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John Lewis to open first overseas store in Dublin
John Lewis has confirmed plans to open its first store outside the UK in the Republic of Ireland.
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Key Argos supplier hits the buffers
One of Home Retail Group’s largest furniture suppliers has gone into administration.
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Sainsbury's to offer GCSE-level training
Sainsbury’s is to become the first retailer to offer its entire workforce the chance to gain GCSE-level equivalent qualifications.
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Dunelm ups market share
Homewares retailer Dunelm reported that it has continued to gain share in a shrinking market as its sales performance improved.
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Rosebys stores sold to Edinburgh Woollen Mill subsidiary
A subsidiary of Edinburgh Woollen Mill has bought 77 outlets of Rosebys, which fell into administration in September, as well as all of the company’s stock.
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Liberty appoints new buying director
Liberty, the iconic department store, has appointed Edwin Burstell as buying director.
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Moss Bros hires new buying director
Moss Bros has appointed Paul Sheldon as its new director of buying.
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Jaeger’s data mining leads to efficiencies
Jaeger expects a quick return on investment from a data-mining system that went live three months ago.
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Tesco tests PC tool to increase shopper interaction
Tesco has created a computer application in an attempt to further embed itself into customers’ daily lives.
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Interactive James Bond display a quantum leap for Harrods
Harrods is experimenting with interactive displays in its store windows as part of a James Bond-themed display.
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Food inflation slows in October
Food inflation has finally started to fall, down to 7.5 per cent in October from 9.1 per cent the previous month.
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Asda profits hit by OFT fines
Asda’s pre-tax profits have been hit by provisions for fines and legal costs arising from the Office of Fair Trading investigations in to allegations of price-fixing.
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Findel posts flat sales
Findel, the home shopping group, has revealed robust first-half sales but warned it expects consumer spending to slow.
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Video games spend to overtake music and video
Consumer spending on video games is set to overtake combined spending on music and video for the first time.
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Profits hit at Ideal Shopping Direct
TV shopping group Ideal Shopping Direct has issued a profit warning, blaming current market conditions which have had a negative impact on sales.
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George at Asda launches £12 little black dress
George at Asda is giving customers the chance to glam up on a budget with the launch of a 12 little black dress.
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Next confident on profits despite like-for-like fall
Next has said it still expects its full-year profits to be in line with market expectations, despite continued difficult trading.
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Laura Ashley finance director stands down
Laura Ashley finance director David Cook has resigned.
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Tesco rolls out national clothes hanger recycling initiative
Tesco is to introduce collection bins for clothes hangers in stores in its aim to prevent 1,000 tonnes of plastic going into landfill.
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Fenwick's full-year profits rise
Fenwick has notched up pre-tax profits of 41.7 million in the year to January 25, up from 35.9 million the year before.