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H&M to create 6 -7,000 new jobs

Swedish clothing store H&M has revealed plans to create between 6,000 and 7,000 new jobs in 2009.

M&S sales down 7.1 per cent

More than 1200 jobs to go.

540 jobs under threat as Burberry cuts costs

Burberry is to cut up to 540 jobs, the fashion retailer said as it revealed like-for-like store sales were down 3 per cent in the last three months of 2008.

HMV trims head office jobs

HMV has made a handful of redundancies at head office days after reporting a slump in sales over Christmas.

Tesco Bank to create 1,000 jobs in Newcastle

Tesco is to create 1,000 new jobs in Newcastle in its banking division with the opening of a customer service centre in the city.

Retail round up - the Sunday papers

Ayup, lad, it's reet good sushi! Thomas Cook to slash jobs after £200m rescue. Rose on grid for F1 job. Goldman to sell cheap frocks, Christmas gloom hits the high street, Groupon spurns London's Tech City, Retail pair to back Iceland founder in £1.1bn takeover. Premier Foods may have to sell some of its best known brands, M&S clothing boss Kate Bostock tipped for move as sales crunch looms, Budget hotel chain Travelodge to build hotels next to supermarkets, Christmas lights go dim amid Britain's economic gloom, Global food giant Nestle plans 300 jobs, Weather is a scapegoat for poor sales.

Asda plans to create 9,000 new jobs in 2008

ASDA announced today its biggest jobs programme this decade, creating more than 9,000 new jobs through new store openings, extensions and business expansion.

Sainsburys head office jobs to go in shake-up

Sainsburys has restructured its head office central support teams in a move that could lead to up to 300 jobs being axed.

Surprise fall in US retail sales

US retail sales suffered an unexpected slip in July, when they fell by 0.1 per cent.

Threshers: store closure list

The administrators of Threshers owner First Quench have published a list of stores earmarked for closure, following yesterdays announcement that 373 shops are to be shut with the loss of nearly 2,000 jobs.

Shop Direct call centre closure threatens 1,150 jobs

Shop Direct Group could slash up to 1,150 jobs as it announced the closure of its Merseyside call centre.

Low paid jobs hardest hit by recession

The retail industry has seen the largest rise in people claiming the dole during the last year, a new TUC report reveals today.

Vodafone UK to create 200 new retail jobs

Vodafone UK has today confirmed that all 50 sites for the retail store expansion programme announced last year have now been secured.

House of Fraser consults on jobs

Department store group House of Fraser has begun consultation with some staff as part of an efficiency drive.

Kingfisher to create 1,200 jobs as profits rise

Kingfisher Group, the owner of DIY retailers B&Q and Screwfix, has reported that pre-tax profits rose 24% to £439 million in the six months to the 31 July, up from £354 million in the same period last year. Sales rose to £5.66 billion from £5.45 billion.

H&M profits and sales soar

H&M profits soared 11 per cent in the year to November 30 hitting SEK21.19bn (£1.85bn).

Sainsbury growth plans on track driven by non food.

J Sainsbury has delivered a healthy rise in like-for-like sales in the 11 weeks to March 20.

Extra burdens increase pressure on retailers BRC warns

Retailers' viability and retail jobs will be put at risk if the Government continues to increase costs as trading conditions worsen, warns the British Retail Consortium

Original Factory Shop to add 1,000 jobs after profits rise 31 per cent

The Original Factory Shop plans to increase its workforce by nearly 50 per cent this year by opening 35 new stores and doubling the size of its warehouses.

One in fourteen retailers set to slash jobs after VAT hike.

81 per cent of UK retailers believed the coalition government would increase VAT in the budget announcement, despite assurances in both Conservative and Liberal Democrat manifestos that VAT would remain at 17.5 per cent.

Tesco and Fortis finalise insurance partnership

1500 jobs to be created

Mail order clothing sales hit £56.5m in December

Sales of clothing through mail order hit £56.5m in December. The figures was lower than that recorded in November when apparel sales through catalogues reached £59.9m according to GfK Retail.One of the most notable trends in December was demand for items under £10. Sales of these items increased from a negligible amount to represent 6.3 per cent of outerwear clothing sales in December. Home shopping groups have been moving much of their sales away from mail order to online which has lead to thousands of jobs being slashed in the home shopping sector.Otto UK is currently under a consultation period for its 3,800 employees as it works to slim down its business.Shop Direct Group last week also announced it was under consultation with over 1,000 staff at its Merseyside call centre which could be shut down

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More jobs to go at Jessops

Further redundancies are planned at photographic retailer Jessops, the company has confirmed in its interim results for the six months to 31 March.

Asda set to create 7500 jobs in 2011

New jobs created through combination of new stores, home shopping expansion and Netto conversions

Shop Direct call centre closure threatens 1,150 jobs

Shop Direct Group could slash up to 1,150 jobs as it announced the closure of its Merseyside call centre. The home shopping specialist is to close its Crosby Contact Centre and begun a 90-day consultation with its staff.Shop Direct Group chief executive Mark Newton-Jones said: We recognise that this will be a difficult time for those members of our team impacted by todays announcement. We do hope to relocate 250 of them and we will do everything we can to support those affected.He added: Our business is changing because the way our customers choose to shop with us is changing. We anticipate that 70 percent of our sales will be online by 2010/11 and, therefore, the future of our business is online-led.Home shopping group Freemans Grattan, formerly Otto UK, also announced this month that it was in consultation with all of its 3,800 staff in a bid to restructure its UK business. Retail Week and Unipart Logistics are conducting a survey to gauge how far along the journey to true multichannel retailing  the UK industry is. For a chance to win a year's subscription to Retail Week and receive a copy of the survey results, please take 5 minutes to complete the survey.

Retailers fear falling sales in 2011, but will still create new jobs

A majority of retailers predict a decline in business in 2011. Their biggest concerns for the New Year are weak consumer demand and inflationary pressures.

Mail order clothing sales hit £56.5m in December

Sales of clothing through mail order hit £56.5m in December.

Fall in High Street sales slows but job cuts rise

Retail sales fell heavily in the year to February but were not as weak as in the last survey, while jobs in the sector were lost at a record rate, the CBI said today.

Thorntons sees further sales decline.

Thorntons has said that the sales decline had deepened in recent weeks as it announced a head office jobs cull to reduce costs.