Laura Ashley first half profits surge

Fri, 10th September 2010

Laura Ashley first half profits surge

Furniture and fashion retailer Laura Ashley experienced a surge in pretax profits excluding exceptionals from £100,000 to £5.7m in the 26 weeks to July 31.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Childrenswear sales drive 5.6% sales uplift at John Lewis

Department store John Lewis sales rose 5.6% to £57m last week as Back to School drove a record week for childrenswear.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Tesco Launches First Ever Shopping App for iPhone

Tesco has announced that it is launching its first ever shopping app for iPhone. The Tesco grocery app joins the family of hugely successful Tesco apps, including Clubcard and the Winefinder, which together have now reached over one million downloads.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Christmas preparations start now

E-Village draws up 'The Twelve Rules of Christmas Email Marketing.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Faster payments frontrunner to replace cheques.

July 2010 marks the first anniversary of Direct Corporate Access (DCA) to the Faster Payments Service (FPS).

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Strong profits predicted for Next

Broker UBS retained its buy stance on Next ahead of interim results expected next week.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Comet begins fightback with softer rebranding

Electricals retailer Comet has unveiled a wide-ranging rebranding encompassing a new logo, strapline and in-store approach designed to put clear blue water between itself and rivals Dixons Retail and Best Buy.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Potential buyers sit tight as Blockbuster awaits its fate

Uncertainty dogs up-for-sale DVD firms Christmas prospects as US parent mulls bankruptcy

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Fri, 10th September 2010

GameStop prepares UK online assault with transactional launch

The worlds biggest games retailer GameStop is preparing to launch an online assault on the UK market in time for Christmas.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

GameStop prepares UK online assault with transactional launch

The worlds biggest games retailer GameStop is preparing to launch a an online assault on the UK market in time for Christmas.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Intersport teams up with The Hut to boost website visitor numbers

Intersport has joined forces with ecommerce specialist The Hut to build a bigger online presence.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Conran Shop pushes social media with new site

Upmarket furniture retailer The Conran Shop has relaunched its website to include social media functions as it aims to grow its online sales five-fold by 2015.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

New Firebox MD plans to expand etailers offer

The new managing director of quirky gifts etailer Firebox Paul Zimmerman has said he will seek to expand the etailers offer into new categories and launch a social media site as he took the helm this week.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

H&M casts its net

H&M online went live to subscribers this week with its launch, which is set to go live to all H&M customers next week.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Biba is back

House of Fraser has relaunched iconic British brand Biba.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Dune outlines strategy to hit sales of £200m

Footwear retailer the Dune Group has outlined its strategy to reach sales of £200m in the next three years after operating profits rocketed 630% to £7.3m in the year to January 30.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

New look for John Lewis womensear

John Lewis has reopened the womenswear floor of its Oxford Street store following a £10m investment.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Browns to open basics concept store in Mayfair

Iconic independent department store Browns is opening a new concept store called Shop 24.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Vertical fashion show stops Oxford Street traffic

Londons Oxford Street came to a standstill on Monday when a pop-up vertical fashion show took over the area.

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Fri, 10th September 2010

Thorntons moves to sweeten its own-store offer

Chocolatier Thorntons is to localise in-store ranges as part of its efforts to re-energise the performance of company-owned shops.

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