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OKA Direct sets up Cotswolds show house
Furniture and homewares retailer OKA Direct has bought a Georgian house in the Cotswolds to convert into a showroom that it claims will set it apart from the rest of the high street.
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NewsHamleys unveils fresh look on Regent Street
World-famous toy retailer Hamleys unveiled the first part of the refurbishment of its flagship Regent Street store last week, with a mock-up of a London bus at its heart.
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Asda non-food chief to leave
Asda non-food trading director Peter Pritchard is to leave the grocer, as chief executive Andy Bond reshuffles the management team.
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Primark on track to beat market as sector suffers
Primark was expected to outperform the fashion market again as Retail Week went to press, but its like-for-like growth is thought to have levelled out as the market slowdown kicked in.
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Waitrose to spotlight promos in value push
Waitrose is to ramp up its in-store promotional displays in a bid to change shoppers’ perceptions that it is more expensive than its rivals.
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NewsOxford Circus to get £4m diagonal junction crossing
Oxford Circus is due to undergo a £4 million Japanese-style makeover, which will allow shoppers to cross the busy junction diagonally for the first time and massively ease congestion in the area.
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Tesco takes on Argos with first catalogue shop launch
Tesco has launched its first Argos-style shop-in-shop at its Homeplus store in Bristol, which opened this week.
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Iceland attacks ‘barmy’ CC’s Ombudsman fee
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker has hit out against the Competition Commission (CC) Ombudsman fee, arguing that there should be a sliding scale of payments according to a grocer’s turnover.
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DFS kicks off rock star summer Sale ads
DFS has launched a summer Sale campaign that centres on shoppers’ rock-star fantasies.
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Ideal to relaunch flagship channel after web revamp
TV shopping group Ideal Shopping Direct is to revamp its main channel Ideal World in an attempt to refresh its identity and attract more customers.
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NewsForever 21 targets London as it gears up for UK entry
US fashion chain Forever 21 wants to open up to four stores in London to kick off its push into the UK.
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Sandwich boards to be ousted in London
The sandwich boards that line London’s busiest shopping areas are expected to be booted out by mid-August.
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Dune hires John Egan as chief exec
Shoe chain Dune has appointed former Mosaic-owned Shoe Studio boss John Egan as chief executive.
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Spar boycotts Vodafone products
Spar UK has joined other independent retailers and convenience store owners today in protesting over cuts in commission paid by the mobile phone operator Vodafone.
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Gap sales fall again
US fashion retailer Gap continued to feel the pinch in June, with group like-for-like sales plummeting 7 per cent.
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Game’s glory garners a mixed City reaction
The City is divided over the outlook for computer entertainment specialist Game, despite a stellar update last week.
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Greetings Direct to close after poor US debut adds to debts
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands last week revealed that it would close its Greetings Direct business.
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Rose reigns as shareholders back promotion to chairman
Marks & Spencer shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of electing chief executive Sir Stuart Rose to the position of executive chairman at Wednesday’s AGM.
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BPF sets up hotline for empty rates complaints
The British Property Federation (BPF) is stepping up its campaign against charging full rates on empty shops, calling on businesses to rally together to explain the effects of the “stealth tax”.
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Iceland founder hits out at soaring shop crime
“We are plagued with a tidal wave of shoplifting. 50 per cent of the time it turns violent. Our store managers are physically attacked, spat at, assaulted – it’s out of control.”