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Asda to tap power of Wal-Mart’s sourcing
Asda chief executive Andy Bond has vowed to use parent Wal-Mart’s global purchasing power to further reduce prices, after the UK grocer posted a robust performance last year.
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Waitrose takes on Sainsbury’s with price push
Waitrose is targeting Sainsbury’s with its price promotions in an effort to change customers’ perceptions and lift sales.
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Fashion trio join Osoyou social shopping site
Fashion retailers Kurt Geiger, Laura Ashley and Cath Kidston have signed up to social shopping site Osoyou.com.
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Delia’s new book is biggest since Potter
Delia Smith mania hit UK supermarkets and book stores last weekend after the celebrity chef’s first book in more than five years went on sale.
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Kinnaird vows to return Envy to profit by end of the year
John Kinnaird has vowed to make struggling menswear chain Envy break even by the end of this year.
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Foyles opens St Pancras store three months late
Foyles opened its much-delayed third store at London’s St Pancras International railway station last week.
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Harrods dresses its lifts for start of Senses promotion
Luxury department store Harrods has kicked off two months of in-store visual merchandising events with a series of installations in its Grade II listed lifts, writes John Ryan.
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DKNY to anchor luxury zone at Trafford Centre
DKNY Jeans is to part-anchor the new luxury area at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
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Orange goes on store drive to take on rivals
Mobile phone operator Orange is to ramp up its expansion in the UK in an effort to make its property portfolio more competitive with rival brands.
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Sainsbury's to pilot out-of-hours GP surgery
Sainsbury’s is set to become the UK’s first grocer to offer out-of-hours GP appointments in a Greater Manchester store from next month.
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Ideal share price shoots up as mystery suitor makes approach
TV shopping specialist Ideal Shopping Direct may be sold following a takeover approach.
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Dunelm profits to rise but tough year ahead
Value homewares retailer Dunelm is expected to deliver a rise in profits from 41 million to about 47 million when its posts interim figures next Wednesday.
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N Brown sticks with acquisitions as it hires development director
N Brown has revealed it is still on the acquisition trail and has appointed a new group development director to bolster growth.
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Tesco set to double its in-store opticians
Tesco is to more than double its number of in-store opticians over the next 12 months.
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Retail gets regal
Retail met royalty on Monday evening, when the Queen hosted a reception at St James’s Palace to celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Retail Trust.
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Out of this world
Echochamber & Retail Week scour the globe to track down the most impressive retail concepts. This month, we travel to Australia to worship at a motorcycling temple of enthusiasm
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Kookai to move into online as part of brand expansion
Fashion retailer Kooka will forge strategic alliances with online retailers in an effort to extend its brand presence, as it is poised to announce its return to profitability this year.
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Best Buy cuts forecasts as US slowdown starts to bite
Best Buy has slashed sales and profit forecasts in what analysts believe the latest sign of the country’s retail slowdown.
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Thorntons: The City View
The City gave Thorntons a thumbs-up after the chocolatier posted a tasty increase in first-half profits and sales.
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Competition probe and Asda success help quoted grocers
Food retailers staged a comeback after they emerged largely unscathed from the Competition Commission’s investigation into the grocery market. Good fourth-quarter figures from Asda helped, confirming that food retailers as a group have been doing well.