Trading still tough at Carpetright
August 2, 2011 11:52 amCarpetright plc has reported a 1.5% drop in group sales for the 12 weeks to 23 July 2011. Sales in the UK declined by 2.3% and... View Article
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Poundland to expand into Europe
August 2, 2011 11:52 amPoundland, Europe’s biggest single price discount retailer, has announced its expansion into Europe. The company, which has 347 UK stores, will open six stores in the... View Article
Profits at Capital Shopping Centres boosted by Trafford Centre
August 2, 2011 11:52 amCapital Shopping Centres, owner of the Trafford Centre and St David’s Cardiff, has reported a 3% rise in retail like-for-like sales at its centres for the... View Article
Four TJ Hughes stores sold to Lewis’s Home Retail
August 2, 2011 11:52 amErnst & Young, the administrators of failed discount department store chain TJ Hughes have reached an agreement to sell the company’s flagship Liverpool store and the... View Article
IKEA to install solar panels at ten UK stores
August 2, 2011 11:51 amIKEA has said it plans to install 39,000 solar panels in UK stores following its purchase of a wind farm in Scotland. The Swedish flat pack... View Article
Jane Norman jobs under threat as talks with Debenhams break down
August 1, 2011 12:38 pmNearly 500 workers face losing their jobs following the termination by Debenhams of its concession agreement with fashion retailer Jane Norman. Edinburgh Woollen Mill bought the... View Article
GameStop launches UK online store
August 1, 2011 12:28 pmGameStop, the multichannel video retailer, has launched an online store in the UK. The US based company, which is rumoured to be a potential bidder for... View Article
Clinton Cards hires new chief executive
August 1, 2011 12:28 pmGreeting cards retailer Clinton Cards has announced the appointment of Darcy Willson-Rymer as its new chief executive Officer. Currently managing drector at Starbucks UK and Ireland,... View Article
Survey reveals direct mail is still effective in driving consumers to websites
August 1, 2011 9:04 amLatest research by database and loyalty marketing specialist GI Insight has revealed that just under half of UK consumers are driven to visit a company website... View Article
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