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 Vision Express to sponsor Paralympian Harriet LeeOptical retailer Vision Express is to sponsor Paralympian Harriet Lee to support her in the run-up to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. |  Next group property director to step downNext's group property director Andrew Varley is to retire next year after 27 years with the business. |
 John Lewis to recruit 100 apprenticesJohn Lewis has announced that is to recruit more than 100 apprentices as part of its 2013/2014 Retail Apprenticeship programme. |  Westfield shoppers take part in live pig feedShoppers at Westfield shopping centre in London’s Shepherds Bush are being given the chance to 'virtually' feed free-range pigs in return for a £1 charity donation. |
 FSB calls for closer ties between retailers and local authorities to revive high streetsThe Federation of Small Businesses is calling for closer ties between small firms and local authorities to boost spending on the high street after its research showed that half of independent retailers think their town centre is performing ‘poorly’. |  Dixons reports strong sales growth in Q4Dixons, the owner of Currys and PC World, saw a 7% increase in its group like-for-like sales in its fourth quarter as the electrical retailer benefited from the demise of UK competitors such as Comet. |
 Wickes' like-for-like sales drop 6.1%Travis Perkins has reported that like-for-like sales at its Wickes DIY chain dropped 6.1% in the four months to end April while retail sales fell by 5%. |  Barbour receives investment from Regional Growth FundBarbour, the iconic British clothing brand, has been awarded a £549,000 award from the government’s Regional Growth Fund which will enable the company to create 130 new jobs. |
 Sainsbury's launches video-on-demand serviceSainsbury's has launched its new video on demand service as it looks to strengthen its digital entertainment offer. |  Warm weather in April boosts online salesLatest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index have revealed how the short spell of warm weather had an impact on online shoppers’ purse strings in April as the index recorded a 16% rise on the same time year. |
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