Supermarkets withdraw products in food dye scare
February 18, 2005 11:55 pmFSA acts on illegal chemical More than 350 food products have been taken off the shelves by the major UK supermarkets after they were found to... View Article
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Coles Myer sees first half sales jump
February 17, 2005 9:51 amAustralian retail group seeing benefits of recovery strategy Coles Myer, Australia’s biggest retail group, continues to see the impact of the sales growth strategy aimed at... View Article
Federated switches takeover targets
February 17, 2005 9:51 amTalks with May break down over price US retailer Federated Department Stores is reported to be weighing up other takeover targets after merger talks with rival... View Article
Ottakar’s in management reshuffle
February 16, 2005 11:31 amReorganisation builds ‘team to lead growth’ Book retailer Ottakar’s has issued a statement explaining recent management changes which saw the departure of three directors. There was... View Article
Buyout offer for Circuit City
February 16, 2005 9:31 amUS retailer gets private equity approach Circuit City, the number two specialist electronics retailer in the US, has received a takeover approach from private equity Highfields... View Article
Lower growth at H&M
February 15, 2005 10:47 amJanuary growth up 5 per cent Swedish fashion group H&M has reported 5 per cent sales growth in January, a sharp drop over the 12 per... View Article
Blockbuster goes hostile on rival
February 15, 2005 8:58 amMove to buy debt of video retailer Video rental giant Blockbuster has begun hostile moves in its bid to take over rival Hollywood Entertainment. Blockbuster has... View Article
Allders’ staff briefed on new bosses
February 14, 2005 8:55 amDebenhams acquires eight stores The administrators of the Allders department store group are close enough to a sale of some outlets to have started telling store... View Article
Asda launches ‘mums army’
February 13, 2005 7:25 pmExecutive board of mothers to be recruited Asda aims to spotlight its family-friendly credentials by recruiting a ‘mums army’ to advise the business. The Wal-Mart owned... View Article
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