All News articles – Page 1626
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NewsRetail administrations down 57% in first half of 2010
The number of retail company administrations fell by 57% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period in 2009.
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NewsIdeal Shopping up for sale
Ideal Shopping Direct has confirmed that it is to undertake a review of its options, which could include a sale of the company.
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NewsFormer Baugur boss claims to be down to his 'last million'
Jon Asgeir Johannesson, the former boss of collapsed Icelandic investor Baugur who made millions snapping up swathes of the UK high street, has claimed in court that he has only a little over a million of assets left.
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NewsBest Buy facing trademark claims
US electricals giant Best Buy is facing claims that it does not control its trading name in Europe.
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NewsRetailers prepare for AGM pay rebellions
Leading retailers are preparing for a showdown with shareholders this week as director pay becomes the focus of investor anger.
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NewsOcado hits out against funding fear claims
Ocado advisers have hit out against suggestions that the etailer is facing funding problems.
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NewsOcado critic Philip Dorgan loses job
The analyst who was one of the most outspoken critics of Ocado’s IPO plans has lost his job.
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NewsNext slammed for online charges
High street retailer Next has been accused of breaking consumer law by failing to refund delivery charges for goods bought online then returned.
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NewsSainsbury's sets out tree pledge
Sainsbury’s has set itself the task of planting two million trees over the next five years, as it unveiled its 2010 corporate responsibility report.
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NewsOcado valued at 128p a share by independent analysis
Independent analysis by broker Collins Stewart values etailer Ocado at just 128p per share – 46% below the mid-point it has outlined in its IPO prospectus.
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NewsGovernment ignores retailers' pleas on Boxing Day trading
Retailers’ hopes that Sunday trading rules would be relaxed for the Boxing Day Sales have been dashed by the Government.
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NewsShares sale by Sainsbury’s chief dampens bid speculation
Speculation that Qataris investors are mulling a bid for supermarket group Sainsbury’s has been undermined by a share sale by chief executive Justin King.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales benefit from England’s World Cup exit
England’s exit from the World Cup is helping sales at department store chain John Lewis, which rose 11.4% last week to £67m.
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NewsTopps Tiles is ‘good recovery story’
A Topps Tiles analysts’ trip last week helped convince the City that the retailer is a “good recovery story”.
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NewsThe Sting opens in London’s West End
Dutch retailer The Sting has opened its first UK store in the heart of London’s West End in the iconic former Tower Records store on Piccadilly Circus.
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NewsTesco eyes West End for standalone F&F fashion shop
Grocery giant Tesco is looking for a standalone store for its clothing brand F&F in central London.
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NewsThree-quarters of Focus stores could be downsized
Focus DIY has revealed a 17% uplift in full-year EBITDA as it lays out plans for further stores in its new compact format.
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NewsDebenhams disappoints but maintains support
Debenhams issued a “disappointing” interim management statement last week, according to analysts, after like-for-likes weakened over the third quarter.
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NewsDixons launches clearance format at Merry Hill
Electricals retailer Dixons has opened a clearance format at Merry Hill in the West Midlands.
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NewsClinton Cards considers closing its Ireland stores
Clinton Cards is mulling closing its underperforming Irish stores as the greetings card retailer issued a profit warning this week.