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Reiss signs multi-million pound franchising deal
Reiss has signed a multi-million pound franchising deal to open stores across Singapore and Malaysia. This marks the next step in Reiss’ international plans; it hopes to have 250 retail stores worldwide by 2010. The franchises will be run by the Wai Tai group in Singapore and the DNP group ...
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NewsArev buys majority stake in Aspinal of London
Retail investment group Arev has taken a majority stake in luxury leather goods retailer Aspinal of London.
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DSGi picks Italy chief
DSGi has appointed Mario Maiocchi as managing director of its operation in Italy.
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Moss Bros ups HQ-to-store communication
Moss Bros has installed a system from Retail Answers to its tills, to improve the flow of information between head office and stores.
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Borders to run software service
Borders is to test a service offering 1,500 software titles, while holding no stock, using a system that creates the appropriate disc at the point of sale.
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Tesco to create sourcing standard across business
Tesco is investing in systems to monitor product safety and ethical sourcing practices as well as support its sourcing operation.
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WHSmith adopts document manager for accounts
WHSmith has implemented a document management system to increase productivity in its accounts department.
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Sainsbury's buys Curley’s in Northern Ireland
Sainsbury’s has bought two supermarkets from independent, Northern Ireland family retail business Curley’s in a multimillion-pound deal.
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Woolworths vows to return stores to profit this year
Woolworths’ retail arm unveiled a fall in comparable sales this morning, with like-for-likes down 3.2 per cent for the 49 weeks to January 12, but said that the stores business would return to profitability this year.
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Mothercare Christmas sales rocket
Mothercare has posted stellar third-quarter results and expects profits for its full year to be near the top end of market expectations.
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Game's acquisition of Gamestation cleared
The Competition Commission has cleared Game’s acquisition of Gamestation.
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Clinton Cards enjoys positive Christmas
Clinton Cards, the UK’s largest specialist greetings card retailer, reported group like-for-like sales for the Christmas period up 2.5 per cent.
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Booths sales excel at Christmas
Sales at upscale regional supermarket operator Booths climbed 7.6 per cent in the four-week period to January 5.
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M&S fills second anchor spot at Leeds scheme
Marks & Spencer has signed as the second anchor at Hammerson and Town Centre Securities’ Eastgate Quarters scheme in Leeds.
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Wilson Bowden gets green light for Macclesfield makeover
Wilson Bowden has agreed a deal to develop the centre of Macclesfield with a 400,000 sq ft scheme.
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December price inflation sticks at 2.1 per cent
The annual rate of inflation remained at 2.1 per cent in December, level with that of November, according to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).
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M&S to test vouchers in clothing tie-up with Oxfam
Marks & Spencer and Oxfam have joined forces to launch the M&S and Oxfam Clothes Exchange, an initiative aimed at encouraging consumers to recycle their garments.
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Rising food prices threaten interest rate cut
Food prices are rising at their fastest rate since records began, which could restrict the Bank of England’s scope for cutting interest rates.
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Burberry sales surge
Luxury brand Burberry recorded a surge in third-quarter sales, but retail sales were at a lower level than the retailer planned.
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Game celebrates “outstanding” Christmas
Computer entertainment specialist Game has disclosed stellar Christmas trading figures, as a result of focus on a changing customer base and “unprecedented” range and quality of products.