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Sainsbury’s poaches Next homewares manager to ramp up non-food
Sainsbury’s has hired a senior manager from fashion retailer Next as part of the expansion of its 2 billion non-food business this year.
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Sir Ken Morrison to be honoured upon retirement
Morrison’s board is planning to honour its chairman Sir Ken Morrison when he retires from the retailer on Thursday after 56 years.
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Ocado launches price war against Tesco
Ocado has declared a price war against supermarket giant Tesco, vowing to match the grocer’s prices on 3,500 branded products.
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Aga appoints non-exec chairman
Ovens manufacturer and home retailer Aga has appointed former House of Fraser chief executive John Coleman as non-executive chairman.
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Waitrose to make wine in the UK
Waitrose has unveiled plans to plant vines in England to help satisfy the growing demand for UK wine.
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MFI claims spark £57 million legal row
Private equity firm Merchant Equity Partners is embroiled in a 57 million battle with joinery business Galiform over the value of assets of furniture chain MFI.
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House of Fraser opens Belfast store
House of Fraser has unveiled its first shop to open since the takeover of the department store group in a Baugur-backed deal more than a year ago.
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Asda sales strengthen in February
Grocery group Asda’s sales beat internal projections last month, helped by its low-price positioning and seasonal promotions, parent Wal-Mart disclosed.
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Abercrombie sales jump, while Gap posts flat performance
US fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch reported a hike in net sales for the four weeks to March 1, while competitor Gap revealed flat sales for the same period.
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Carrefour boardroom powershift clouds recovery
Big changes are on the cards at French retail giant Carrefour, which today posted a rise in sales and profits.
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Carrefour’s Halley family halves its shareholder voting rights
Boardroom upheavals at Carrefour took an unexpected turn last night after the Halley family decided to cede its position as leading shareholder at the world’s second largest retailer.
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Selfridges appoints Oxford Street director
Selfridges has appointed Meave Wall as store director for its flagship Oxford Street branch.
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John Lewis profits soar, but second half slows
John Lewis Partnership has reported pre-tax profits up 18.7 per cent to 379.8 million in its full-year results, but expects trading conditions to remain challenging this year.
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Debenhams to charge for carrier bags
Department store Debenhams is the latest retailer to join the plastic bag campaign and will start charging 5p for carrier bags.
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H&M acquires majority stake in Swedish outfit
H&M has bought a 60 per cent stake in Swedish fashion group Fabric Scandinavien, which operates store chains Weekday and Monki, for Skr564 million ( 46.3 million).
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Joules relaunches web site
Joules Clothing has relaunched its web site with more functions to improve its online offer.
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People Tree appoints head of design
Ethical retailer People Tree has appointed a head of design to lead its UK design team.
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BMB buys raft of licences
Menswear supplier and retailer BMB Clothing has agreed to acquire various licences and assets from John Langford.
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Styles & Wood chief warns of tough market
The boss of Styles & Wood has warned of the challenging retail market, despite the shopfitting company delivering a sparkling set of full-year results.