Halfords posts strong full year profit rise
June 5, 2015 11:31 amHalfords, the car part and cycle retailer, has posted an 11.3% rise in full year profit as it reaped the rewards of its turnaround strategy. In... View Article
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SPAR International to expand presence in India
June 5, 2015 10:44 amFood retailer SPAR International has unveiled plans to grow its presence in India with the opening of 25 SPAR hypermarket stores. Netherlands-based SPAR said the openings... View Article
Mattressman seeks sites for new stores
June 5, 2015 10:17 amMattressman, the bed and bedding retailer, has appointed Savills to help it find sites for new stores across the UK. Founded in 2004 by Andrew Kerry,... View Article
Waitrose sales edge up 1.1% last week
June 5, 2015 10:17 amWaitrose saw its sales edge up by 1.1% excluding fuel last week despite tough comparatives with the same period last year and continued food price deflation.... View Article
Pets at Home reports strong full year results
June 4, 2015 11:03 amPets at Home has said that trading in the first quarter of its financial year has been in line with expectations after reporting a 9.6% increase... View Article
Smiggle to debut in Milton Keynes
June 4, 2015 11:02 amSmiggle, the Australian children’s stationery brand, is to make its debut in Milton Keynes with the opening of a new store at Centre:mk. Due to launch... View Article
Sports Direct appoints acting chief financial officer
June 4, 2015 11:02 amSports Direct has appointed Matt Pearson as acting chief financial officer. Pearson joined Sports Direct as a group financial accountant from accountancy firm EY in June 2007,... View Article
Tesco launches new scheme to tackle food waste
June 4, 2015 10:28 amTesco has teamed up with UK food redistribution charity FareShare and Irish social enterprise FoodCloud to launch a new scheme that redistributes surplus food from its... View Article
Flemingate appoints centre manager
June 4, 2015 10:28 amFlemingate, the new retail and leisure scheme in Beverley, has appointed Graham Tait as centre manager. Due to open in October, the 162,561 square foot centre... View Article
