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JD Group set for bumper year
JD Group has forecast that its full-year earnings will be ahead of market expectations as it posted stellar Christmas sales figures.
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New Look profits rise at expense of sales
New Look has unveiled a like-for-like sales slump of 3.4 per cent over the 15 weeks to January 5.
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Good Christmas for Liberty, but Sale flat
Regent Street department store Liberty revealed solid Christmas trading this morning, with like-for-like sales up 5 per cent in the four weeks to Christmas Eve.
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Sainsbury's defies market gloom
Sainsbury’s has reported better-than-expected Christmas trading figures, with consumers not shying away from spending on food and drink despite the credit crunch.
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TNS crowns Morrisons as Christmas trading winner
Morrisons has emerged as the leading UK grocer this Christmas for the four weeks to December 30, according to TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures.
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M&S chiefs snap up shares after Christmas disappointment
Marks & Spencer directors have ramped up their shareholdings, sending a message to investors that they remain convinced of the retailer’s strength following reaction to today’s trading update.
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TNS crowns Morrisons Christmas trading winner
Morrisons has emerged the leading UK grocer this Christmas for the four weeks to December 30, according to TNS.
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London shop prices up 2.9 per cent in December
Shop prices in London rose 2.9 per cent in December compared with the same period in 2007, according to figures released by the London Retail Consortium (LRC).
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Short sellers target WHSmith
Short sellers have increased their positions in bookseller and stationer WHSmith by 200 per cent in the past six months, it has emerged.
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JJB agrees to pay back customers
Sports retailer JJB Sports will pay back consumers who bought certain replica shirts sold during 2000 and 2001, after consumer group Which? took legal action against the chain.
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Asda boss hails grocer's 'best ever' Christmas
Asda chief executive Andy Bond today declared 2007 the grocer’s “best ever” festive season.
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Select rescued by foreign investor
Young fashion chain Select has secured a 13 million emergency funding package from an unnamed foreign investor.
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NewsFat Face sales jump
Fat Face has revealed sales soared 19 per cent to £61.7 million in the six months to December 1.
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IT Directors’ Club
The Key to Gaining a Competitive Edge will be the subject of the next Retail Week IT Directors’ Club Dinner, which is being held in London on January 24.
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Tommy Hilfiger gives windows interactive touch
Tommy Hilfiger has introduced touchscreens to the windows of several of its international stores, including its site on London’s Carnaby Street.
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Alliance Pharmacy controls cost of labour with scheduling system
Alliance Pharmacy has implemented a labour-scheduling system designed in partnership with Retail Answers.
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Woolworths stock checker proves a hit with shoppers
Woolworths’ recently launched stock-checking system has won support from both customers and staff.
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Lush Christmas sales climb
Ethical beauty retailer Lush Cosmetics has reported a bumper Christmas with like-for-like sales up 5 per cent in December.
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Games propel Zavvi to strong Christmas
Entertainment retailer Zavvi enjoyed a strong first Christmas, driven by spectacular growth in game sales.
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Marks & Spencer's shares tumble after poor festive sales
High street bellwether Marks & Spencer has posted poor Christmas trading figures, sending its share price spiralling – down 18 per cent in early trading.