City fears increased competition A City anaylst has raised concerns that mother-and-baby goods retailer Mothercare is vulnerable to booming sales on online auction site eBay. Mothercare,... View Article
Bank teams up with family shareholders A buyout for French retailer Galeries Lafayette has been launched by one of its biggest shareholders, the Moulin family, backed... View Article
Road to Recovery ‘bearing fruit’ Global supermarket operator Ahold is promising ‘a year of execution’ in its drive to restore its fortunes, after reporting fourth quarter... View Article
Rental giant admits defeat Blockbuster has dropped its hostile bid for rival Hollywood Entertainment. The world’s biggest video rental operator said its offer to acquire Hollywood... View Article
WEEE directive postponed until 2006 The UK government has postponed implementing an EU directive which will require retailers and manufacturers to recycle used electrical goods. The... View Article
56 staff rewarded with trip Gamestation has awarded a 56 strong team, from stores up and down the country, an all expenses paid trip to New... View Article
22 stores raise competition concerns Somerfield’s deal to acquire the 114 smaller Safeway stores from Morrisons is to be investigated by the Competition Commission The Office... View Article
Suppliers ‘must use code of practice’ The Office of Fair Trading has cleared UK supermarkets of any serious breaches of the four-year-old Code of Practice governing... View Article
Sales up at department store retailer Sales at regional department store group Beales have shown an upturn over recent weeks. In a statment to the company’s... View Article
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