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• Alibaba and JD.com in grey area with online drug sales

  04-10-2018 23:29
  Prescription medicine freely available on websites as sellers take advantage of loophole
  
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• BHS brand set for limited return to UK high street

  04-10-2018 21:09
  Deal done for concessions in regional department stores
  
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• IPOs of lossmaking groups require belief in motives

  04-10-2018 20:42
  ‘Non-believers’ can’t be blamed for debuts of Aston Martin and Funding Circle
  
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• Britain's summer heatwave hits profits at DFS and Ted Baker

  04-10-2018 20:12
  Pretax profits down almost 50% at sofa chain, as fashion brand reports tough half-yearThe chief executive of the sofa chain DFS has blamed a collapse in profits on an “exceptional downturn” during the summer heatwave, with poor figures from fashion brand Ted Baker adding to the latest bout of high street gloom.Ian Filby said the hottest summer in decades meant Britons had abandoned their usual weekend shopping trips to retail parks to buy furniture. Continue reading...
  
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• LeasePlan: deals on wheels

  04-10-2018 19:03
  There is plenty of mileage to be had from used cars
  
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• Six predictions for the tech industry in 2019 and beyond

  04-10-2018 18:58
  CCS Insight expects driverless cars to be banned in at least three countries by next year
  
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• Ted Baker: top model

  04-10-2018 16:31
  Fashion retailer can easily adjust its footprint if needed
  
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• Made.com to enter Spanish market

  04-10-2018 11:35 via theretailbulletin.com
  Online furniture brand Made.com has announced plans to expand into Spain.
  
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• Innovative SMARTtill Technology Selected for Dublin University’s Next Generation In-Store Solution

  04-10-2018 10:44 via theretailbulletin.com
  APG Cash Drawer with Retail Solutions installs SMARTtill Cash Management Technology in Ireland’s most advanced retail outlet
  
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• Topps Tiles reports improved trading

  04-10-2018 10:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  Topps Tiles has said it expects adjusted revenues for its full year to be in the region of £215 million compared to £211.8 million in the previous year.
  
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• Ted Baker sales up 3.5% despite 'challenging' market

  04-10-2018 10:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  Fashion retailer Ted Baker has said it made good progress in the first half of its financial year despite “challenging” trading conditions.
  
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• RBS boss says 'bad Brexit' could tip UK into recession

  04-10-2018 10:01
  CEO says bank already more cautious about lending, especially in retail and construction sectorsThe chief executive of the bailed-out Royal Bank of Scotland has warned a no-deal Brexit could tip the UK into a recession.Ross McEwan said a “bad Brexit” could result in negative growth in Britain and that RBS had become more cautious about lending to some sectors, including retail.Retailers that have gone bust 2017-18 Continue reading...
  
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• G-Star RAW opens Meadowhall flagship

  04-10-2018 10:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  Fashion brand G-Star RAW has launched a new flagship store at the Meadowhall shopping centre as part of its UK expansion plans.
  
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• DFS profits hit by summer heatwave

  04-10-2018 10:01 via theretailbulletin.com
  Furniture retailer DFS has reported a decline in full year profit after trading was impacted by a downturn in the furniture market during the summer heatwave.
  
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• DFS pre-tax profits cut in half after ‘exceptional downturn’

  04-10-2018 09:32
  Order growth increasing but furniture maker’s chief expects market to remain subdued into 2019
  
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• Ted Baker’s online shift fuels sales surge

  04-10-2018 09:13
  Profits at UK fashion retailer hit as high-street woes persist
  
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• Online shift fuels sales surge at Ted Baker

  04-10-2018 09:13
  UK fashion retailer’s profits hit as high-street woes persist
  
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• Super Thursday: one day sees 544 new books fighting to be Christmas hits

  04-10-2018 09:00
  More than 500 books due out on UK publishing’s biggest day, including memoirs by Eric Idle and Michael Caine, a new Jacqueline Wilson novel and a test book by GCHQBooksellers up and down the country are preparing for the annual deluge of hardbacks published on what has become known as Super Thursday, which will see more than 500 new books by authors from David Attenborough to Jacqueline Wilson hit the shelves today.Given the name by the Bookseller magazine – in the vein of annual sho
  
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• Made.com accelerates expansion in Europe

  04-10-2018 06:22
  UK-based start-up seeks to ‘complete the European footprint’ within two years
  
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