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Halfords rolls out signage system to Poland
Car accessories retailer Halfords has extended its use of Episys’ Retail Enterprise Suite to its first store in Poland.
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Morrisons ploughs £6m into voice picking system for warehouse staff
Morrisons is to install one of the largest voice picking systems in the world, in a deal worth more than 6m.
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Argos email campaign lifts customer review response
Argos has generated a massive volume of customer reviews after running an email campaign in January to encourage customers to provide feedback on the products they had recently purchased.
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Shop price inflation rises in January
UK shop price inflation rose 1.1 per cent in January according to the BRC Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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The White Company sales leap over Christmas
Upmarket homewares and clothing retailer The White Company saw sales climb 14 per cent in the 10 weeks to December 27.
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Baugur files for bankruptcy protection
Baugur has confirmed that it has filed for protection from its creditors in the Icelandic equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as exclusively revealed by Retail Week this morning.
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JD Sports to exceed expectations after solid January sales
Strong sales in January at JD Sports Fashion have lifted expectations for its full-year results.
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Woolworths directors to be scrutinised by Deloitte
The actions of Woolworths’ directors will be reviewed by its administrator Deloitte after creditors questioned whether the retailer should have stopped trading earlier.
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Baugur on the brink of administration as Landsbanki pulls funding
Icelandic investment giant Baugur is understood to be on the brink of falling into administration after its backer Landsbanki pulled its funding.
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Iceland continues to record strong sales growth
Frozen food retailer Iceland recorded year-on-year sales growth of 16 per cent in the 12 weeks to January 26, according to new market research data.
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NewsValue supermarkets continue to shrink Tesco's market share
Tesco is still losing market share as consumers continue to favour the value and discount supermarkets to help them through the credit crunch.
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Alliance Boots promotes Alex Gourlay to health and beauty chief
Alliance Boots has promoted Alex Gourlay to chief executive of its health and beauty division.
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Charles Tyrwhitt heads for City scheme
Men’s fashion retailer Charles Tyrwhitt has taken a store in the City of London.
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Tunbridge Wells and Ealing schemes given green light
Plans have been given the go-ahead for two developments in the Southeast.
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Westfield retailers unite in outrage at service charges
The dispute over service charges at Westfield London has escalated as more retailers join the fight against the landlords’ demands.
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Ideal Shopping Direct founders oust board members
The founders of Ideal Shopping Direct have succeeded in ousting three board members including chairman David Williams and have taken the helm of the TV shopping channel.
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BRC produces US product safety standard
Some of world’s biggest retailers will have to adhere to the British Retail Consortium's product safety standard following an agreement with North America's leading retail trade association.
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Whistles finds new financing
Womenswear retailer Whistles has found new financing as it fights to ease the strain placed on the business last year when Icelandic bank Glitnir collapsed.
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Co-op uses entire Coronation Street ad break for brand campaign
The Co-operative Group is to launch its 10m brand campaign on February 16, having secured the entire commercial break in Coronation Street.
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John Lewis expansion hit by development delays
John Lewis is being forced to scale back its expansion as many plans for new shopping centres are shelved by developers.