Austin Reed buys Viyella
February 7, 2009 12:08 pmAustin Reed has agreed to buy womenswear company Viyella from its administrators, securing around 230 jobs. Viyella had about 450 employees when it collapsed into administration... View Article
General Merchandise News
Baugur backs down on BG Holding’s administration
February 6, 2009 12:52 pmBaugur has announced that it will not oppose Landsbanki’s application to put its British operation, BG Holding, into administration. Baugur said they had also withdrawn the... View Article
Baugur files for bankruptcy
February 4, 2009 11:16 amBaugur, which holds stakes in British high street retailers House of Fraser, French Connection and Debenhams, has applied for bankruptcy protection. Baugur has applied to a... View Article
Retail Summit 2009 -Leading retailers provide solutions to the current economic difficulties
February 3, 2009 3:14 pmDelegates braved the conditions to attend the first day of the Retail Bulletin Summit 2009 being held at the Cavendish Conference Centre, London They were rewarded... View Article
Retail Summit 2009 still on
February 2, 2009 5:30 pmTuesdays and Wednesdays Retail Summit 2009 is still on despite the weather. It takes more than a recession and foul weather to stop retailers from convening... View Article
Sofa Workshop deal costs 120 jobs
January 31, 2009 9:22 amSofa Workshop has been sold out of administration but the firm’s sale will cost 120 jobs. Administrators Leonard Curtis said 10 of the company’s 30 stores... View Article
The Davis Blog: Online reviews not worth the websites they are written on
January 30, 2009 11:27 amSurely it was only a question of time before somebody was caught paying people to write good reviews of their products on internet sites. In the... View Article
Carrefour trials convenience store concept
January 30, 2009 8:10 amCarrefour is testing a new urban convenience store concept called ‘Carrefour City’. The retailer opened the first ‘Carrefour City’ pilot store in the 16th arrondissement of... View Article
Boots Opticians and Dolland & Aitchison to merge
January 29, 2009 11:19 amBoots is to merge its opticians business with Dolland & Aitchison. Alliance Boots said it had reached agreement to create the second largest optical chain in... View Article
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