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Grupo Pão de Açúca to roll out Extra Supermercado fascia
Grupo Pão de Açúcar is to convert 170 CompreBem and Sendas supermarkets to a new fascia Extra Supermercados, by the end of 2011. 16 stores have already been converted, comprising 10 CompreBem in São Paulo and six Sendas in Rio de Janeiro.The retailer plans to convert 61 stores by the ...
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SM Investments' records retail division profits up 25% to £39m
Supermarket and department store operator SM Investments reported its retail division’s profits were up 25% to PHP2.8bn (£39m) in the first half. The growth was attributed to increased operational efficiency and economies of scale resulting from expansion. Total sales were up 12% to PHP63.4bn (£883m). President Harley Sy said: “We ...
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NewsM&S kicks off nationwide student collaboration initiative
Marks & Spencer has teamed up with the Royal College of Art (RCA) to give its students the chance to create a collection for the chain’s Limited Collection.
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NewsSuperdrug launches £9.99 value version of luxury skin cream
Health and beauty group Superdrug is to launch a £9.99 high street version of a luxury product more typically sold for £225.
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NewsAlexon appoints commercial director to help turnaround
Womenswear group Alexon has appointed the former chief executive of lifestyle brand Animal, Kevin Keaney, to the newly created role of commercial director.
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NewsFindel sells loss making arm
Home shopping group Findel has sold its loss- making arm CWIO to The Hut Group to help reduce its debt.
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NewsEd Hardy closes Westfield store as Australian arm collapses
US fashion brand Ed Hardy has closed its store at Westfield London after the Australian arm of the retailer collapsed into administration.
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Arnotts chairman leads board reshuffle
Mark Schwartz, who was appointed chairman Arnotts yesterday, has led a reshuffle of the board ofthe Irish department store and is reviewing its senior management team.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy tipped to take over FA
Speculation is growing that Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy is in line to become chairman of the FA.
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NewsJJB Sports shareholder ups its stake
JJB Sports has received a boost after US investment firm Harris Associates upped its stake in the beleaguered retailer to become its largest shareholder.
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NewsUSC sells overseas through website
Young fashion chain USC is selling online to 10 European countries in a bid to tap into growing traffic from overseas.
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NewsAmerican Apparel to miss filing deadline
Trouble is mounting for US fashion retailer American Apparel which has said it will miss its deadline to file second quarter results.
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NewsPets at Home poaches Wilkinson head of buying Peter Pritchard
Pets at Home has hired Wilkinson’s head of buying Peter Pritchard as its new trading director.
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NewsFlying Brands profits fall
Group pre-tax profits fell at multi-channel retail group Flying Brands after the disposal of some of its assets.
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NewsTopshop to expand in Japan with new flagship store
Fashion powerhouse Arcadia is to expand its Topshop chain in Japan with the opening of a flagship store in Tokyo next month.
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NewsMango plans major global push with one shop opening every day
Spanish fashion retailer Mango is planning to take on rivals such as Inditex and H&M by opening a store a day worldwide and rapidly ramping up its expansion in China.
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NewsTesco seeks planning permission for ‘green’ DC
Tesco has submitted a planning application for a new regional distribution centre on part of a former Ford site in east London.
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NewsAurora makes key appointments at Coast and Oasis
Aurora Fashions has appointed new managing directors at Coast and Oasis.
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NewsJuly retail sales hit by jittery consumer mood, BRC reports
Retail like-for-like sales rose by just 0.5% in July as shoppers’ fear of looming public spending cuts took hold.