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NewsHigh Court rejects Miss Sixty CVA
The High Court has rejected young fashion brand Miss Sixty’s Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).
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NewsNet-a-Porter releases iPad magazine app
Net-a-Porter have announced the release of an app for its magazine for the iPad.
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NewsMandMDirect.com mobile promotions drive sales
Online fashion and sports retailer MandMDirect.com has seen a 6% sales conversion rate from mobile promotional campaigns over the last four months.
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NewsFour M&S stores set to close
Marks & Spencer is set to close four of its unmodernised high street stores, three of them in Lincolnshire.
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NewsHMV completes refinancing
HMV Group has completed the refinancing of its £240m revolving credit facility with its existing group of eight banks.
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NewsAmazon sales up driven by Kindle
Etail giant Amazon has reported a 41% uplift in sales in its second quarter to $6.57bn, driven by growth in Kindle.
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NewsAquascutum seeks fresh capital to drive turnaround
Fashion retailer Aquascutum is working with debt advisory firm Litmus Advisory to raise fresh capital and drive its turnaround, following its acquisition by Jaeger bosses Harold Tillman and Belinda Earl last September.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales up nearly 10% in last week of Sale
John Lewis has reported weekly sales up 9.8% in the final week of its Clearance Sale.
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NewsThe Perfume Shop to trial Superdrug tie-up
The Perfume Shop is gunning to be the number one perfume retailer in the UK, after signing a deal with sister firm Superdrug to trial shop-in-shops in its stores.
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NewsIn Focus: Steinhoff
Furniture is retail’s hardest hit sector in a recession. High-profile names such as MFI, Land of Leather and The Pier have disappeared, ScS went into administration but survived and all have struggled. But one group seems to have bucked the trend, at least in turning itself around from four years ...
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NewsTesco to open standalone F&F shop in Prague
Tesco has confirmed it will open a standalone store for its F&F clothing brand in Prague in October.
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WHSmith ex-chairman Sir Simon Hornby dies
The former chairman of WHSmith Sir Simon Hornby has died, aged 75.
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M&S’s new DC to slash lead times for furniture
Marks & Spencer’s new state-of-the-art distribution centre, officially opened in Bradford on Tuesday, will slash furniture lead times.
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Colin Holmes: exit from Tesco ‘not linked’ with Leahy’s
Tesco director of fresh foods Colin Holmes has said his decision to leave the grocer is unconnected with Sir Terry Leahy’s departure and the resulting board shuffle, saying he wanted to “slightly rebalance his work life”.
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NewsCity forces Ocado to slash IPO share price
The City kept up pressure on Ocado as it prepared for Wednesday’s float and, at the last moment, forced the online grocer to slash its asking price.
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Charles Tyrwhitt to open a store on Regent Street
Menswear retailer Charles Tyrwhitt will open a store on London’s Regent Street by the autumn.
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NewsJoules eyes major city centres as profits soar
Lifestyle retailer Joules is targeting major city centre locations for store openings for the first time, after reporting net profit soared 200% to £3.6m in the year to May 1.
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Charge for premium credit cards rises
Retailers face higher interchange fees as HSBC Merchant Services has added a charge for premium credit cards.
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NewsN Brown ‘a good buy’ with prospects
Panmure Gordon reiterated its buy advice on home shopping group N Brown following an investor evening last week.
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NewsGrowth slows but BrightHouse still going strong
BrightHouse has had another strong year of growth as the retailer benefits from low income families seeking alternative credit lines.