All News articles – Page 1877
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Magnet owner hit by fall in demand for kitchens
Magnet’s Swedish owner Nobia has reported a decline in sales and profits last year as demand for kitchens weakened across Europe.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open Milton Keynes distribution centre
John Lewis is to close its Stevenage Distribution Centre in 2010 to open a new warehouse near Milton Keynes, and will create 3,000 jobs at the group over the next three years.
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H&M names Persson new chief executive
Fashion group H&M has appointed Karl-Johan Persson as successor to chief executive Rolf Eriksen, who will retire this year.
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Morrisons fires new salvo in grocery price war
Supermarket group Morrisons has intensified the grocery price war by slashing the prices of 4,000 products.
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Debenhams tightens control of IT projects
Debenhams is close to running all of its major information systems projects using a management system from software supplier CA.
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NewsSelfridges hit by card payment system glitch
Selfridges suffered downtime on the payment card processing systems it uses in its London store last week.
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Fat Face enhances merchandise processes
Fat Face has halved the time taken to do stock grading and allocation after going live with an upgraded version of Prologic’s CIMS software.
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Mike Ashley and Lion Capital court Blacks
Controversial sports tycoon Mike Ashley and Lion Capital are amongst the interested parties for Blacks Leisure, it is understood.
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Blacks reveals bid interest
Blacks Leisure has said it has received a preliminary approach for the retail group.
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Union accuses Deloitte of 'serious legal breaches' over Woolworths redundancies
Union Usdaw is making an Employment Tribunal claim against Woolworths administrator Deloitte, seeking a protective award for its members in the defunct retailers' stores and distribution centres.
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WH Smith corners airport market with exclusive BAA contract
WH Smith is poised to corner the airport market as it enters into a contract with BAA that will see all the airport operator’s book stores operated by the retailer.
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Stylo administration looms as CVA hangs in balance
Last ditch attempts are under way to secure approval of company voluntary arrangements for the Barratts and Priceless chains.
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Victoria rail scheme gets green light
Land Securities has been given approval for a major redevelopment of land around London’s Victoria train station.
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Sainsbury's and Tesco in clash over Scottish site
Tesco and Sainsbury’s are locked in a bitter dispute over a Scottish plot of land on which both want to build stores.
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Cash Generator to top 20 new stores this year
Second-hand retailer and pawnbroker Cash Generator is pressing ahead with expansion plans this year after benefiting from cash-strapped shoppers looking for bargains on the high street.
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Supergroup settles copyright case with Arcadia
Supergroup’s wholesale arm Laundry Athletics has reached a settlement with Arcadia Group over the alleged copying of one of its jackets.
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JJB Sports to appoint administrators for lifestyle division
JJB Sports has filed notice of intention to appoint administrators for its Qube and Original Shoe Company chains.
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Marks & Spencer admits mistakes in Shanghai
Marks & Spencer has conceded it made several “basic shopkeeping” mistakes when it opened its first store in mainland China.
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Tesco Direct to introduce customer reviews
Tesco Direct has signed a deal enabling shoppers to review its products online.
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JJB confirms interest in its fitness clubs
Sports retailer JJB Sports has confirmed interest from a number of parties about the possible sale of its fitness clubs arm.