Retail news
Your search returned 6153 results
Carpetright in profit warning as trading slides
- Posted:
- 31 January 2012 10:42
The trading woes of the country's largest floor-covering retailer showed no signs of easing today after it issued a fresh profits warning in response to slow trading.Carpetright, which has 501 stores in the UK, said sales remained volatile and sensitive to promotions, meaning profits for the year to April 28th ...read more
Dixons boss to join Apple
- Posted:
- 31 January 2012 10:04
John Browett, group chief executive of Dixons Retail, has announced that he will be leaving the company to join Apple as senior vice president of retail. He will be replaced by Sebastian James, currently group operations director, who joined Dixons in 2008 and who was previously CEO for a number ...read more
Northern Ireland introduces shopping bag tax
- Posted:
- 31 January 2012 10:03
A 5p tax on plastic, single-use carrier bags will be introduced in Northern Ireland next year.The levy will double in 2014, when a 10p charge on the more durable multi-use shopping bags will also be brought in, according to Stormont Environment Minister Alex Attwood.Northern Ireland will become the second UK ...read more
Rank confirms Gala Coral move on the cards
- Posted:
- 31 January 2012 10:03
Rank Group moved closer to the creation of the UK's biggest casino operator today after it confirmed talks over a deal with Gala Coral to add Gala's casino portfolio to its own.Rank's Grosvenor division already has 35 casinos but hopes to extend this by adding the 24 outlets owned by ...read more
Walker battles for Iceland ownership
- Posted:
- 30 January 2012 10:07
IIceland retail boss Malcolm Walker was today facing a battle to buy the chain he founded over 40 years ago.With Morrisons and Asda now unlikely to bid, Mr Walker remains in the £1 billion auction alongside two private equity firms BC Partners and Bain Capital, according to reports.Mr Walker, who ...read more
Retail news is updated every weekday and is provided courtesy of: 
