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The Retail Week: Grocery sales, Next results, Cern and MFI ceases trading

By Matthew Chapman and Roland Bodenham2015-07-31T07:00:00+01:00

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Executive editor George MacDonald and senior reporter Matthew Chapman’s thoughts on the week’s biggest retail stories.

Follow the links below for more news and analysis on the stories mentioned in The Retail Week – July 31, 2015:

  • Co-op returns to sales growth for first time in a year
  • Sainsbury’s sells pharmacy business to LloydsPharmacy
  • Next raises full-year outlook after warm weather boosts sales
  • How science from Cern is colliding with retail
  • MFI ceases trading as VictoriaPlum.com repositions itself
  • Homebase loses two top directors from its executive board

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