Sofa Workshop deal costs 120 jobs
January 31, 2009 9:22 amSofa Workshop has been sold out of administration but the firm’s sale will cost 120 jobs. Administrators Leonard Curtis said 10 of the company’s 30 stores... View Article
General Merchandise News
The Davis Blog: Online reviews not worth the websites they are written on
January 30, 2009 11:27 amSurely it was only a question of time before somebody was caught paying people to write good reviews of their products on internet sites. In the... View Article
Carrefour trials convenience store concept
January 30, 2009 8:10 amCarrefour is testing a new urban convenience store concept called ‘Carrefour City’. The retailer opened the first ‘Carrefour City’ pilot store in the 16th arrondissement of... View Article
Boots Opticians and Dolland & Aitchison to merge
January 29, 2009 11:19 amBoots is to merge its opticians business with Dolland & Aitchison. Alliance Boots said it had reached agreement to create the second largest optical chain in... View Article
New Year starts with a whimper for UK High Street
January 27, 2009 12:03 pmDespite the New Year sales 2009 got off to a poor start for most UK retailers, who reported that sales continued to fall sharply, and expect... View Article
36 more Adams stores close
January 27, 2009 8:02 am36 branches of Adams have been closed with the loss of 267 jobs. The store closures in the UK and Ireland came after a review of... View Article
Barratt Shoes and Priceless enter administration
January 27, 2009 7:53 amStylo owned Barratt and Priceless have become the latest retailers to go into administration. Deloitte has been appointed administrator for both shoe chains. Deloitte said Stylo... View Article
What are the key challenges that lie ahead of retailers?
January 27, 2009 7:41 amReserve your complimentary place and join over 160 retailers already registered to find the answer from Catriona Marshall, Commercial Director, Pets at Home, Judith Levy, CEO,... View Article
Shares in Stylo suspended
January 26, 2009 9:49 amStylo has requested that trading in its shares on AIM be suspended pending clarification of its options. The company trades from 168 high-street Barratts stores and... View Article
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