Woolworth/Bhs merger talks fail
June 14, 2002 12:00 amHigh street names unable to reach agreement June 14 2002 Woolworths has ended merger talks with Bhs. The two UK retailers have been unable to agree... View Article
General Merchandise News
Asda revs up insurance offer
June 13, 2002 12:00 amSupermarket will add new financial products later this year June 13 2002 Asda is to add motor insurance and other new financial services to its product... View Article
Federated agrees Fingerhut sale
June 12, 2002 12:00 amDeal transfers assets of catalogue brand to ex-CEO June 12 2002 US retailer Federated Department Stores has finalised the sale of the Fingerhut brand and assets... View Article
BRC calls for more government action on productivity
June 12, 2002 12:00 amChancellor must tackle barriers of taxation and regulation, says Moyes June 12 2002 The British Retail Consortium says the government’s drive to improve UK productivity does... View Article
Carrefour must sell a stake in China stores
June 12, 2002 12:00 amChinese government cracks down on French retailer’s operations June 12 2002 Carrefour has been ordered to sell stakes in two of its Chinese hypermarkets to local... View Article
US debit card action continues
June 11, 2002 12:00 amSupreme Court rejects submission from Visa and Mastercard June 11 2002 The court action bought by US retailers’ against Visa and MasterCard will be allowed to... View Article
Sainsbury’s removes organic premium
June 9, 2002 12:00 amPromotion offers key organic lines at standard price June 9 2002 Sainsbury’s is to reduce the price of 100 leading organic products for one month. The... View Article
Toys R Us discounts prices in US
June 9, 2002 12:00 amPartnership with Ahold to be extended in push for market share June 9 2002 Toys R Us Inc hopes to challenge Wal-Mart with a new assault... View Article
Green bid for Allders denied
June 7, 2002 12:00 amMinerva says no approach has been made June 7 2002 Property company Minerva has denied that is planning a bid for Allders to be fronted by... View Article
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