Footfall on the High Street was 2.6% higher than the previous year for March, says BRC. Shoppers are returning to the High Street, with latest figures from the BRC/Springboard Footfall monitor showing that footfall in March was 1.8 per ...
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Carte Blanche, Vivid and Topps products will all be featured in new commercial. Mind Candy will be promoting a range of Moshi Monsters consumer products in a new ad campaign, running for one month across the key Easter period. Featuring ...
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UK retail sales for March were down 1.7% on a like-for-like basis from March 2013, when they had increased 1.9% on the preceding year, according to the latest BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor. On a total basis, sales were down 0.3%, against a ...
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The Platts Japan Korea Marker for May delivery trended down 45 cents/MMBtu over the Asian trading week, closing at $14.95/MMBtu Friday, as supply for the month began to outweigh demand. Sellers were forced to reduce May offers from the ...
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Gap Inc. reported net sales of $1.51 billion for the five-week period ended April 5, 2014. Gap Inc.’s comparable sales for March 2014 were down 6 percent versus a 1 percent decrease last year. “While March performance has ...
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American Apparel, Inc., a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel, announced preliminary sales for the month ended March 31, 2014, and reported that comparable sales decreased 5%, ...
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The Cato Corporation reported sales for the five weeks ended April 5, 2014 of $102.0 million, a 3% decrease from sales of $105.6 million for the five week period ended April 6, 2013. Same-store sales for the month decreased 5%. Sales ...
Ready for sunshine, chocolate eggs and jellybeans, consumers will welcome the Easter Bunny with open arms this year. According to NRF’s Easter Spending Survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, the average American celebrating ...
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Marks and Spencer Group plc quarter 4 2013/14 trading statement 13 weeks to 29 March 2014. Highlights: -Group sales +1.9% -UK: total sales +1.5%, like-for-like –0.2% -Food: total sales +2.5%, like-for-like +0.1% -GM: ...
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L Brands, Inc. reported net sales increased 3% to $923.7 million for the five weeks ended April 5, 2014, compared to net sales of $894.8 million for the five weeks ended April 6, 2013. The company reported comparable store sales for ...
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Stein Mart, Inc. reported total sales of $136.3 million for the five-week period ended April 5, 2014, compared to total sales of $135.4 million for the five-week period ended April 6, 2013. Comparable store sales for the five-week period ...
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Euclid, the leader of in-store retail analytics, releases its monthly retail benchmarks report to analyze shopper activity and behavior during the month of March. This month’s report measured data from tens of millions of ...
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Peter Rabbit and the Great Easter Adventure offers fans the chance to win a family holiday to The Lake District. Silvergate Media is joining the Easter celebrations this year with the launch of its Peter Rabbit and the Great Easter ...
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Leading specialist carpet and floor coverings retailer Carpetright plc today announced an update on trading for the eight weeks ending 22nd March 2014, and its expectations for the full year. It announced that, while its UK like-for-like ...
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Justin King, Chief Executive, said: "We have seen a decline in sales in the quarter reflecting tough comparatives. This time last year our sales benefited significantly from the discovery of horsemeat in some branded and ...
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