Carrefour facing new takeover prospect
July 10, 2004 5:05 pmFrench retailer warns on sales dip The possibility of a merger between the worlds’ two biggest retailers has been raised again after Carrefour warned that its... View Article
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JJB Sports tackling tough trading
July 9, 2004 12:30 pmEuro 2004 helps reverse sales dip The sales impact of the Euro 2004 soccer tournament has helped JJB Sports start to reverse a sales decline as... View Article
Claire’s sees European sales recovery
July 8, 2004 8:49 pmStrong June for accessories retailer Claire’s has seen a recovery in its European sales, reporting like-for-like store growth in the ‘positive mid single digits’ during June.... View Article
Stuart Rose given all clear by FSA
July 8, 2004 8:01 pmM&S chief executive no case to answer in share dealing The Financial Services Authority has cleared Stuart Rose of any involvement in insider share dealing in... View Article
Wal-Mart sales hit by weather
July 8, 2004 3:54 pmMixed fortunes for US retailers Wal-Mart saw strong sales growth across the first half of 2004 slow down in June, with a 2.2 per cent increase... View Article
Matalan sales recovery on track
July 8, 2004 10:20 amDiscount retailer boosted by promotions and store refits Matalan is seeing the benefits of investment in price cuts and promotions, reversing its sales decline and launching... View Article
Floors 2 Go sees strong sales growth
July 8, 2004 10:19 amFlooring retailer expanding into Scotland Hard floor retailer Floors 2 Go has seen continued strong sales growth across the firsts half of the year and is... View Article
Wal-Mart fighting class action ruling
July 7, 2004 7:41 pmRetailer contests sex discrimination case Wal-Mart Stores has asked a in the US to review last month’s ruling by a San Francisco judge that could see... View Article
Tough trading for N Brown
July 7, 2004 7:02 pmCatalogue retailer looking to multi-channel expansion Home shopping firm N Brown is looking to a diversification into new retailing channels to boost its performance as its... View Article
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