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Wadhawanto shut Spinach stores
Wadhawan Retail is to shut its Spinach food and grocery stores. Most of the 45 Spinach stores are to close by the end of this month and many suppliers are said to have ended their relationship with the company due to outstanding bills. Spinach has 35 stores in Mumbai and ...
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Australian Woolworths full-year sales up 4.2%
For the year ending June 27, Woolworths reported sales up 4.2% to Aus$51.7bn (£30bn). Like-for-like sales from domestic grocery outlets gained 3.3%. Food and alcohol sales for the year showed strong growth to Aus$34.68 bn (£20bn), an increase of 5.1% from the previous year.In its fourth quarter, food and alcohol ...
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7-Eleven Australia set to acquire Exxon Mobil petrol stations
Seven & I-owned 7-Eleven in Australia has confirmed it has been given permission to acquire all 295 petrol stations belonging to Exxon Mobil in the country. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission did not oppose the acquisition on the condition 7-Eleven divested three sites, one in New South Wales and ...
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Anglo Irish Bank seeks takeover of Arnotts
Iconic Irish department store Arnotts is set to come under the control of Anglo Irish Bank.
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NewsLocal shops should be better protected, says London Assembly
The London Mayor should change his policies to give councils more ways to protect local shops from big retail developments, according to the London Assembly.
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NewsWaitrose hires supply chain director
Waitrose has appointed David Jones as its supply chain director.
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NewsMatalan posts 3% rise in like-for-like sales
Matalan said like-for-like sales were up 3% for the 13 weeks to May 29 and it is cautiously optimistic about the rest of the year.
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News‘Excellent’ start for Best Buy’s UK big boxes, Carphone Warehouse reports
Best Buy’s first UK big-box stores have had an “excellent” response from shoppers, joint-venture partner Carphone Warehouse reported.
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NewsRetail sales ahead of expectations in July, says CBI
Retail sales increased in July, and were ahead of expectations, the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey has found.
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NewsHabitat hires retail director
Habitat has hired Gary Waldron as retail director, following his departure from fashion retailer Fat Face earlier this year.
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NewsHalfords revenues up in first quarter but like-for-like sales fall
Car and cycle accessories retailer Halfords has reported that first quarter group sales grew 9.6% in the 13 weeks to July 2.
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News2020 vision for London’s West End shopping district unveiled
New West End Company, the agency charged with the improvement of London’s premier shopping district, has unveiled ambitious plans to help almost double sales in the area to £10bn by 2020.
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NewsMonsoon expands e-commerce platform to Accessorize site
Monsoon has chosen the same ecommerce platform that supports its site for its standalone Accessorize site.
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NewsCo-op marketing director leaves
The Co-operative director of marketing Patrick Allen has left the business.
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NewsPhones 4U to open shop-in-shops in Currys and PC World
Electricals retailer Dixons has forged a partnership with Phones 4U to open mobile phone areas in at least 50 stores this year following the success of a pilot venture in Currys shops.
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NewsHarrods ‘in talks’ with Chinese government about Shanghai store
Harrods, the luxury London-based department store which was recently acquired by the investment vehicle Qatar Holdings, is understood to be in talks with the Shanghai Municipal Government about opening its first store outside of the UK.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches plus-size school uniforms
Marks & Spencer has launched a range of plus-size school uniforms for obese primary school children.
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NewsHMV launches new digital download service
HMV has today launched its new digital music service, hmvdigital.com, in a bid to take on iTunes.
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NewsConsumer confidence falls for first time in a year
Consumer confidence has fallen for the first time in a year, according to figures from Nielsen and the British Retail Consortium.
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NewsAurora posts first operating profit of £23m
Aurora, the fashion group that owns chain including Oasis, Coast and Karen Millen, has posted operating profit of £22.6m in the 11 months since it was launched from the wreckage of the Icelandic financial meltdown.