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• John Lewis sales edged up 0.7% last week

  15-01-2019 21:33 via theretailbulletin.com
  The John Lewis department store saw its sales edge up 0.7% last week against the corresponding period last year.
  
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• Musclefood hires Gareth Jones as chief executive

  15-01-2019 21:32 via theretailbulletin.com
  Online retailer Musclefood has appointed Gareth Jones, the former deputy chief executive of Shop Direct, as its chief executive.
  
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• John Lewis sales edge up 0.7% last week

  15-01-2019 21:32 via theretailbulletin.com
  The John Lewis department store saw its sales edge up 0.7% last week against the corresponding period last year.
  
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• Online retailer Boohoo.com cheers up after Asos sales upset

  15-01-2019 21:24 via ft.com
  Results stand in contrast to online rivals but investors should keep eye on certain metrics
  
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• Asda and Walmart rolling out click & collect lockers

  15-01-2019 20:15 via theretailbulletin.com
  Asda is expanding its use of innovative tower lockers for click & collect as customers find them an attractive and convenient alternative to visiting stores when collecting their online orders.
  
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• Boohoo raises sales forecast after a very nice Christmas

  15-01-2019 20:03
  Young shoppers flock to online fashion group’s Nasty Gal and PrettyLittleThing websitesThe online fashion group Boohoo has emerged as a Christmas winner after young shoppers made a beeline for its PrettyLittleThing and Nasty Gal websites.Its arch-rival, Asos, issued a shock profit warning before Christmas, but Boohoo was able to report strong growth in demand for its £6 dresses and £10 jeans.Continue reading...
  
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• McDonald's loses Big Mac trademark after legal battle with Irish chain

  15-01-2019 17:37
  Supermac strips US food giant of trademark across Europe after landmark EU rulingPat McDonagh earned the nickname Supermac as an Irish teenager after a barnstorming performance in a Gaelic football match in the late 1960s.The centre half-back guided his school, Carmelite college of Moate, County Westmeath, to victory over St Gerald’s, a more fancied team. Continue reading...
  
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• Marks & Spencer to close 17 stores

  15-01-2019 16:30 via theretailbulletin.com
  Marks & Spencer has announced the next 17 locations where it will be closing stores as part of plans to shutter more than 100 branches by 2022.
  
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• Walmart to split from CVS pharmacy network

  15-01-2019 16:07 via ft.com
  Companies disagreed over reimbursements for filling prescriptions
  
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• Marks & Spencer closes 17 more stores in new blow to high street

  15-01-2019 12:33
  M&S outlets in Bedford, Hull, Huddersfield and Rotherham among those to be axed with 1,000 jobs at riskMarks & Spencer has dealt a fresh blow to the high street as it announced another wave of store closures, putting more than 1,000 jobs at risk.The struggling high street giant is shutting 100 of its stores by 2022 and on Tuesday revealed the locations of the next 17 branches to close in coming months. Related: How millennials have put a spoke in the wheels of Britain’s bicycle sho
  
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• Peak report shines a light on the state of the retail nation

  15-01-2019 10:49 via theretailbulletin.com
  It’s not all doom and gloom for the global retail market as new report from AI firm, Peak, reveals total sales, online and in-store, are at their highest ever point.
  
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• Waitrose progresses its point-of-sale capability

  15-01-2019 09:27 via theretailbulletin.com
  Waitrose is continuing to develop its payment capabilities, with a more agile technology infrastructure enabling it to introduce an increasing level of mobility and personalisation into its store-based solutions.
  
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• Boohoo revenue up 44%

  15-01-2019 09:27 via theretailbulletin.com
  Boohoo has reported a 44% uplift in quarterly group revenue to £328.2 million after sales rose across all of its geographic regions.
  
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• Games Workshop in 'great shape' after sales and profit rise

  15-01-2019 09:21 via theretailbulletin.com
  Games Workshop, the fantasy gaming retailer, has said it is in “great shape” after reporting an increase in both its half year sales and profits.
  
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• Online fashion brand Boohoo upgrades sales outlook

  15-01-2019 08:32 via ft.com
  Low cost retailer raises forecast after jolly Christmas shopping period
  
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• Christmas cheer for Booths

  15-01-2019 08:04 via theretailbulletin.com
  Food and drink retailer Booths increased its Christmas sales by 3.3% in the three weeks to 5 January.
  
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• What recent trading updates reveal about UK retailers’ health

  15-01-2019 05:29 via ft.com
  Results do not match pre-Christmas gloom but show consumers are wary
  
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• Plastics and veganism: the new ethical frontiers

  15-01-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  Has social media made consumer campaigns more effective?
  
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