Next expect further downturn

September 10, 2008

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Marks and Spencer hire star David Jason to boost sales

September 3, 2008

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Oxfam beats the credit crunch

September 2, 2008

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Aldi reacts to Tesco challenge

August 30, 2008

Tom Baines, the managing director of buying at Aldi, predicted that the new discount range that is to be launched by Tesco will be a flop. He told The Times newspaper "They will be able to compete with us on price ...

Tesco introduces local food and drink

August 26, 2008

The supermarket giant Tesco are set to generate £500 million from the sale of locally produced food and drink this year as regional products are in high demand with the British public. Sales of locally sourced products have risen by 40%, ...

John Lewis sales hit

August 22, 2008

The employee owned store chain, John Lewis said its sales fell 4.2% in its department stores compared to last year. The retailer claimed that shoppers had been distracted by the Olympics and exam results. In the week to August 16 at their ...

Sainsbury open its first ‘green’ store

August 18, 2008

The supermarket chain J Sainsbury is set to open its first green store in Dartmouth, Devon tomorrow. The flagship store is expected to eventually become the model for all its new supermarkets. The store has been built from timber rather than ...

Tesco cut the price on 18,000 items

August 17, 2008

Tesco have launched into a new supermarket price war by cutting the cost of 18,000 products in its biggest weekly promotion to date. Britain's largest retailer said it was putting on promotion a range of everyday goods from bread, sausages and ...

Chip and pin gang arrested

August 17, 2008

Police have raided an alleged chip and pin factory in Birmingham. They found stolen chip and pin terminals, card account numbers, card readers, computer software and counterfeit magnetic stripe cards. All these stolen items can be used to clone shoppers' ...

Jewellery sales rise despite credit crisis

August 15, 2008

A new report shows an increase in spending on fine jewellery despite the credit crunch. The precious metal jewellery market was worth £2.5 billion last year, which is a rise of 7% on 2003 figures. Sales of such items as ring ...

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