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Carphone to sell 10,000 iPhones on launch day
Carphone Warehouse is set to sell up to 10,000 Apple iPhones when it launches in the UK next Friday.
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JJB strikes exclusive deal with Champion
JJB Sports has struck a five-year agreement with Champion Europe to become the exclusive UK retailer of Champion products.
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Debenhams ups festive ante on Oxford Street
Debenhams has unveiled an all-singing, all-dancing Christmas window display to raise the bar on Oxford Street this Yuletide.
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Hunter’s USC posts operating loss of £8.8 million
USC, the fashion chain owned by Sir Tom Hunter, made an operating loss of 8.8 million last year.
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Flat half-term sales at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis were flat in the week to November 2, rising just a fraction by 0.3 per cent to 57.7 million.
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Indian government mulls grocery launch
The Indian government is considering the launch of a nationwide grocery chain, as India’s independent retailers oppose the advent of organised retail by both Indian conglomerates and foreign retailers.
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Inditex to launch accessories chain
Inditex is preparing to unveil a standalone accessories chain.
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Delhaize chief says merger with Ahold has potential
The chief executive of Belgian supermarket group Delhaize has said he would consider a merger with Dutch grocery giant Ahold.
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Visual Thinking – Karl McKeever, brand directory, Visual Thinking
A look at L'Occitane and TM Lewin in Nottingham
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Woolies shifts focus from TV for Christmas ad drive
Woolworths chief executive Trevor Bish-Jones has signalled that the variety store group will shift the weight of its Christmas ad spend from broadcast to its catalogue and online this year.
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Clare to sell Dreams stake to fund homewares move
Dreams founder and managing director Mike Clare is in talks with several private equity firms to sell a stake in the store chain to finance the acquisition of a complementary retail business.
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Arcadia profits climb despite summer blues
Fashion tycoon Sir Philip Green celebrated a small profit rise at Arcadia, despite the effects of the worst summer washout in years.
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Original Factory sales jump as buy-out deal nears close
Original Factory Shop revealed that a sale of the value store group is likely before the end of the year, as it unveiled record half-year results.
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Kookai to battle Peacocks over copycat claim
Kooka UK has launched a legal battle against Peacocks, claiming that the value retailer copied three of its knitwear garments.
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Austin Reed gears up for Middle East entry
Austin Reed is poised to sign its first franchise agreement in the Middle East, with its debut store set to open in Kuwait in spring next year.
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Retail chiefs back West End’s third traffic-free December festival
Retail chiefs lent their support on Wednesday to the third annual traffic-free shopping day in London’s West End, which is to be held on December 1.
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Habitat opens larger Cheltenham store
Habitat opened its relocated store at Cheltenham last week, doubling its floor space in the town.
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Next: signs of improvement close
An end to declining like-for-likes is in sight at fashion group Next, broker JP Morgan believes.
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Peacocks to up fashion kudos with trend-led Christmas line
Peacocks is ramping up its fashion credentials with a trend-led collection for Christmas that distances the value retailer from its commodity-focused past.
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Boots revs up growth strategy as it chases global leadership
Health and beauty giant invests in better stores and more innovative services