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NewsKingfisher focus on profits over sales welcomed
Kingfisher’s focus on profits over sales growth has been welcomed by analysts following a sales dip.
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NewsRohan revamps format as it eyes store growth
Outdoor clothing retailer Rohan is ramping up its growth plans and launching a revamped format as it aims to expand its customer base.
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NewsSports Direct makes strides despite England’s early World Cup exit
Sports Direct lost out on sales and potential profits after being left with excess stock following England’s early exit from the World Cup.
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Retail revealed as the UK’s top creator of jobs
Retailers created more jobs proportionately than any other sector of the economy during the recession, and the trend has continued since the recovery started.
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NewsTesco ‘set to outperform’ as short-term concerns fade
Tesco shares are poised to outperform over the next year despite underperformance in the year to date, according to broker Bernstein.
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NewsSelfridges drives Christmas
Selfridges has chosen the theme ‘Play’ for this Christmas, celebrating a return to fun and frivolity and a move away from the more austere traditional festive themes seen at the height of the recession last year.
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NewsFrench Connection site ratings strike a chord
French Connection has said that it has reduced returns and improved customer engagement with the launch of ratings and reviews on its website this month.
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Peter Higgins leaves chairman role at Cath Kidston
Cath Kidston chairman Peter Higgins is to step down after five years in the position.
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TJX to launch Marshalls in Canada
TJX Companies, the TK Maxx owner, is to launch its Marshalls chain in Canada next year with the opening of six stores by spring 2011. The company said that it is not ready to announce the locations of the stores, but the Greater Toronto area is believed to be a ...
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NewsKingfisher boss heads to India with Prime Minister
Kingfisher group chief executive Ian Cheshire is this week visiting India with Prime Minister David Cameron as the only stores chief represented on the trade mission.
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Rewe explores Bipa launch in Romania
Rewe Group is examining Romania and other central and eastern European markets for the potential launch of its Austrian Bipa drugstore concept. According to a company’s spokesperson, Rewe Group cannot unveil any detailed plans as “they do not yet exist”. Bipa is currently present in Austria, Italy and Croatia.
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Shoppers bag a bargain on Comet clearance site
Austerity-minded shoppers have flocked to electricals retailer Comet’s clearance website since reserve prices were removed last month.
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NewsAurora on song in first year since restructure
Aurora Fashions, the group that operates womenswear chains Oasis, Coast, Karen Millen and Warehouse, has said it has achieved strong single-digit like-for-like growth in the first half of its current financial year across all four brands.
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NewsWaitrose goes mobile with website and app
Waitrose has optimised its website for mobile phones and launched an iPhone app as it seeks to widen the brand’s appeal.
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NewsOcado arranges meeting for unconnected analysts
Ocado is to host a meeting for leading unconnected analysts next week, after facing a barrage of criticism in the run up to its float.
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NewsAmazon bets on Christmas winners
Amazon is betting on games hardware Microsoft Kinect and Sony Move to be its biggest sellers this Christmas as the etail giant revealed global sales rose 41% in its second quarter to $6.57bn (£4.34bn).
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NewsHub puts EPoS system in place to aid expansion
Variety store Hub, set up by Poundland co-founder Dave Dodd, has implemented an EPoS system that will support its expansion.
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NewsTough times ahead for Ocado, warns broker
It was kerching! for Ocado’s founders as the etailer pulled off its IPO in the face of widespread City scepticism, although the flotation price did not meet original ambitions.
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NewsCVAs under the spotlight as court rules against Miss Sixty owners
The rejection of the CVA carried out by the owners of fashion chain Miss Sixty will pave the way for landlords to challenge the process, according to experts.
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NewsSuperdrug plans Christmas ad campaign to win back shoppers
Health and beauty retailer Superdrug is to launch its first TV advertising campaign for 10 years in October, in a bid get customers to rediscover the brand.