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Mothercare enlists Lovefilm boss as CEO
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- 08 February 2012 10:07
The boss of movie rental firm Lovefilm, Simon Calver, was today unveiled as the new chief executive of struggling retailer Mothercare.Mr Calver will join Mothercare on April 30th after seven years at the helm of Amazon-owned Lovefilm, as the parenting group moves to boost its online presence in the UK.The ...read more
John Lewis boosted by e-book sales
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- 14 November 2011 09:55
Department store chain John Lewis today said strong sales of e-book readers helped its Christmas trading season get off to a "resilient" start.The chain said it was "clearly going to be a very techy" Christmas after seeing a strong rise in demand for electronics, including e-book readers such as Apple's ...read more
Blockbuster results give unexpected hope to high street
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- 17 October 2011 09:52
The UK arm of DVD and games rental company Blockbuster has unexpectedly recorded an annual profit after its US parent filed for bankruptcy.The chain, which has around 600 company owned stores in the UK, has reported a £1.7 million profit in the year to last January, according to accounts filed ...read more
Amazon "dispiriting" says new Waterstone’s boss
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- 03 October 2011 10:00
Online retailer Amazon has been branded a "dispiriting" place to shop by James Daunt, the managing director of the country's biggest high street book chain, Waterstone's.In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, the Waterstone's boss said that customers who bought books online were "denying themselves the pleasure of browsing in ...read more
Amazon to install collection lockers in shopping centres
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- 08 September 2011 09:50
Amazon is launching a Click and Collect scheme where customers can collect items bought on the web from lockers at major shopping centres.The online retailer has negotiated a deal with Land Securities to install the lockers at selected shopping centres in London. The first lockers at One New Change in ...read more
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