All articles by Nicola Harrison – Page 60
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NewsPrivate equity firms submit second round bids for Iceland
Iceland has attracted interest from two private equity firms interested in acquiring the frozen food chain.
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NewsCarpetright Ireland business in recovery despite group profit warning
Carpetright issued a profit warning on Tuesday despite an improving sales trend that included a double digit like-for-like increase in the tough Irish market.
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NewsHigh street crisis ‘irreversible’, Wrigley warns
The former boss of New Look, Phil Wrigley, has sounded the death knell of the traditional high street, and described Mary Portas’s review as the “right diagnosis, wrong prescription”.
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NewsFormer M and M Direct boss joins B&Q board
B&Q has appointed former M and M Direct boss Steve Robinson to its board as it strengthens its multichannel offer.
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NewsGame confirms review of overseas business
Game has said it has put its overseas operations under review, confirming Retail-Week.com’s story yesterday.
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NewsGame to offload overseas operations
Entertainment group Game aims to offload overseas businesses as it seeks to stem widening losses in the face of a punishing games market.
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NewsArgos appoints John Walden as managing director
Argos has appointed John Walden as its new managing director.
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NewsCarpetright issues profit warning
Floorings retailer Carpetright has issued a profit warning despite an improving trend in sales.
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NewsGarden Centre Group in exclusivity talks with Terra Firma
Garden Centre Group is to enter exclusivity talks with private equity firm Terra Firma, it is understood.
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NewsCo-op Food hires Steve Murrells as chief executive
The Co-operative has made two key appointments, including hiring Steve Murrells as the new chief executive of its food business.
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OpinionOcado blow as FD departs
News editor Nicola is has worked on the news desk at Retail Week for three years, covering property, furniture, DIY, and entertainment.
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NewsRetail sales suffer steepest fall in three years, says CBI
Retail sales suffered their biggest fall in three years in January, according to the CBI Distributives Trades Survey.
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NewsTributes paid to MFI legend Derek Hunt
Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to Derek Hunt, the former MFI boss identified with the retailer’s glory days, who died last week aged 72.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill plans 150 new stores as it eyes Peacocks property
Edinburgh Woollen Mill is to open 150 high street and mall stores this year, as well as more than 100 across the rest of the group that includes Jane Norman.
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NewsBonmarché bought out of pre-pack by Sun European
Bonmarché has been bought by private equity firm Sun European Partners in a pre-pack administration deal.
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NewsFormer Woolies staff share £68m payout
Former Woolworths employees have won compensation totalling £68m after being made redundant when the retailer collapsed in 2008.
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NewsAsda to invest £500m in stores and supply chain
Asda will invest £500m this year in new stores and its supply chain.
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NewsVideo: Oxford Street shops flooded as water mains burst
Shops including Primark, Next and Ann Summers have been flooded on London’s Oxford Street after aging water mains burst.
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NewsHMV granted breathing space by banks
UPDATED: Struggling entertainment retailer HMV has revealed its banks have relaxed its terms and given it more headroom in a move that will have a “materially positive impact on the Group’s profitability and cash flow”.
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