reached.
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NewsJJB Sports fined £455,000 by FSA
JJB Sports has been fined £455,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for failing to disclose the true costs of two acquisitions under the previous management.
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NewsMarks & Spencer restructures womenswear management team
Marks & Spencer has unveiled a raft of management changes at its clothing business as part of chief executive Marc Bolland’s new strategy, Retail Week can reveal.
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Neal's Yard hires new MD
Neal’s Yard Remedies has appointed Carl Atkinson as its new managing director.
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NewsBritish Bookshops & Stationers attracts offers as bid deadline expires
The deadline for bids for British Bookshops and Stationers, which collapsed earlier this month, expired yesterday (Tuesday).
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NewsBarry Hartog to retire from Clinton Cards
Clinton Cards group commercial director Barry Hartog is retiring from the board and will leave the retailer at the end of May.
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NewsClarks Originals unveils spring ad campaign
Clarks will launch its first international advertising campaign for its Clarks Originals collection next month when it will also open a pop-up store for the sub-brand at its store in London’s Regent Street.
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Ahold net sales up 4.4% to £25.2bn
During 2010, retail group Ahold’s consolidated net sales reached €29.5bn (£25.2bn), up 4.4% after adjustments or 5.7% on a non-adjusted basis. During the fourth quarter, consolidated net sales, which do not include the joint ventures ICA Group in Scandinavia and JMR, were €6.9bn (£5.9bn). This is an increase of 5.5% ...
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NewsO2 launches own free in-store Wi-fi
O2 is to replace its paid for Wi-fi service in 450 stores by April this year with its own free Wi-fi service.
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NewsTesco slashes laptops and clothing prices
Tesco is slashing prices on all laptops and adults’ clothing lines by 20%, which the grocer said gives customers a VAT-free deal.
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NewsBoux Avenue: first product pictures revealed
Entrepreneur Theo Paphitis has unveiled the first product images for his lingerie chain Boux Avenue which will open in late March.
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NewsBlacks sale hopes fade
The potential takeover of Blacks Leisure may be pulled as several of the interested parties are reported to have walked away from discussions.
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NewsSRC challenges Scottish levy
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has challenged Scottish finance secretary John Swinney to answer five key questions about the proposed retail levy when he appears at the Scottish Parliament later today.
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NewsWH Smith like-for-likes fall 5%
WH Smith group like-for-likes dropped 5% in the 21 weeks to January 22.
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NewsScottish Parliament advised by committee to scrap planned levy on large retailers
Retailers are unlikely to have to pay extra tax on larger stores in Scotland after the Local Government and Communities Committee of the Scottish Parliament voted in favour of annulling the proposed Large Retailer Levy.
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Delhaize Group revenue increases 4.6% to £17.7bn
Delhaize Group has reported revenues of E20.8bn (£17.7bn) for 2010. This represents an increase of 1% at identical exchange rates or 4.6% at actual exchange rates, due to the strengthening of the US dollar by 5.2% against the euro compared with 2009. Organic revenue growth was 0.9%.Delhaize Group added 68 ...