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NewsH&M UK sales rise
H&M’s UK sales rose 13% to SEK 2.07bn (£194m) for the third quarter of the year.
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NewsBiba founder hits out at House of Fraser as she signs with George at Asda
Biba founder Barbara Hulanicki has hit out at House of Fraser and joined forces with George at Asda to produce a low-priced fast-fashion collection just weeks after the department store spent millions relaunching the Biba label she founded.
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NewsMoss Bros to axe staff as pre-tax losses widen
Menswear retailer Moss Bros is axing jobs as its pre-tax losses widened to £3.3m over the six months to July 31.
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NewsRetail Week Interiors Awards 2010
The winners of this year’s Retail Week Interiors Awards really do represent the pick of what’s out there. John Ryan reports.
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NewsArnotts hires Nigel Blow as chief executive
Dublin department store Arnotts has appointed the former Brown Thomas boss Nigel Blow as chief executive.
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NewsSainsbury's opens largest store in Crayford
Sainsbury’s has today opened its first extended 100,000 sq ft store with a series of new areas.
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NewsTopps Tiles full year sales up
Topps Tiles said it expects to report UK revenues up 2% to £182.4m in the 53 weeks to October 2.
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NewsM&S reaches 1.2m unique visitors with mobile-optimised site
Marks & Spencer has begun to realise the success of its mobile-optimised website, having received 1.2m unique visitors since its launch less than five months ago.
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NewsKaren Millen follows Oasis in mobile gift voucher roll-out
Aurora-owned fashion retailer Karen Millen has followed its sister fascia Oasis in launching a SMS gift voucher service to capitalise on growing consumer appetite for mobile vouchers.
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NewsThe Range doubles full year profits
Homewares and furniture chain The Range almost doubled its pre tax profits from £10.2m to £20.3m in the year to January 31.
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NewsNew Look uses internal social network to support international plans
New Look is using an enterprise social network - called iLook - to support international expansion and communicate with its 27,000 employees and business partners worldwide.
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NewsAutumn fashion drives high street sales rise in September
Sales on the high street have risen above retailer expectations this month driven by fashion and footwear sales, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
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NewsJacques Vert sales rise 3.6%
Jacques Vert’s like-for-like sales rose 3.6% for the first 22 weeks of its financial year.
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NewsPawn broker Albemarle & Bond profits soar
Pawn broker Albemarle & Bond experienced a pre tax profit surge of 37% to £20m in the year to June 30.
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NewsTesco to open babywear shop-in-shop
Tesco is gunning to grab a larger slice of the babywear market with the launch of a Baby World shop-in-shop.
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NewsTopshop signs for Chicago store
Topshop has signed a lease on a store in Chicago to open its second US standalone.
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NewsGame profits and sales slump
Game has reported a pre-tax loss of £18.8m in its first half, against a profit of £14.5m in the same period last year, while revenue also slumped.
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NewsJJB cuts losses but prepares for promotional blitz
JJB Sports has hailed “steady progress” in its turnaround after cutting losses and fattening margins in its first half.
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NewsRecord year for White Stuff
Lifestyle retailer and brand White Stuff has proved it has the right stuff with a record year that has seen sales and profit soar.
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NewsWalmart to buy South African retailer Massmart, Asda’s Andy Bond to oversee
Walmart intends to push into Africa with the $4.2bn acquisition of general merchandise group Massmart.