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NewsIceland in takeover talks
Iceland is reportedly in talks with Middle East investors over a potential sale of the chain for up to £1.5bn.
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NewsB&Q to go on Sale this Friday
DIY market leader B&Q will launch its ‘January’ Sale this Friday – its earliest and, it promised, biggest such seasonal promotion ever.
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NewsThe Body Shop seeks growth in India
The Body Shop is gunning to reach 150 stores by 2014 in India.
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NewsGrocers suspend Scotland orders due to snow
Tesco and Sainsbury’s have stopped taking orders on their websites from customers in Scotland, because of the bad weather.
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NewsAmazon's European websites go offline amidst cyber-attack threats
Online giant Amazon UK was offline for half an hour during the peak Christmas shopping period last night amidst ongoing cyber threats by pro-Wikileaks saboteurs Anonymous.
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NewsThis Christmas will be at least as good as last, most retailers believe
Most retailers expect trading this Christmas to be at least as good as last and say shoppers have brought forward purchases to avoid the January VAT rise.
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NewsJohn Lewis records best ever week as snow thaws
John Lewis has reported its best ever weekly sales performance as customers returned to the high street after the heavy snow.
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NewsMiddleton picks Reiss and Whistles for official engagement photos
Prince William’s fiance and budding style guru Kate Middleton turned to the high street for her official engagement photographs, opting to wear a dress from Reiss and a top from Whistles.
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NewsPPR scotches Burberry takeover talk
French luxury goods group PPR, the business behind brands including Gucci, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen, has quashed speculation that it intends to acquire British luxury retailer and brand Burberry.
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NewsDixons Black: first pictures
Dixons today unveiled a new fascia, Black, which takes a radically different approach to electrical retailing.
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NewsMarks & Spencer extends Christmas opening hours at 200 shops
Marks & Spencer will extend opening hours until 10pm or later at 200 stores during Christmas week.
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NewsWaitrose beats snow to deliver 'busiest day ever'
Supermarket group Waitrose beat snowy conditions to end last week “on remarkable form” after generating a sales uplift of 4.7% to £106.3m.
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NewsWest End stores open as normal after riots
Stores on Oxford Street and Regent Street are trading as normal this morning despite rioting last night by student protesters.
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NewsPhones4U deal likely to be valued below £700m
Private equity firm BC Partners is likely to pay less than the £700m anticipated for Phones4U by present owner Providence Equity Partners.
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NewsAnger at Scottish Government's £30m raid on retailers' coffers
Scottish Government proposals to milk big retailers for additional cash have been condemned as a threat to jobs and economic recovery.
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NewsHackers give up attack on Amazon
Hackers have abandoned their attempts to sabotage Amazon.com after the etail giant’s defences proved impregnable.
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NewsJJB holds onto support of key supplier Nike
Struggling retailer JJB Sports is holding onto the support of key suppliers despite its difficulties.
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NewsReiss ramps up overseas plans with new head of international
Fashion retailer Reiss has appointed its first dedicated head of international as it seeks to ramp up its overseas expansion.
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NewsRetailers ramp up promotions as weather hammers trade
Eye-catching promotions used earlier than planned as sales badly affected by snowy conditions
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NewsRetail gets the thumbs up as it outperforms
Investors filled their shopping trolleys with general retail and food stocks alike. The former outperformed the market despite lacklustre BRC sales data for November but are still down year on year.