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Windows to watch: Gap, Oxford Street
Gap is well known for its minimalist windows, where moods, seasons and themes are reduced to symbols with mannequins in front of them. It comes as no surprise then, that Gap’s store halfway along Oxford Street features white, abstract Christmas trees that have been internally illuminated.
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Debenhams to give its home department a makeover
Department store group Debenhams is to develop a new format for its home department.
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Oxford Street lights are enchanted picture
The switch was flicked on the Oxford Street Christmas lights on Wednesday, signalling the start of the festive selling season.
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Uniqlo parent to bring Theory and Princesse Tam.Tam to UK
Fast Retailing, the Japanese fashion retailer and Uniqlo parent, plans to open standalone stores in the UK for its Theory and Princesse Tam.Tam brands.
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Pressure on King after Qatar bid collapses
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King will have to raise employee morale if the grocer is to continue its strong sales momentum of the past three years, following the collapse of Delta Two’s bid for the grocer this week.
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Mothercare lands in Germany with pilot opening
Mothercare has entered Europe’s biggest retail market with the launch of a pilot store in Germany.
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Leases shorten as challenging market conditions take effect
Average lease lengths were cut this year as retailers struggled to maintain flexibility in a tough market.
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Piasecki mulls venture with Gerald Ratner
Jurek Piasecki, former chairman of jewellery giant Goldsmiths, is understood to be mulling a business venture with jewellery tycoon Gerald Ratner.
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John Lewis's sales slow
John Lewis department store posted a lacklustre set of sales for the week ending November 3, in a further sign of a growing slowdown of consumer spending on the high street.
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Primark pursues Irish space as profits surge ahead
Primark will embark on plans to increase its selling space in Ireland substantially as it reaps the rewards of the conversion of former Littlewoods stores in the UK.
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Wal-Mart falls short of October analyst forecasts
Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, has missed analysts’ October sales forecasts in its core domestic market.
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Signet sales shine
Group like-for-like sales at jewellery retail giant Signet rose 3.2 per cent in the 13 weeks to November 3, in line with the first half. Total sales increased 10 per cent to US$678.7 million ( 321.7 million).
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Adili to create own label and wholesale arm
Ethical e-tailer Adili is to launch an own-label fashion range and a wholesale operation following its decision to float on AIM.
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Co-operative Group plans to up membership by a quarter
The Co-operative Group plans to increase its number of members by more than a quarter next year.
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Carphone mulls new brand as it shifts focus to wireless
Carphone Warehouse is considering introducing a new fascia as it develops a new generation of stores in response to the dramatic switch towards wireless technology.
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Dutch cosmetics chain seeks to conquer UK
Cosmetics retailer Rituals is to open its first UK store at the east end of Oxford Street tomorrow.
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M&S to favour ‘super suppliers’as it drives international growth
Marks & Spencer expects to work increasingly with an elite group of “super-growth suppliers” as it ramps up investment at home and abroad.
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Asda green drive on target to land £120m cost savings
Asda has revealed that its sustainability programme is on track to deliver 120 million of costs saved or avoided over the next five years.
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Bank of England holds interest rate
The Bank of England has kept the interest rate unchanged at 5.75 per cent for the fourth month in a row.
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Shoppers mob Hennes for Cavalli range
A queue of about 200 formed early this morning at Hennes' Oxford Street flagship store, as Roberto Cavalli became the latest designer to launch a one-off exclusive range for the retailer.