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NewsJessops to open new store format in Birmingham
Camera retailer Jessops is to open a new store format in Birmingham at the end of the month.
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NewsDixons begins in-store roll-out of Knowhow
Electricals group Dixons Retail has begun the in-store roll-out of its Knowhow service and advice brand, which is replacing the old TechGuys clinics.
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NewsFood inflation stabilises
Food inflation has stabilised following sharp increases, as grocers gear up promotions.
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NewsImage Gallery: Everything Everywhere new store format
Everything Everywhere has opened its second and third own-brand stores in Eltham and Bishops Stortford today.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports half-term sales lift
Sales at department store chain John Lewis rose 7.2% to £54m last week, when the retailer benefited from the half-term holiday south of the border.
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NewsDixons planning to open second Black store in central London
Dixons is understood to be opening a second Black store to be located in central London in the second half of this year, following the launch of its trend and fashion-led trial shop in December last year.
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Best Buy to close all Best Buy-bannered stores in China and Turkey
Electricals giant Best Buy is to close all Best Buy-bannered stores in China and Turkey, as well as its headquarters in Shanghai. The move is aimed at saving some $70m (£43.4m) by fiscal 2013. The retailer said its future plans in China would focus on its Five Star operations - ...
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RadioShack net sales up 4.6% to $4.47bn
Consumer electronics retailer RadioShack has reported total net sales and operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2010 up 4.6% to $4.47bn (£2.77bn), while net income increased 1.1% to $206m (£127.8m). The sales increase was driven by a 4.4% like-for-like sales increase in company-operated stores and kiosks, helped by ...
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NewsEverything Everywhere to stock iPad 2
Everything Everywhere, the company formed from the merger between T-mobile and Orange, is the only mobile phone retailer, other than Apple itself, to have confirmed that it will stock the iPad 2.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse hires Sainsbury's man as retail director
Carphone Warehouse has appointed former Sainsbury’s zone managing director Anthony Hemmerdinger as its retail director.
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GalleryHannSpree, Westfield London
Ever considered buying a crab-shaped TV, pincers included? A visit to HannSpree might make this improbable prospect at least a possibility.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at… Fonehouse
The inside view from operations director Stuart Ferguson
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NewsEverything Everywhere to trial dual-branded stores
Everything Everywhere, the joint-venture partnership between T-Mobile and Orange, is to trial dual-branded stores in April.
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OpinionBest Buy beats a retreat
Many of the world’s biggest retail names have been humbled when, bolstered by strength in domestic markets, they are emboldened to venture overseas.
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NewsBest Buy cuts international operations but expects UK growth
Electricals giant Best Buy is to scale back its international operations but has insisted that the UK, where it has a joint venture with Carphone Warehouse, is a growth opportunity.
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NewsPhones 4u sale process resurrected
Mobile phones retailer Phones 4u could be sold within weeks to private equity firm BC Partners after talks have been resurrected to buy the retailer, according to reports.
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AnalysisThe Dixons family tree
Lord Kalms created an academy for high flyers at Dixons. Charlotte Hardie traces the company’s family tree and speaks to its founder about how it became a finishing school for the retail elite
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Carphone Warehouse completes roll-out of loss prevention software
Carphone Warehouse has completed the roll-out of its loss prevention software geared towards preventing employee theft by implementing it in Germany.
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NewsCPI inflation rises to 4%
Consumer prices index (CPI) inflation rose to 4% in January, up from 3.7% in December.