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Retail arm propels Burberry sales
Total revenue at luxury retailer Burberry Group jumped 19 per cent for the six months to September 30, driven by the performance of its retail and wholesale businesses.
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Marks and Spencer hunts for 18,000 Christmas staff
Marks and Spencer has launched a recruitment drive to bring an additional 18,000 staff on board for the busy Christmas period.
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Mattel warns of toy price hike
Toy maker Mattel has warned that the appreciating Chinese yuan and rising raw material costs will lead to the cost of its famous Barbie dolls rising from early next year.
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DSGi sales strong despite Italian woes
DSGi has today reported robust sales, despite weak performances from its Italian UniEuro arm and Mircrosoft’s new Vista range.
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LVMH reports strong sales growth
Luxury group Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) increased revenues by 13 per cent to €11.4 billion ( 7.95 billion) in the first nine months of this year.
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Central London like-for-likes climb
September’s like-for-like retail sales in central London were 6.8 per cent higher than a year ago, according to the BRC’s London Retail Sales monitor.
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Profit warnings for retailers continue to rise
Profit warnings from the retail sector have risen sharply in the last year.
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M and S on hunt for 18,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer has launched a recruitment drive to bring an additional 18,000 staff on board for the busy Christmas period.
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Marks and Spencer on hunt for 18,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer has launched a recruitment drive to bring an additional 18,000 staff on board for the busy Christmas period.
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Rising profit warnings cause concern
Profit warnings from the retail sector have risen sharply in the past year.
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Retail sales up 3 per cent
UK retail sales rose 3 per cent on a like-for-like basis last month, compared with September 2006 when sales were up 2.4 per cent, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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Tesco top of climate change index
Tesco has come up trumps according to the UK’s first ever Climate Brand Index, which tracks consumer perception year on year of how companies are acting on climate change.
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Investment vehicle snaps up Smallbone stake
Luxury kitchen and furnishings group Smallbone is the latest retailer to become the subject of stake-building, with investment vehicle Toscafield snapping up a stake of almost 7 per cent.
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SAP to pounce on Business Objects
SAP is to acquire business intelligence specialist Business Objects.
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Moss Bros opens first Simon Carter outlet
Moss Bros has opened a Simon Carter men’s fashion store next door to its Covent Garden flagship. Simon Carter is a range aimed at the same customer as Ted Baker, according to Moss Bros chief executive Philip Mountford.
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WHSmith profits rocket
WHSmith has reported soaring group profits, but both total and like-for-like sales dropped.
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The Sun launches online shop
News Group Digital has launched an online price-comparison shopping portal for bestselling newspaper The Sun.
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Football shirt manufacturers ‘shunning supermarkets’
Football shirt manufacturers ‘shunning supermarkets’