John Lewis' first full week of clearance got off to a bumper start, with sales up 9.6% on last year. Customers took advantage of the longer Christmas holiday to go shopping. There was a robust performance from shops which benefited from ...
Tags: stand-out performance, Christmas holiday, shopping, Furniture
Next week sees the debut of the January Furniture Show, taking place at the Birmingham NEC between Tuesday 13th and Thursday 15th January. To celebrate the many product launches taking place at the event, the show's organiser – in ...
Apple has released a new test version of its iOS 8 operating system as it prepares for the forthcoming release of the Apple Watch. The Cupertino company has released an iOS 8.2 beta, which details how iPhone and iPad users will connect to ...
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The United States is set to become an even more dominant market for the diamond industry in 2015. In a reversal of trends that have characterized the industry in the past few years, there has been a shift back from east to west as industry ...
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Rising production costs and falling global crude prices are prompting Chinese oil companies to reduce output and explore other options for sustainable profit growth in the long term, a leading industry expert said on Tuesday. Part of the ...
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Rock legend Neil Young has announced a partnership with audio giant Harman, in order to bring the Pono Player experience to cars. The Kickstarter-backed company aims to bring high quality digital music files to the masses with the Pono ...
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Devices running the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system continue to jump up in market share, it emerged on Friday. The deliciously-themed update accounted for 39.9 per cent share of all Android devices visiting the Google Play Store in ...
Tags: Android, Consumer Electronics, Lolliopop
Qualcomm has just announced that it’s bundling a killswitch onto its new flagship Snapdragon 810 chipset. Dubbed ‘SafeSwitch’, the feature will allow users to remotely disable their devices should they be lost or stolen. ...
Tags: Snapdragon 810, CES, Consumer Electronics
Update: Apple has increased the price of apps and games for iPhone and iPad on the iOS App Store to 79p. The cheapest price you can now pay for an app or game on the iOS App Store is now 79p, up from the previous 69p. That cost ...
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Xbox One owners have been reassured over DRM rights by Microsoft, after an issue earlier this week. Microsoft has calmed gamers by confirming that all Xbox One games are available to re-download and play, even if it has disappeared ...
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As we move into 2015, Apple has cast a quick glance back at the performance of its App Store in 2014 - and it likes what it sees. Apple has announced that 2014 was by far the biggest year for the App Store, with sales rising a massive 50 ...
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Samsung reckons its profits have slipped by a staggering 37.4 per cent year-on-year in the run up to Christmas 2014. The South Korean tech giant outed its pre-earnings guidance, revealing a predicted operating profit of 5.2 trillion ...
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With LG having unveiled the world’s first flexible OLED TV earlier this week, the manufacturer has now confirmed the innovative offering will hit retailers later this year. Dubbed the LG EG9900, the flexible TV made its first ...
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Halfords boss Matt Davies will take up role in June, while Tesco plans for 43 store closures and consolidation of head office locations. Retail giant Tesco has seen an improved performance over Christmas, with UK like-for-like sales ...
Tags: Christmas, store management, Toys
The Buckle, Inc. reported comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the 5-week period ended Jan. 3 increased 2.5 percent. Net sales for the 5-week fiscal period ended January 3, 2015 increased 5.4 percent to $190.6 ...
Tags: net sales, Sporting Goods