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NewsBest Buy Europe profits to be at top end of expectations
Carphone Warehouse expects its share of full-year net income from Best Buy Europe to be at the top end of expectations and said it is on track to open big box stores next spring.
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NewsHalfords first-half profits power on
Motoring and leisure group Halfords is confident of meeting full-year profit expectations after reporting a strong first half.
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NewsJD Sports Fashion opens site to overseas markets
JD Sports Fashion has extended its online offer to overseas markets in an attempt to bolster its international presence.
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NewsGlasgow extension opens
Hamleys and H&M were among the first stores to open their doors in the new £100m extension to Ivanhoe Cambridge’s St Enoch shopping centre in Glasgow yesterday.
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NewsFundraising to help Topps Tiles expansion
Topps Tiles will use funds raised from a proposed placing of 17.1 million shares, equivalent to 10% of its existing capital, to refocus on UK expansion as consumer confidence returns to the home sector.
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NewsMarks & Spencer engages with shoppers on Facebook
Marks & Spencer director of store marketing and design Nayna McIntosh fielded questions on pre-Christmas discounting and controversial Christmas ads in a live web chat on Facebook on Tuesday.
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NewsDreams targets Yorkshire in store expansion
Dreams has embarked on an expansion plan to open 40 shops over the next two years.
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Media Markt signs joint venture contract with Foxconn Technology Group
Metro Group-owned consumer electronics retailer Media Markt has signed a joint venture contract with Taiwan-based electronics and computer parts manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group.It plans to opens its first store in Shanghai in mid-2010. Foxconn will hold 25% in the joint venture and Media Markt will have 75%. Initially, Media Markt ...
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NewsRichard Pennycook tipped as next Morrisons chief
Morrisons group finance director Richard Pennycook has emerged as the bookies’ favourite to take over as chief executive when Marc Bolland leaves to head Marks & Spencer.
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NewsChaka Khan will star in a campaign for Evans
Music legend Chaka Khan is starring in a campaign for plus-size fashion retailer Evans. The singer will model a selection of clothing from the retailer’s Christmas collection.
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NewsNew Comet system slashes IT calls
Comet has cut calls to its IT service desk by 40% following the introduction of an IT service management system from Hornbill.
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NewsCanadian grocers seek to dodge Walmart bullet
As Walmart ploughs ahead with aggressive Supercenter expansion across Canada, the local players have begun to accept that aiming for price leadership is not worth the battle.
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NewsFood falls as Marc Bolland quits at Morrisons
Last week’s shock news that Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland is leaving to head Marks & Spencer helped pull down the food sector relative to general retailers.
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Jürgen Kluge to take over as chairman of Metro Group’s supervisory board
The designated chief executive of German conglomerate Haniel, Jürgen Kluge, will also take over as chairman of Metro Group’s supervisory board in 2010.Kluge will be appointed as Haniel chief executive in January and then in a few months to the position at Metro, Haniel’s most important holding.The reshuffle is understood ...
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Retailers step up their Black Friday efforts
Retailers have stepped up their Black Friday efforts this year in an attempt to attract more shoppers to their stores during the US’s biggest shopping weekend beginning today.Department store group JC Penney (pictured) is offering more than 100 deals, an increase of 15% compared with last year. Walmart is also ...
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NewsHobbyCraft on course for its ‘best ever year’
Arts and crafts retailer HobbyCraft is heading for its “best ever year” as the trend for low-cost family activities continues to grow.
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NewsRetail sales at Ted Baker rise as UK fares well
Retail sales at fashion retailer Ted Baker climbed 19.8% over the 13 weeks to November 14, as strong UK sales growth offset difficult trading in overseas markets.
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NewsHigh price tag for Matalan likely to attract calls for earn-out clause
Potential buyers of value retailer Matalan are likely to demand an earn-out or similar clause in any deal with founder and owner John Hargreaves.
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NewsWestfield assures on charges at Stratford
Westfield has attempted to allay retailers’ fears about rising service charges at its upcoming Stratford development in east London.
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NewsThreshers pension fund assessed for protection
The First Quench Retailing pension scheme could be passed to emergency agency the Pension Protection Fund in the wake of its administration.