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M&S appoints Tanith Dodge to head HR
One of the best-known names in retail human resources, Tanith Dodge, has been appointed to head HR at Marks & Spencer.
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Banana Republic to investigate factory conditions
Banana Republic has begun an investigation in to allegations that Indian workers that make its clothes are being forced to work in situations that breach ethical best practice codes.
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Somerfield sale in jeopardy
The planned 2 billion sale of Somerfield could be dropped after only one bid was tabled by the deadline at the end of last week.
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John Lewis sales fall
John Lewis has recorded another miserable performance as sales for the week to March 15 fell 1.3 per cent to 47.18 million.
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NewsBanana Republic opens European flagship on Regent Street
Banana Republic will open its first UK store today (March 20) in one of the units created from the former Dickins & Jones site on Regent Street.
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Debenhams to rejig fashion as sales hold
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman said he expects some relief for the beleaguered fashion sector this summer after first-half sales held firm.
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Latest Kate Moss Topshop range hits shelves
Kate Moss’s fifth Topshop collection went on sale this week.
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Blacks forced to speed up Sandcity merger plan after accounts debacle
Blacks Leisure will bring forward some of its recovery plans following the emergence of accounting discrepancies of about 2 million at its Sandcity subsidiary.
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Boots to integrate its Alliance store estate
Alliance Boots has restructured its UK and Ireland store estate to integrate 900 Alliance Pharmacy shops into the Boots portfolio.
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H&M to launch new-format store in Camden
Swedish fashion giant H&M is to launch a new-format store in Camden, north London.
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Flying Brands misses home shopping wave as profits dive
Flying Brands has become one of the few home shopping groups to suffer poor results.
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Morrisons profits soar but analysts cautious
Morrisons posted a powerful set of full-year sales and profits last week, but the City warned that its juggernaut is likely to slow this year.
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Green and Drexler to unite at World Congress
Retail legends Sir Philip Green and Mickey Drexler will take to the stage together at this year’s World Retail Congress to reveal their insights into retail leadership.
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US sales hit rock bottom as sector faces up to recession
A shock fall in US retail sales last month has sent the dollar plummeting to a record low in the clearest indication that America is heading into recession.
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Primark to enter Holland in bid to take on Europe
Primark is gearing up to open its first store in Holland this year as its plans to conquer Europe take shape.
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NewsQS to launch second phase of Store 21 roll-out
QS is to start rolling out the second generation of its rebranded Store 21 outlets this spring after a successful pilot.
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M&S store design boss leaves after 25 years
Marks & Spencer’s head of store design has left the retailer after more than 25 years, sparking fears it is putting the brakes on the completion of its store modernisation programme.
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End of an era
There was barely a dry eye in the house as Sir Ken Morrison brought his 55-year retail career to a close at last week’s Retail Week Awards.
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George boss vows to grab clothing top spot by 2011
The boss of Asda’s fashion brand George has vowed to grab the number one clothing spot in the UK by volume by 2011.
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Tesco Direct to sell bespoke furniture
Tesco is to launch made-to-order furniture when its latest Tesco Direct non-food catalogue hits stores today.