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Tesco will undergo its biggest management transition in 14 years when Sir Terry Leahy signs off as chief executive in March, writes Andrea Felsted . Philip Clarke will then take [...]

general retailers VAT change spurs bargain-hunters Mixed fortunes expected for retailers John Lewis continued its pattern of strong trading with a robust post-Christmas sale, while the supermarket chain Asda said [...]

Updates to count cost of snow and cuts fears Christmas trading set to show polarisation Retailers are set to strike a cautious note on the outlook for 2011 as they [...]

General Retailers JJB, the sporting goods retailer, has reassured investors over the prospects for a further fundraising as it announced a restructuring of its senior management. The company announced that [...]

Food & Drug Retailers Push into central Europe continues Tesco has acquired 128 convenience stores in the Czech Republic for [pounds sterling]34m, boosting its presence in the central European market. [...]

Some of the biggest retailers are introducing deals to hold prices on January 4, when the rate of value added tax rises from 17.5 per cent to 20 per cent. [...]

general retailers Poor trading sparks profit warning Alexon has become the first retailer to warn on profits due to severe weather in its crucial Christmas trading period, as it cautioned [...]

On London's Oxford Street, retailers are making a last-ditch effort to tempt shoppers to spend in the final weekend before Christmas, writes Andrea Felsted. Consumers who braved the biting cold [...]

Marc Bolland, chief executive of Marks and Spencer, has restocked the shelves at the high street bellwether, setting out his views last month in a long-awaited strategic update. However, an [...]

News analysis Harsh weather and austerity measures hit spending and ramp up stores' discounting before Christmas, reports Andrea Felsted Retailers are braced for a subdued Christmas as severe weather and [...]

general retailers News analysis Shares trade at a premium to sector, say Andrea Felsted and Scheherazade Daneshkhu Burberry's high-heeled shearling-lined ankle boot was one of the must-have items for the [...]

News analysis The lack of developments has caused frustration among major brands, say Daniel Thomas and Andrea Felsted The UK's largest property companies have instigated talks with retailers about kick-starting [...]

A majority of retailers expect the crucial Christmas trading period to be no worse than last year, in spite of increasing nervousness about austerity measures and bad weather. The British [...]

JJB Sports' largest shareholder is 'ready, willing and able' to provide the ailing sporting goods retailer with additional equity as the company faces the prospect of breaking its banking covenants [...]

Impulse buys hit as shoppers go online High street delays mass discounting Retailers face a nail-biting fortnight in the run-up to Christmas, amid continuing bad weather and impending austerity measures. [...]

general retailers Wm Morrison has recorded its first loss of market share for three years, according to Kantar Worldpanel, the consumer research group. Kantar said Morrison's share fell from 12.1 [...]

Figures up 8 per cent to end of November Market share increases for first time since May Consumer confidence is continuing to recover ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period [...]

Consumer products With prices of food and clothing staples again on the rise but western economies still weak, the industry has a cost conundrum, write Louise Lucas, Andrea Felsted and [...]

Abel & Cole has appointed PwC to field approaches for the privately owned organic food delivery service. The business, started in 1988 by Keith Abel, who abandoned a career as [...]

Retailers are ramping up promotions this weekend as the phenomenon of Black Friday - when Americans typically hit the shops after the Thanksgiving holiday - arrives in the UK. Anecdotal [...]

General Retailers Christmas forecast to be challenging 3D TVs, iPads and others 'going well' John Browett, chief executive of Dixons Retail, has forecast a challenging Christmas amid uncertainty over public [...]

[pounds sterling]2bn earmarked for new shopping centres UK retailer steps up Asian growth drive Tesco say it plans to quadruple annual sales in China over the next five years to [...]

George Davies, the fashion entrepreneur, has shrugged off the disappointment of worse than expected sales at his GIVe women's wear chain, to bounce back with a new children's wear and [...]

Interview George Davies Fashion entrepreneur After huge success dressing the nation, the retailer admits he misjudged the market, writes Andrea Felsted George Davies, the fashion entrepreneur who brought the nation [...]

General Retailers Sir Philip Green is preparing for his next international foray: taking Topshop to China, as conditions are poised to grow more challenging in the retail entrepreneur's home market. [...]

general retailers The sale by Carrefour, the French hypermarkets group, of its Thai operations to Casino, its smaller domestic rival, for [euro]868m ($1.2bn), has once again raised questions about the [...]

