Barkers store in Kensington to close
August 19, 2005 1:40 pmHouse of Fraser has announced that its Barkers store in Kensington will close in January 2006. The decision comes following a review of current and future... View Article
General Merchandise News
Scottish retailers buck downward trend
August 17, 2005 10:07 pmHigh street sales in Scotland rose 3.4 per cent on the back of good weather and seasonal offers. Like-for-sale sales rose in July against a UK... View Article
ASA forces Asda to drop low price claim
August 17, 2005 9:50 pmAsda is to stop referring to itself as “officially Britain’s lowest priced supermarket” after a complaint from rival Tesco Tesco had complained to the Advertising Standards... View Article
Carpetright sales floored
August 17, 2005 6:27 pmEuropean business makes good progress whilst UK is hit by the harsh trading environment compounded by the closure of the Allders concessions Lord Harris, Chairman and... View Article
Summer sales lose their lustre
August 17, 2005 11:01 amHigh street sales supported by the recent interest rate cuts have done little to entice consumers back to the shops. Figures released from Footfall reveal a... View Article
CBI recommends interest rate cut
August 2, 2005 3:41 pmAccording to the CBI, sales in the retail sector continued to fall in July and forty-seven per cent of retailers said their volume of sales were... View Article
More rumours at M & S
August 2, 2005 10:40 amMarks and Spencer’s head of womenswear, Kate Bostock, is the subject of departure rumours. M&S has less than 10 per cent share of the womwnswear market,... View Article
Steady trading at Brown & Jackson
July 31, 2005 9:14 amNew distribution centre has improved branch product availability and has led to stronger sales growth. Sales for the 8 weeks ending 23rd July are up +3.0... View Article
Somerfield may have to sell 14 stores
July 31, 2005 9:12 amThe Competition Commission could force Somerfield to sell 14 of its 115 former Safeway supermarkets that it bought from Wm Morrison last year. The 14 stores... View Article
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