All News articles – Page 1856
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Kingfisher profits tumble
Kingfisher pre-tax profits plummeted 75 per cent after being hit by a poor performance in China and the closure of its Trade Depot chain in the UK.
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Dave Whelan: 'I'm absolutely delighted to be back in the game'
Dave Whelan has bought JJB Sports' 53 fitness clubs and 51 associated stores, he has confirmed to Retail Week.
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Signet to cut costs after challenging year
Jewellery giant Signet intends to slash costs and cut debt to cope with harsh trading conditions.
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Dave Whelan confirms JJB fitness clubs deal
Dave Whelan has confirmed his acquisition of JJB Sport's fitness clubs.
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Retailers facing falling March sales
High street sales took a steep plunge in the first half of March according to figures published by the Confederation of British Industry.
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Thorntons switches EPoS to cut queues
Confectioner Thorntons has improved customer service with a new EPoS system installed in its 380 stores before Christmas.
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Asos creates browser tool to track products
Asos has developed an application to allow customers to track particular products on its site through their web browser, whatever website they are looking at.
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Clinton Cards cuts store printing costs
Clinton Cards has slashed printing costs across its stores by 35 per cent.
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Ted Baker profits slump 11.4%
Ted Baker’s full-year profits have been hit by difficult market conditions, down 11.4 per cent to 19.6m in the 53 weeks to January 31.
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Inditex defies gloom with 12% sales increase
Spanish fashion giant Inditex has outperformed the market by recording a 12 per cent rise in full-year underlying sales.
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Today's rent day is 'harshest for 18 years'
Today’s quarterly rent payment will be the harshest for at least 18 years, the British Retail Consortium has warned.
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Sainsbury's like-for-likes up 6.2% in fourth quarter
Sainsbury’s has revealed like-for-like sales up 6.2 per cent, excluding petrol, in its fourth quarter as its “universal appeal” continues to draw in customers.
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Topps Tiles like-for-likes continue to decline
Topps Tiles expects to report an 18 per cent slump in like-for-like sales for the 26 weeks to March 28.
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JJB Sports in eleventh-hour talks on clubs sale
JJB Sports remains locked in talks to sell its fitness clubs division despite the expiry yesterday of an extension to its standstill agreement with lenders.
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Jessops says it will pay quarterly rent bill
Jessops has said it will have no problem meeting its quarterly rent bill that is due this week after speculation cast doubt on the retailer’s ability to pay.
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Card Factory adds six stores
Greetings card retailer Card Factory has added six stores to its portfolio, bringing its count to 486.
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Rotherham council to support retail rent payments
A scheme to encourage retailers to take space in Rotherham has been launched enabling new businesses to have part of their rent paid by the council.
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NewsRetail price stagnation sparks deflation fears
Inflation has fallen to zero for the first time in 49 years.
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John Lewis reveals new face of menswear campaign
John Lewis has signed model Matthew Avedon as the face of John Lewis’ spring/summer menswear fashion campaign.