All City & finance articles – Page 313
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News
Property owners call for reform of administration fees system
Landlords who lost out when HMV hit the buffers have attacked the way administrators and advisers make money when businesses hit the wall.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Morrisons, Wiggle, footfall and Ocado
Retail news round-up on February 13, 2015: ex-Morrisons chairman blasts Sir Ken over Philips’ exit, Wiggle refreshes brand identity, high street footfall declines in January and Ocado fonder lines up share bonuses £26m
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Poundland purchases 99p Stores
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Poundland’s tie-up with with fellow single-price retailer 99p Stores.
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Fashion etailer Zalando records first full-year profit of €62m
German fashion etailer Zalando has reported EBIT of €62m (£46m) for 2014, the first profit in the business’s history.
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Darty says January Sales dented by Paris terrorist attacks
French electricals specialist Darty recorded a drop in footfall during the crucial January Sales period as a result of the Paris terrorist attacks.
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Morrisons boss Dalton Philips to stand down on Monday
Morrisons outgoing boss Dalton Philips is to stand down on Monday as the embattled grocer continues its search for his replacement.
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Poundland shareholder Warburg Pincus sells 10% stake in the retailer
Poundland’s biggest shareholder Warburg Pincus is selling a 10% stake in the retailer days after it announced it was buying rival 99p Stores.
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Analysis
Dunelm profits and sales surge: What the analysts say
Dunelm has reported a pre-tax profits surge of 10.7% to £68.2m and like-for-likes growth of 6.2% for the 26 weeks to December 27.
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Analysis
Seven reasons why retailers need to support the UK textiles industry
Paul Short, chair of the N Brown Textiles Growth Programme, tells Retail Week why retailers need to support the UK textiles industry.
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News
Dunelm gears up for aggressive growth as profits and sales surge
Homewares retailer Dunelm has recorded a surge in like-for-likes and profits as the retailer turns its attention to aggressive growth.
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Supermarkets to challenge business rates on cash machines
Supermarkets are fighting back against local authorities that are making them shell out around £200m in business rates on in-store cash machines.
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Opinion
Comment: Investors hope to count the pennies as Poundland buys 99p Stores
Poundland’s proposed takeover of 99p Stores for the equivalent of over 55 million customer transactions pleased the market, sending its share price up 15%.
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News
New Look reports strong third-quarter profits despite fall in sales
New Look’s solid online performance over Christmas helped boost its third-quarter profit despite sales being dented by last year’s warm autumn.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco Lotus, Co-operative Pharmacy and John Lewis
Retail news round-up on February 10, 2015: Dhanin Chearavanont interested in Tesco Lotus, Co-operative Pharmacy to be re-branded, John Lewis names head of women’s accessories.
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News
At a glance: Newly acquired furniture specialist Sofa.com
As Sofa.com is acquired by private equity firm CBPE for around £50m, Retail Week takes a detailed look at the furniture specialist’s history.
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BrightHouse and rivals face investigation into business practices from watchdog
The Financial Conduct Authority is weighing up an investigation into the business practices of rent-to-own retailers such as BrightHouse.
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Sofa.com sold for £50m, former Mappin & Webb boss to become chairman
Former Mappin & Webb boss Justin Stead will become chairman of Sofa.com after the online furniture retailer’s £50m sale to private equity firm CBPE.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Sofa.com, Tesco, Halfords and more
Retail news round-up on February 8, 2015: Justin Stead to chair Sofa.com after sale to CBPE; Tesco squeezes small suppliers; Halfords hires headhunter Egon Zehnder.
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News
Findel strikes deal to sell Kleeneze to CVSL in £3.6m deal
Findel has agreed to sell its catalogue retailer Kleeneze to Trillium Pond, a subsidiary of US group CVSL, in a deal valued at £3.6m.
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RadioShack files for bankruptcy protection in the US
RadioShack has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, with wireless company Sprint poised to set up shop within many of its stores.