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NewsBurberry profits drop despite soaring UK like-for-likes
Burberry reported a slump in its first-half profits as rising like-for-likes in the UK failed to offset falling sales in Europe and Hong Kong.
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NewsSainsbury’s profits fall as like-for-like sales dip
Sainsbury’s first-half profits dropped while like-for-like sales edged down as the grocer drives its initiative for everyday low prices despite “challenging market conditions”.
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NewsPoundland trials Pep & Co product in stores
Poundland is trialling Pep & Co products in stores as it steps up a drive to enhance its fashion offer.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: M&S and Associated British Foods
Retail news round-up: M&S committed to stores in Ireland and Associated British Foods face cost pressure.
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NewsToday in retail: Rowe upbeat despite fashion sales fall
M&S boss Steve Rowe was on fighting form when I saw him earlier today at the interim results meeting.
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NewsTesco slashes sugar levels in own-brand soft drinks
Tesco has slashed the amount of sugar in its own-label soft drinks to escape the government’s sugar tax.
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NewsM&S’s Rowe vows to keep prices down despite sterling fall
Marks & Spencer chief executive Steve Rowe has pledged to keep prices down for customers despite sterling’s plunge.
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NewsJohn Lewis fashion sales boosted by colder weather
John Lewis’s sales spiked last week as the influx of colder weather boosted the performance of its clothing ranges.
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NewsWatch: Boots celebrates working women in Christmas ad
Boots has unveiled its festive TV advert, which centres around pampering female customers who work on Christmas Day.
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NewsWatch: Asda kicks off ad series showcasing festive range
Asda has launched the first in a series of 26 Christmas adverts as the grocer bids to showcase its full range of festive products.
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NewsAmerican Apparel appoints administrators for UK business
Administrators have been appointed to oversee the likely winding down of American Apparel’s UK operations.
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NewsAlibaba Singles' Day to extend beyond mainland China
Alibaba’s Singles’ Day – now dubbed 11.11.Global Shopping Festival – is set to expand into international territories for the first time this year.
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NewsSports Direct denies ‘spying’ on MPs during visit
Sports Direct has said it did not authorise or have “any knowledge of” the recording device found by MPs during a meeting at the retailer’s headquarters.
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NewsNew Look narrows pre-tax losses but sales tumble
New Look has narrowed its pre-tax losses but suffered a sales slump amid an “extremely challenging” first half.
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NewsPrimark profits rise but weather dents UK like-for-likes
Primark has posted a rise in full-year profits but blamed “unseasonable weather” and “cautious” consumers for a fall in like-for-like sales.
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NewsM&S to shutter 60 stores as half-year profits nosedive
Marks & Spencer will wield the axe on around 60 clothing and home stores over the next five years after its half-year profits tumbled.
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NewsRetail sales rise in best month since January
Retail sales rose across the board in October, which was the best-performing month since January.
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NewsBooths slumps to pre-tax loss as storms dampen sales
Booths has slumped to a pre-tax loss after food price deflation and Storm Desmond dampened its full-year performance.
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NewsSports Direct in spying storm after MPs' Shirebrook visit
Sports Direct has been accused of spying on MPs with a recording device after they made a surprise visit to the retailer’s Shirebrook warehouse.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Sports Direct and retail sales
Retail news round-up: MPs accuse Sports Direct of spying on them, and retail sales increased in October