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NewsSuits You in administration
Speciality Retail Group, the company behind 66-store menswear chain Suits You, has been bought by restructuring specialists GA Europe and put in to administration.
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NewsAhrendts salutes Burberry's 'style, structure and values'
Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts outlined the soft strategies the fashion retailer has focused on during the recession at the World Retail Congress in Berlin.
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Retailers neglecting succession planning
Only 17% of retail CEOs and board directors are actively engaged in succession planning, according to a report published today at World Retail Congress.
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NewsClassic toys to fly off shelves this Christmas
Classic toys and games such as Lego, Sylvanian Families and Monopoly are set to be big sellers once again this Christmas, along with a toy puppy that can be taken for walks and an electric guitar.
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NewsPhones 4U considers refinancing as alternative to sale
The owners of Phones4u are considering refinancing the business as an alternative to selling it, it is understood.
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NewsCarpetright UK & Ireland like-for-likes drop 7.3%
Floorings specialist Carpetright group sales dropped 5.2% in the 12 weeks to October 23, with the retailer saying it expects tough trading conditions to continue into 2011.
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NewsPrimark reclaims top spot in market share battle
Primark, the value fashion giant, returned to the top spot as the UK’s largest clothing retailer by volume over the summer, ahead of Asda and Marks & Spencer.
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NewsWellworths forced to change its name by Shop Direct
Wellworths, the store set up by former Woolworths store manager Claire Robertson, is being forced to change its name to Wellchester under an agreement with Woolworths brand owner Shop Direct.
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NewsFocus on staff key to recovery, says Maxeda CEO Tony DeNunzio
A focus on staff, brand and the customer is the key to a successful retail recovery, according to a panel of leading retailers.
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NewsDevelopers must embrace internet to engage
Shopping centre developers must make more use of technology and the internet to engage with consumers if they want to remain relevant to a new generation of shoppers, delegates at the World Retail Congress in Berlin were told today.
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NewsAsda breaks with tradition with Christmas loyalty scheme launch
Food and general merchandise group Asda has launched a Christmas customer loyalty initiative as big retailers make an early play for seasonal spend.
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NewsCotton prices reach new high
Cotton prices have hit a record high after cold weather threatened to damage the crop in China.
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NewsPeacocks hires La Senza marketing director
Value chain Peacocks has appointed former La Senza marketing head Lisa Bond to the newly created role of marketing director.
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NewsLovefilm turnover grows as losses narrow
Amazon-backed online film rental company Lovefilm pretax losses narrowed from £7.4m to £934,000 last year.
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NewsMixed sales performance from Flying Brands
Home shopping group Flying Brands has revealed mixed trading at its main businesses and acquired 50% of online promotions business Dealtastic.
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NewsTesco launches iPhone app barcode scanner
Tesco is revamping its iPhone app to include a barcode scanner which the UK’s largest retailer has said is a first for the supermarket industry.
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NewsPeacocks' bidders revealed
The two private equity firms understood to have made an unsolicited approach for value group Peacocks are believed to be Bain Capital and Blackstone.
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NewsRose: internet will be Marks & Spencer's international launchpad
The web will be an “advance guard” into new markets for Marks & Spencer, chairman Sir Stuart Rose told the World Retail Congress in Berlin this morning.
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NewsRiver Island goes global with Asos
Young fashion retailer River Island is to sell its product on etail fashion giant Asos.
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NewsM&S launches disposable chocolate box
Marks & Spencer is introducing new packaging for its Swiss Chocolate Collection that can be thrown away on a compost heap or dissolved in water.