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Neal's Yard Remedies appoints new marketing director
Health and beauty retailer Neal’s Yard Remedies has appointed Shirin Valipour as director of marketing as it steps up its expansion plans.
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Woolworths in talks to sell retail arm to Hilco for £1
Woolworths is understood to be in talks to sell its high street business to specialist distressed fund Hilco for 1.
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Marks & Spencer prepares for promotional showdown with Debenhams
Marks & Spencer will launch a high-profile 20 per cent off promotion on Thursday as retailers compete more aggressively for share of Christmas spend.
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George Davies to stand down from Per Una
Fashion legend George Davies is to retire as part-time chairman of Marks & Spencer’s flagship Per Una business at the end of December.
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Debenhams' Michael Sharp warns of 'worst Christmas'
Debenhams deputy chief executive Michael Sharp has said the retail sector is “staring into the face of the worst Christmas we have ever had”.
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Jane Norman to land in Bury St Edmunds' Arc scheme
Fashion retailer Jane Norman will open a store at Arc in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
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West End at risk of losing top Euro ranking
London’s West End is at risk of losing its title as Europe’s number one shopping destination as pressures from Westfield London and other developments begin to take their toll.
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Cult Clothing owner steps up UK growth
Fashion retailer Supergroup, which owns brands Cult Clothing and Superdry, is pressing ahead with major UK and international expansion plans after doubling its store portfolio over the past year.
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Inflation plunges at record rate
Inflation has fallen at the steepest rate in more than a decade, driven down by cheaper fuel and food.
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BrightHouse profits up 15.6 per cent
Rent-to-buy furniture and electricals retailer BrightHouse has revealed a 15.6 per cent hike in its operating profit to 9.6 million, for the six months to September 30, 2008.
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John Lewis sales fall again
Department store business John Lewis suffered a 14 per cent sales fall last week, it is understood.
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Carphone Warehouse confirms potential business split
Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone has confirmed that he is looking at splitting the retail and broadband arms of the business as the company reported EBITDA growth of 51 per cent to 112 million in the 26 weeks to September 27.
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Burberry profits up but second-half trading harder
Luxury fashion retailer Burberry’s adjusted operating profit has risen 3 per cent but it said trading has been more difficult since the start of the second half.
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Asda launches Christmas TV ads
Asda is using ordinary people in favour of celebrities in its 10 million Christmas TV campaign that debuts tonight.
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Comet hit as suppliers' insurance cover cut
Some suppliers to electricals retailer Comet have had credit insurance reduced, it is understood.
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Carphone Warehouse mulls split
Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone is expected to reveal tomorrow that he is considering plans to divide the retail and broadband group he founded nearly two decades ago.
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Debenhams sparks price war
Debenhams has ignited a high street battle by promising more than 200 million of pre-Christmas price cuts.
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Interest rate cut fails to boost shoppers' festive spending plans
The dramatic interest rate cut earlier this month has done nothing so far to stimulate Christmas spending, updated GfK NOP data shows.
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Next expected to make job cuts
Next is the latest in a long list of retailers expected to instigate job losses to cut costs.