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Wal-Mart man to take charge at Halfords
Halfords has appointed David Wild as chief executive, with effect from August 4.
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New Works chief sets out on revival mission
Endless, the private equity company that rescued The Works from administration last month, has sold half its stake in the discount bookseller to retail entrepreneur Anthony Solomon.
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Hotel Chocolat to launch stores in the Gulf in overseas growth drive
Specialist luxury retailer Hotel Chocolat is to open stores overseas and bolster its board as it pursues growth.
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OFT approves Best Buy and Carphone tie-up
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has cleared the joint venture between Carphone Warehouse and US electricals giant Best Buy.
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Mothercare hires non-exec director
Baby and maternity retailer Mothercare has appointed Richard Rivers as non-executive director.
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Slater Menswear plans transactional web site
Slater Menswear is to launch a transactional web site next month offering products from all its departments.
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Amplifon starts rapid rebranding of UK portfolio
Amplifon, the Italian retailer and distributor of hearing aids and related services, is to start rebranding its 147 UK stores this week.
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May sales break record
Retail sales leapt 3.5 per cent by volume last month as stores benefited from the warmest May on record, the ONS reported.
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Maplin sales rocket as rest of sector suffers
Maplin has unveiled bumper sales and profits and forecast continued growth, despite the economic downturn and seismic change in the electricals sector.
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Moss Bros in turmoil as candidates for chair refuse job
Moss Bros will be left without a new chairman this week after it emerged that potential candidates are unwilling to take the role at the beleaguered retailer.
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Land of Leather close to £18m refinancing deal
Land of Leather was on the verge of an 18 million financial re-upholstering as Retail Week went to press, but even mid-week, the deal still hung in the balance.
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Clare returns to retail
Marks & Spencer on board as former DSGi chief gears up for online launch.
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Mulberry sales buck gloom
Mulberry has announced soaring sales and a strong start to the new financial year.
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Land of Leather plans rescue deal as sales collapse
Land of Leather has announced plans to secure a rescue financing deal of 14.8 million, gross of expenses, by way of placing almost 30 million shares, underwritten by its brokers.
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May online sales hit £4.5 billion
Online spending in May rose to more than 4.5 billion, an increase of 1.6 per cent on April, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
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Sainsbury’s site crashes
Sainsbury’s has had to suspend its online grocery business because of a technical fault.
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Topshop installs photographic machine in stores
Topshop has been setting up bespoke in-store photographic studios in an exclusive collaboration with The Helmut Newton Foundation.
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Summer Fair to host Mary Portas
TV celebrity and retail branding expert Mary Portas is gearing up to speak at the Summer Fair, which starts this Sunday.
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