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French Connection reports loss in full-year results
French Connection has made a loss of 5.5m in the full year to January 31.
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Thorntons finance director to step down
Chocolate specialist Thorntons’ finance director John Wall has announced his intention to step down from the board.
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Boden invests in systems to support growth
Boden is planning to replace the systems within its UK warehouse, following the successful adoption of the technology in its US operation. This project is currently at the planning stage, and the system should go live at Boden’s warehouse in the next six to nine months. It is the latest ...
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Tesco makes progress with server virtualisation
Tesco is making progress with its plans to virtualise its entire server estate.
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Republic relaunches website
Young fashion chain Republic has relaunched its website with a stronger editorial feel, a cleaner design and a simpler check out process.
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Hendersons halves supply chain shrinkage with ePOD
The wholesale division of northern Irish Spar franchisee Hendersons Group has implemented an electronic proof of delivery (ePOD) system to complement its voice picking deployment.
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Home retailers most distressed, new data shows
Retailers selling homewears and non-discretionary food are feeling most pressure from the economic downturn, according to new data from KPMG.
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NewsHarvey Nichols targets tourist spend with ad campaign
Top end department store Harvey Nichols has launched an advertising campaign targeting tourists visiting London to take advantage of the weak pound.
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Shopping centre development ailing in most of UK
London and the East Midlands are the only two regions in the country not to have been affected by delays to the shopping centre development pipeline, according to researcher CACI.
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Online sales continue to defy general retail gloom
Online sales have continued to provide retailers with growth, up 13 per cent in February compared with last year.
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Wal-Mart relaunches Great Value brand
Wal-Mart is to relaunch its Great Value brand in the US this week as it seeks to widen its offer in the economic downturn.
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Sir Stuart Rose to face M&S shareholder revolt
Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose is set for another showdown with M&S investors over his controversial chairmanship.
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Debenhams buoyed by own-bought ranges
Debenhams like-for-like sales for its first half to February 28 were 3.6 per cent lower than last year on total sales up 0.3 per cent.
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JJB Sports examines restructuring options as standstill agreement extended
JJB Sports has received a further extension on its standstill agreement with its banks as it examines restructuring options for the business.
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Signet renegotiates loan agreements
Jewellery group Signet has successfully negotiated a new borrowing deal.
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Shopworkers seek help as redundancy fears grow
Shopworkers are becoming increasingly depressed and turning to alcohol as the threat of redundancy rises across the retail sector, the Retail Trust has found.
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Marks & Spencer to extend branded food trial
Marks & Spencer is to extend its trial of branded food products to 20 stores in the Southeast.
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London like-for-likes continue to outperform UK
London retail sales continued to outperform the rest of the UK in February when they rose 5.9 per cent like for like, according to the British Retail Consortium-KPMG London Retail Sales Monitor.
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Spar managing director: Cheap food price era 'has come to an end'
The days of cheap food prices have come to an end, Spar international managing director Dr Gordon Campbell has said.