All News articles – Page 438
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NewsBarneys secures fresh capital in bid to avoid collapse
Barneys New York has received a fresh cash injection as it seeks to fend off the threat of collapse.
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NewsDebenhams poised to name Vansteenkiste as new boss
Debenhams executive chair Terry Duddy will step down next month as its owners prepare to appoint a new chief executive.
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NewsIntu to trial ‘direct retailing’ at Broadmarsh shopping centre
Institutional landlord Intu has launched a ‘direct retailing’ trial at its Broadmash site as part of its new strategy to revamp its flagging shopping centre portfolio.
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NewsFood industry calls for competition rules to be waived in no-deal Brexit
The UK food industry has called on the government to waive aspects of competition law to allow businesses to coordinate and direct supplies with one another in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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NewsDixons Carphone launches ‘world-first’ AR experience
Dixons Carphone has integrated an augmented reality experience into the Currys PC World website – previously only available on an app – in what the retailer describes as a “world-first”.
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NewsBoots pilots language interpretation service
Boots is piloting an on-demand language interpretation service for non-English speaking pharmacy patients.
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NewsSports Direct exec Murray: We’re not in crisis
Sports Direct executive Michael Murray has insisted the group is “definitely not a business in crisis” despite increasing doubts over its strategy.
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NewsFat Face snaps up Drapers editor for marketing role
Lifestyle retailer Fat Face has poached the editor of Drapers to take up a new marketing and communications director role.
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NewsBoohoo swoops on Karen Millen and Coast but jobs axed
Online fashion giant Boohoo has bought the Karen Millen and Coast brands for £18.2m.
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NewsBoohoo to snap up Karen Millen and Coast in pre-pack
Online fast fashion retailer Boohoo is reportedly on the verge of buying high street fashion brands Karen Millen and Coast out of administration.
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NewsRetail sales return to growth, but consumer spending languishes
Retail sales returned to growth in July but BRC boss Helen Dickinson warned that consumer spending is continuing to languish after a “punishing few months” for the sector.
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NewsHarrods poaches former Burberry director for new digital role
Harrods has poached Burberry’s former ecommerce director for a newly created digital director’s role focused on driving the department store’s “digital and omnichannel strategy”.
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NewsSports Direct buys Jack Wills out of administration
Struggling fashion retailer Jack Wills has been bought out of administration by Sports Direct, following a tussle between Mike Ashley and fellow retail tycoon Philip Day’s Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group.
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NewsTesco to cut 4,500 jobs at Metro stores
Tesco has revealed plans to make operational changes at Metro stores and a small number of Express branches, which are expected to lead to 4,500 job losses.
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NewsDay in late bid to avoid Jack Wills administration
Edinburgh Woollen Mill owner Philip Day is reportedly trying to keep Jack Wills out of administration as he seeks to pip Mike Ashley to a deal for the struggling retailer.
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NewsMarks & Spencer strategy director to head Ocado Retail
Marks & Spencer strategy director Melanie Smith has been named chief executive of Ocado Retail.
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NewsFlying Tiger calls time on store openings after profits hit
Flying Tiger Copenhagen has halted UK store openings after a plunge in profits.