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Sainsbury’s exec picks up Woman of the Year award
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- 17 September 2009 10:10
Gwyn Burr, customer services director at Sainsbury's has been named Woman of the Year at an awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of women in the retail sector. Ms Burr, from Yorkshire, was also nominated in the Leader of the Year category at the Specsavers everywoman in retail awards 2009 held ...read more
Sports Direct raises forecast
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- 09 September 2009 09:38
Sports Direct has raised its earnings forecast following increases in profit and retail space over the summer. In a statement announcing its results for the 13 weeks ended July 26th, Sports Direct achieved an increase in group revenue of 10% to £375 million and the corresponding group gross profit increased to £157 million.Prior to ...read more
Asda wins market share as customers choose "Asda price"
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- 14 August 2009 09:37
Asda has grown its market share, with customer numbers reaching a record high, according to figures released yesterday.In the 12 weeks ended July 12th, the company's market share increased from 16.7% to 17%, according to TNS Till Roll, with food, home and leisure and George all out-performing their respective markets.As ...read more
Morrisons to create raft of new jobs this year
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- 13 August 2009 09:38
Morrisons has said that it will create 2,000 more jobs than expected this year, thanks to its store opening programme.The supermarket said it had already reached its initial target of 5,000 new roles five months ahead of expectations and would continue to add to its workforce.The company bought over 30 ...read more
Town centre vacancies soar
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- 31 July 2009 09:33
The mid-year report from the Local Data Company has revealed that town centre vacancy rates rose from just over 4% in mid-2008 to nearly 12% at the end of June this year.The retail data company said that the damage was spread across the country, affecting all levels of the retail ...read more
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