Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco enjoyed a happier Christmas than Marks and Spencer, with sales up by nearly 2%, compared with sales down by the same amount at M&S. Online food sales were up by 18% on the same period last year. ...
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Marks and Spencer group Plc released its quarter 3 2012/13 interim management statements 13 weeks to 29 DECEMBER 2012 - Group sales +0.6% - Total UK sales +0.3% - Like for like UK sales -1.8% - Multi-channel sales +10.8% - International ...
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Sainsbury's has booked a 3.9% increase in quarterly sales, boosted by the supermarket group's "strongest ever" Christmas trading period. During the three months to 5 February, like-for-like sales increased by 1.5%. The same-store gain ...
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Japanese c-store retailer FamilyMart has announced that Itochu executive Isamu Nakayama will replace Junji Ueda as its president and CEO. FamilyMart's board of directors approved the move at a meeting on 27 December, although it ...
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Business Line reported that Harley-Davidson India is to hold its first national Harley owners group rally from January 31st to February 1st in Goa. The celebration also kicks off a year of festivities across the world to mark ...
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Asda is deploying software from Manhattan Associates to support the future growth of its general merchandise e-commerce operation Asda Direct. Asda will deploy the software in several distribution centres across the UK where Asda Direct ...
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Amazon is set to reinvent retail again, with the launch of the Kindle Fire 2. With a price tag of 159 for a 7-inch device that undercuts the Google Nexus and iPad rivals, Amazon is attempting to sell a service as much as it is selling a ...
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Here in the states we’re entering the final week until Christmas and so far jewellery sales have been strong in all markets, according to a couple of surveys. Two surveys of independent retail jewellers reported that business got ...
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Sunshine Poker Rooms believe in offering all poker players the opportunity to check out as many online poker rooms as possible along with the bonuses and promotions that are currently on offer.They also make the effort to update these ...
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UK retailer Marks and Spencer today (22 May) hailed the "strong" performance of its food business, which posted higher sales and margins in a year when company-wide profits fell. The company reported a 0.2% fall in underlying pre-tax ...
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Former TescoCEO Terry Leahy will take up the post of chairman at B&M Retail after private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice acquired a majority stake in UK discount retailer. B&M, owned by the Arora family, will continue to be managed ...
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US regional retailer Ingles Markets saw its sales growth quicken in the third quarter of its financial year. The company, which runs over 200 supermarkets, said grocery segment comparable-store sales increased 2.1% in the quarter to 23 ...
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Sainsbury's this morning (14 November) reported an increase in half-year profits, a period in which the UK retailer said it had "outperformed" its competitors. Pre-tax profits were up 2.5% to GBP405m in the 28 weeks to 29 September. ...
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John Dixon, the head of Marks and Spencer's food business, has been moved to lead its general merchandise arm in a management reshuffle sparked by the departure of non-food boss Kate Bostock. Dixon, who will take his new role on 1 ...
South African retailer Massmart Holdings said its growth remained "steady" in the 20 weeks to 11 November but warned on margins for the second half. Notwithstanding "political uncertainty, both nationally and globally", South African ...
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