General Retailers UK group eyeing Malaysian assets Casino wins auction for 40 Thai sites Tesco remains among potential bidders for Carrefour's Malaysian assets after losing out to Casino in the [...]

General Retailers Tesco remains among potential bidders for Carrefour's Malaysian assets after losing out to Casino in the auction for the 40 Thai supermarkets put on the block by Europe's [...]

John Lewis, the department store chain, says it expects to beat 2009Es record Christmas after sales rose 7 per cent last week. Andy Street, managing director, said the retailer was [...]

High street Consumer confidence remains fragile ahead of an expensive festive period, writes Andrea Felsted Britons are set to face the most expensive Christmas for almost 20 years as soaring [...]

Food & Drug retailers Team in China examines feasibility King expects 'feisty Christmas' India will be the next overseas market to be investigated by J Sainsbury, as the UK's third-biggest [...]

Supermarkets The UK-based group sees room for growth, says Andrea Felsted When Tesco takes a group of investors and analysts to South Koreathis month, [the world's third largest supermarket group [...]

Rose initiatives to be jettisoned First-half sales up 5.4% to [pounds sterling]4.6bn Marc Bolland revealed his long-awaited vision for Marks and Spencer, promising to make the stores more 'inspirational' and [...]

News analysis The retailer has ventured abroad and enjoyed mixed fortunes but plans to be more careful this time, writes Andrea Felsted The Bolland era is poised to be marked [...]

Supply chain Andrea Felsted spells out the hazards inherent in cheaper offshore locations and sourcing components from further afield From soaring prices for cotton and wheat to currency wars, the [...]

general retailers News analysis New chief is widely expected to focus on the M&S brand, says Andrea Felsted Marc Bolland, the new chief executive of Marks and Spencer, is set [...]

Top shareholders see UK as key New strategy to be set out on Tuesday Some of Marks and Spencer's largest shareholders have warned the company not to push overseas expansion [...]

food & DRUG retailers Wm Morrison played down the impact of spiralling commodity prices as the supermarket group announced subdued sales in the past three months, and warned of more [...]

General retailers Forecast increase raised to 8% Speculation drives up cost of cotton Next warned that clothing prices could rise by 8 per cent or more next year after it [...]

Andy Clarke Chief executive, Asda Andy Clarke was anointed chief executive of Asda in May, after Andy Bond shocked the retail sector by becoming part-time chairman of Britain's second biggest [...]

Walmart, the world's biggest supermarket chain by sales, acquired Asda in 1999 for [pounds sterling]6.7bn in cash, writes Andrea Felsted . Asda, which has 380 stores, had sales of [pounds [...]

Concept trialled in three stores Eventual target of 200 outlets Asda, Britain's second-biggest supermarket group by market share, is running trials for an 'Argos style' in-store ordering service in three [...]

Interview Andy Clarke Chief executive, Asda The supermarket has ambitious plans in non-food that may see more acquisitions, writes Andrea Felsted Andy Clarke, the new chief executive of Asda, is [...]

GENERAL RETAILERS The UK's Tesco is among several bidders poised to submit final offers for Carrefour's south-east Asian assets, put up for sale with a price tag of up to [...]

The first modern shopping centre in the Square Mile represents a gamble on the demand for all-week shopping in an area that can quickly appear deserted once workers go home. [...]

Supermarkets are starting the battle for Christmas shoppers early this year as they try to woo ever more gloomy consumers with cut price deals on their festive favourites and seasonal [...]

Tesco has jettisoned some lines of Hovis bread after balking at price rises implemented by manufacturer Premier Foods. Soaring wheat prices, up more than 50 per cent this year, forced [...]

Food & Drug retailers Wm Morrison uses voucher incentive Britain's big supermarkets are stepping up Christmas promotions in an effort to tempt cautious consumers over the festive season and into [...]

George Davies Fashion Entrepreneur George Davies, the fashion entrepreneur, has dressed two generations of British women, bringing the nation Next, George at Asda and Per Una at Marks and Spencer. [...]

Food & drug RETAILERS Tesco is cutting some of the rewards under its Clubcard loyalty programme to maintain a beefed-up version of the scheme that has been running for the [...]