All News articles – Page 2002
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Conran Shops poaches Natuzzi boss to be MD
Conran Shops has appointed former Natuzzi boss Nick Moore as managing director.
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Hunter to sell Dobbies stake to Tesco
Grocery giant Tesco aims to take full control of AIM-listed garden centre group Dobbies, in which it has a 65.5 per cent stake.
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Aurum profits climb
Baugur-owned jewellery retail group Aurum has revealed an increase in like-for-like sales and profits during its first quarter.
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Sports Direct rapped by OFT over “store closures”
Sports Direct has had its knuckles rapped by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) after it received complaints that some of its shops misled customers over closing down promotions.
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Private equity firms circle Paperchase
Private equity firms HgCapital, Isis Equity Partners and Change Capital are understood to be the frontrunners to buy stationery retailer Paperchase.
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Kate Moss launches latest Topshop collection
Kate Moss has launched her sixth collection for Sir Philip Green’s Topshop today.
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JJB Q1 sales slip
JJB Sports’ like-for-like sales fell 5.3 per cent in its first quarter as trade remained challenging.
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M&S profits top £1 billion
Marks & Spencer’s pre-tax profit has topped 1 billion, but the retailer warned that the market would remain challenging for the forseeable future.
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S.Oliver opens QS standalone stores
QS, the private-label from German clothing retailer S.Oliver aimed at the young fashion shopper, has opened a 1,570 sq ft (145 sq m) standalone store in Graz, in Austria and a larger 2,800 sq ft (260 sq m) branch in the Centr0 shopping centre in Oberhausen, in Germany.
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Gola Classics makes its mark on Carnaby Street
Sports brand Gola Classics has opened its first standalone UK store on London’s Carnaby Street as part of its expansion programme here and oversees.
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Hatfield’s Galleria lands trio including Wonderbra
Land Securities has signed three new fascias to the Galleria in Hatfield.
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NewsFat Face adds eight stores as UK expansion gathers pace
Outdoor lifestyle clothing retailer Fat Face has boosted its store portfolio with a raft of new signings as part of an ongoing expansion programme.
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Ahold emerges triumphant in price war
Dutch grocery giant Ahold recorded an impressive set of first-quarter figures last week, revealing a stunning performance in the Netherlands and more evidence of turnaround in the US.
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Fashion market bears brunt of the US’s economic woes
The US fashion market faces a gloomy 12 to 18 months, according to credit agency Moody’s.
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The Entertainer bolsters team to drive growth
The Entertainer has strengthened its top team with four appointments as it expands its store and online operations.
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Feather & Black plans to open 50 new-format mattress shops
Furniture retailer Feather & Black is to shake up the bed market by rolling out a new-format store selling its adjustable mattresses.
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HMV next-generation store records outstanding results
HMV is to roll out its next-generation store model after revealing a 25 per cent like-for-like uplift for its first refit at Merry Hill in the West Midlands.
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Further gloom as sales fall again in April
A second consecutive month of falling like-for-like sales compounded City gloom about prospects for the stores sector.
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Next: The City View
The trading climate’s harshness was highlighted by the sigh of relief and share-price rise that greeted Next’s 8.9 per-cent like-for-like first-quarter sales fall.
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Morrisons to cut plastic bag use by 50m a month
Grocer Morrisons aims to cut customers’ plastic bag use by 50 million a month by providing shoppers with free reusable bags.