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NewsEbay sues Amazon for ‘illegally luring’ sellers
Online marketplace eBay is suing rival Amazon amid claims that the etail goliath poached its third-party sellers.
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NewsOasis and Warehouse dealt credit insurance blow
Oasis and Warehouse have suffered a fresh blow after a clutch of credit insurers stopped offering cover to their suppliers.
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NewsNew Look to exit China as 120 stores face axe
New Look is to pull the plug on its Chinese business as it focuses efforts on turning around its core UK division.
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NewsMorrisons finance boss Strain takes on commercial role
Morrisons’ finance chief Trevor Strain has taken on extra commercial responsibilities.
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NewsHomebase names ex-HMV boss Topping as chairman
DIY retailer Homebase has appointed former HMV chief executive Ian Topping as non-executive chairman as it seeks to deliver a turnaround.
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NewsGovernment hammers retail with £180m rate hike
Retail faces “yet another eye-watering rise in business rates” following the publication of September’s inflation figures.
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Asos profits soar as customer numbers rise
Asos has reported a 28% increase in full-year profits to £102m in “a year of substantial progress”.
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NewsJD Sports finance boss Brian Small steps down
JD Sports finance boss Brian Small is to step down at the end of the month.
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda: CMA to consider Aldi and Lidl impact
The competition watchdog will consider the impact Aldi and Lidl have had on the UK grocery market during its probe of the proposed Sainsbury’s-Asda merger.
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NewsFat Face poaches Oasis and Warehouse boss Liz Evans
Fat Face has poached Oasis and Warehouse boss Liz Evans to succeed Anthony Thompson as its chief executive, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAsda and Morrisons outpace big four in September
Asda and Morrisons outgrew their big four rivals last month as shoppers started stocking up on Christmas essentials.
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NewsFootasylum staggers to half-year loss as sales rise
Footasylum has recorded a pre-tax loss at the half-year mark in what executive chairman Barry Bown described as “a difficult trading period”.
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NewsAccessories specialist Claire’s considers CVA
Claire’s, the accessories specialist with about 350 shops, is understood to be pondering a CVA.
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NewsShop Direct to axe Littlewoods Clearance, 150 jobs at risk
Shop Direct plans to shutter its Littlewoods Clearance division, which markets unsold stock from across the group’s retail brands, next February.
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NewsSears files for bankruptcy as debt pile mounts
Sears has filed for bankruptcy protection after buckling under the weight of falling sales and a $134m (£102.1m) debt payment.
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NewsWaitrose pilots 'Rapid' two-hour home delivery service
Waitrose & Partners is piloting a two-hour home delivery service as it further ramps up its fulfilment credentials.
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NewsSuperdry warns on profit amid ‘unseasonably’ hot weather
Superdry has warned that sluggish demand for its autumn and winter ranges is expected to “adversely impact” its bottom line.
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NewsBooths hails 'progress' as full-year losses narrow
Booths has narrowed its losses as the retailer’s bosses ramp up plans to “transform the business”.
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NewsAgenda: Asos, Footasylum, Gear4Music and grocery sales
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with updates from Asos, Footasylum and Gear4Music, plus the latest grocery sales data, all on the agenda.
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NewsSports Direct acquires HoF Glasgow property for £95m
Sports Direct has bought House of Fraser’s property on Glasgow’s Buchanan Street outright in a bid to create the ‘Harrods of the North’.