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NewsSports Direct aims to get Lillywhites concessions into House of Fraser
Sports Direct is reportedly in discussions to introduce Lillywhites shop-in-shops in some of House of Fraser’s department stores.
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NewsThe Range records surge in full-year pre-tax profits and sales
Discount homewares retailer The Range has recorded a surge in pre-tax profits for the year on the back of strong sales growth.
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NewsTesco to open larger stores at 5am instead of midnight on Black Friday
Tesco will open its larger stores at 5am instead of midnight on Black Friday this year to allow staff “more time” to prepare for the sales frenzy.
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NewsIkea considering first high street store on Oxford Street
Ikea is in discussions about trialling one of its ‘order-and-collection point’ store formats in the current BHS building on Oxford Street.
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NewsMajestic Wine boss Gormley 'not losing sleep' over Aldi's online wine move
Majestic Wine boss Rowan Gormley has shrugged off the impact of Aldi launching wine online and claimed it doesn’t represent a “new threat.”
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NewsAmazon slashes price of Prime membership to £59 ahead of Black Friday
Amazon has slashed the annual subscription fee of Prime membership as it seeks to steal a march on rivals ahead of Black Friday.
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NewsAldi and Lidl to open five times as many stores as big four
Aldi and Lidl are eyeing five times as many new store openings as their big four rivals combined as the duo ramp up their UK expansion.
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NewsBooths profits slump as sales fall amid 'tough retail environment'
Booths has reported a 58.6% slump in full-year pre-tax profits following a turn down in sales amid the “tough retail environment”.
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NewsRetail parks continue resurgence as high streets and shopping centres suffer
Retail parks continued their resurgence in October as footfall jumped 2.9% to outperform high streets and shopping centres.
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NewsMajestic Wine half-year profits fall as it unveils three-year turnaround plan
Majestic Wine’s pre-tax profits dropped 50% to £4.3m for the half year driven by a series of charges following its acquisition of Naked Wines.
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NewsNew report shows retailers slower than predicted to transition to omnichannel
A new study has found achieving full omnichannel transformation takes longer and is more complex than retailers first thought.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Black Friday, Aldi, Lidl, Kurt Geiger and more
Retail news round-up on November 16, 2015: Aldi and Lidl submit planning applications for 171 new stores, Cinven emerges as frontrunner to snap up Kurt Geiger.
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NewsJohn Lewis to anchor £850m Edinburgh St James development
John Lewis has agreed to anchor the 1.7m sq ft Edinburgh St James development after settling a disagreement with the city’s council.
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NewsTopman employs projection mapping tech for 3D-animated Christmas display
Topman is using projection mapping technology to create a constantly evolving Christmas window display featuring 3D animations.
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NewsRetail Diary: Bra-vo to JD Williams and the cat that got Sainsbury's cream
Bra-vo to JD Williams’s models, a cat has got the cream at Sainsbury’s and the Christmas ad wars meet Star Wars in comic parody.
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NewsGame launches augmented reality display to bring Halo characters to life
Game has launched an augmented reality display in its Basingstoke store that allows customers to pose with characters from the Halo series.
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NewsAmazon launches grocery essentials delivery service Pantry in UK
Amazon is putting more pressure on grocers by launching its Pantry service in the UK, which offers Prime members home delivery on 4,000 products.
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NewsInfographic: John Lewis weekly sales dip despite launch of Christmas ad
John Lewis suffered a dip in sales last week despite the release of its hotly-anticipated Man on the Moon Christmas advert.
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NewsWatch: Sainsbury's brings back Mog the cat in heartwarming Christmas ad
Sainsbury’s has resurrected children’s book character Mog in a heartwarming Christmas advert as it ups the battle for festive spend.
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NewsMountain Warehouse launches women's athletic clothing brand and stores
Mountain Warehouse is taking on Sweaty Betty with the launch of a new athletic clothing brand and chain of stores for women.