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M&S to impose 5p plastic bag charge
Marks & Spencer is to charge customers for plastic food carrier bags from the beginning of May.
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Union’s online campaign against M&S thwarted
Union Unite’s attempt to launch an online marketing offensive against Marks & Spencer appears to have been thwarted by Google.
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Base Menswear rescued by founding family
Base Menswear and Base Boys have been bought out of administration by their former owners.
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Gieves & Hawkes enlists VoIP to cut call costs
Savile Row tailor Gieves & Hawkes is making significant savings on its telephony costs after switching to an internet protocol-based telephone service.
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Boden to launch ratings and reviews on UK site
Mail order retailer Boden will add product ratings and reviews to its web site this spring.
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NewsAgent Provocateur invests in IT to back growth plans
Luxury lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur is to roll out a system from K3 to support its multichannel operation and improve its product lifecycle management as it expands the business.
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Retail Week founder appointed non-executive of Shaftesbury
West End property investment group Shaftesbury has appointed Patience Wheatcroft as a non-executive director.
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Littlewoods targets online sales of £1bn
Littlewoods Shop Direct has outlined ambitious plans to double its online sales to 1 billion by 2011.
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Mexx to withdraw from UK
Mexx, the fashion and accessories chain, is to close its 61 retail outlets in the UK.
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Sir Philip Green warns of tough trading
Arcadia boss Sir Philip Green has warned that business will get tougher and the early Easter holiday will put further pressure on British retailers.
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PPR sales rocket
Luxury retail group PPR, the owner of Gucci, has reported full-year profits ahead of forecasts and expects to achieve further growth in 2008.
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Tesco denies tax evasion claims
Tesco has denied allegations that is has created an elaborate corporate structure involving offshore tax havens that enables it to avoid paying tax of up to 1 billion on profits from the sale of its UK properties, according to the Guardian newspaper.
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Dunelm sales and profits soar
Homewares retailer Dunelm has reported sales up 10.6 per cent to 197.4 million in its interim results, but warned trading in the second half will prove tougher.
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Moss Bros shareholder to launch rival bid
A private shareholder is poised to launch a rival takeover bid for Moss Bros in competition with Icelandic investor Baugur.
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Alliance Boots launches Chinese joint venture
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina confirmed his commitment to becoming a global leader at a celebratory ceremony for the retailer’s joint venture in China.
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Budgens hires sales director
Grocery group Musgrave GB has hired Andrew Mounsey as Budgens sales director.
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Select falls into administration
Value fashion chain Select has gone into administration after poor trading in the first quarter of this year.
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Retailers report falling sales in February
More UK retailers are reporting that sales are falling rather than growing, for the first time since November 2006, according to the CBI.
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Wilkinson ditches air-con for eco air-cooling system
Wilkinson Hardware Stores has adopted an air-cooling system that could save energy.
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Debenhams to anchor Kidderminster scheme
Debenhams has agreed to anchor a new development phase at the Weavers Wharf retail park in Kidderminster with a 32,515 sq ft (3,020 sq m) store.