Ian Stewart has taken over responsibility for Sweet Dreams sales in the North East after the retirement of Malcolm Willis. Ian commenced his selling career in 1971, starting out in retail at House of Fraser in the beds department of Binns ...
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Hamleys’ French owner Ludendo is now in advanced negotiations to sell the business, talks that are now expected to end in a purchase within the next few weeks. The sale of iconic toy store Hamleys sale to a Chinese buyer is likely ...
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The Toy Store’s owner has sent a letter of intent to Hamleys-owner Ludendo, highlighting its interest in acquiring the iconic Hamleys names. Hamleys has reportedly received a bid of interest from Gulf Greetings, the Middle Eastern ...
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Global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) 2015 shows that C. China's GDP growth of 7.4 per cent in 2014 was its lowest in a quarter century. Yet, relative to other developing markets, its ...
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House of Fraser has updated the market on the performance of its parent company, Highland Group Holdings, for the 53 weeks to 31st January 2015. The retailer has announced record sales, up 5.8% on a like-for-like 52 week basis (excluding ...
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As part of its expanding multi-channel business, House of Fraser has launched an early morning delivery to enable customers to receive online orders before they leave for work. House of Fraser will initially launch the early morning ...
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Oak Furniture Land has been named as a finalist in the Multi-Channel Retailer category at the Oracle Retail Week Awards, to be held on 12th March next year. It is the only furniture retailer to have been shortlisted in the category, with ...
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Delta Galil Industries, Ltd. the global manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label apparel products for men, women and children, announced the launch of LACOSTE Men’s Underwear and Lounge for the Spring/Summer 2015 season. ...
The toy and children's gift division of Associated Independent Stores has welcomed Claire Collingridge to the Play-room team. Collingridge (pictured) takes on the role of product assistant and will be using her experience to help ...
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House of Fraser, the UK and Ireland’s premium department store group, today announces the appointment of Jamie Peach as Head of Search Engine Optimisation ('SEO'). As part of the newly created role, Jamie Peach will lead a team of ...
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This year's Top Drawer, Home and the new Craft show, held together at London's Earls Court 2 in January, attracted a record number of buyers and exhibitors, presenting over 1000 British and international brands and designer-makers to buyers ...
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Online sales soared 57.7 per cent over the three weeks to December 28 House of Fraser is celebrating its best Christmas trading period ever,driven by a surge in online sales. The firm has revealed that for the three weeks to December ...
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House of Fraser, the UK and Ireland’s premium department store group, provides an update on its best ever Christmas trading period. Trading highlights include: - Like-for-like sales (ex VAT) for the first 9 weeks of the fourth ...
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After their successful debut range for British partywear purveyor Lipsy in October this year, the famous Kardashian sisters, Kim, Khloe and Kourtney, are back with the second instalment of their Kardashian Kollection line. The new ...
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House of Fraser has declined to comment on reports it is in advanced discussions with French department store group Galeries Lafayette over an acquisition of the UK department store retailer. Two industry sources told Reuters there are ...
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