Associated British Foods has forecast flat revenue from its grocery division in the first half of its fiscal year amid challenging conditions in bread markets in the UK and Australia. ABF, which owns the Kingsmill bread brand in the UK ...
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UK retailer Primark announces full year 2012 results -Revenue £3,503m (2011, £3,043m) -Adjusted operating profit £356m (2011, £309m) -Adjusted operating profit margin 10.2% (2011, 10.2%) -Return on average ...
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LEDs are getting more than a cursory glance from retailers with some big-name chains opting to fit them in their stores. Angeline Albert asks some major retailers if they are now ready to fully embrace the technology. Much has been ...
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Working with lighting designer, Petter Skramstad, PRG have provided an innovative lighting system to feature at the Topman/BFC show for Family Productions. As part of London Collection Men's Fashion week, Topman's show took place at The ...
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) is to open a very different type of store this Thursday when a two-day Oxfam pop-up Shwop Shop is unveiled at its flagship Marble Arch store. The Shwop Shop will be a one-of-a-kind secondhand store that will sell the ...
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UK - Mood Media, a leading in-store media specialist, has helped Primark create an engaging and dynamic shopping environment in its Oxford Street flagship store, which opened in September. "Mood Media has been working with Primark to ...
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Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
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LEDs in John Lewis’ Ipswich store High street retailer John Lewis has completed its first 100 per cent LED store. The retailer has installed luminaires supplied and adapted by Edge Lighting, incorporating GE Lighting’s ...
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High street retailer John Lewis has completed an overhaul of its Ipswich store to make it the first 100 per cent LED shop. The department store has installed some 500 LED modules throughout the store, including in non-trade areas and they ...
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Designers like Paul Smith, Orla Kiely, Mary Katrantzou, J.W. Anderson, and Matthew Williamson are involved in the Olympic Games (July 27 – August 12) in a creative manner. To keep up to date with all the Olympic fashion events, ...
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Associated British Foods today (10 September) revealed it had taken an impairment charge of A$150m (US$155m) on its Australian meat business as it battles "difficult" trading conditions in the market. The UK-listed group announced the ...
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Zara,the Inditex Group's fashion retailer,opens a flagship store featuring its revamped image at 460-490 Oxford Street in London's city centre.The fourth Zara location on the British capital's busiest shopping street has pride of place in ...
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Grayers presents Autumn/Winter 2012 collection exclusive at John Lewis this season. The autumn winter collection was initially inspired by a wonderful late 19th century hand-sewn quilt comprised of a patchwork pattern of 15 different ...
Earlier this year, ITV1's flagship daytime show This Morning launched a competition to find the 'Perfect Party Dress' in collaboration with John Lewis. Thousands of budding designers from across the country submitted entries – in the ...
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A second drop of new label Somerset by Alice Temperley, created exclusively for the UK department store John Lewis by the iconic British designer is in store now. The second drop will consist mainly of pieces for the forthcoming party ...
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