Retail industry
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Philip Green 'refused to put more than £10m a year' in BHS pensions schemeMPs hear tycoon would not budge and that Dominic Chappell’s plan to buy department store chain was ‘bit of a punt’
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BHS collapse: former Mothercare and Burton chief leads rescue bidGreg Tufnell-led group seen as frontrunner to revive collapsed retailer reportedly backed by Portugal’s wealthy Soares dos Santos business family
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Halfords buys Tredz and Wheelies for £18.4mSale of Swansea-based cycling firms from Michael and Keith Jones gives high street chain access to fast-growing online market and premium brands
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Children have always used Lego to make weapons – no big dealAs the virtual world increasingly dominates children’s play, Lego is the last game in the real world standing – I can live with a bit of militarisation
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UK retailers expect sales to fall in EU referendum monthRetailers expect June slump to be worst since May 2013 and have sharply cut back on orders
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BHS collapse: Philip Green was warned about buyer, MPs hearArcadia finance director admits company was told Dominic Chappell had history of bankruptcy and lacked retail experience
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BHS inquiry, act III: enter the bankers and lawyersSir Philip Green should have listened to advice from Goldman Sachs over Retail Acquisitions – the MPs certainly took note
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Rangers launch legal action against Sports Direct and Mike AshleyCivil case also lists former Rangers executives and directors associated with the billionaire retail boss
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Sir Philip Green could help draft law to protect pensioners, says MPFrank Field, co-chair of inquiry into controversial sale of BHS, says tycoon could advise on new legislation
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A hard place for BHS, however you say itMPs will probe the history of Arcadia, BHS and something called Swiss Rock
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Co-op hopes to leave the past behind with revival of its classic 60s lookThe retailer is returning to its time-honoured logo in an effort to signal that the scandal of recent years is over
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Danish retailer Tiger eating up competition on Britain's high streetsUK sales rose to £62m last year, with chain’s south-east boss saying shoppers are attracted to its emphasis on ‘fun’ products
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Tesco Bank boss Benny Higgins spent more than £18,000 on taxisDespite a clampdown on costs, Higgins spent more than the annual salary of a supermarket shop assistant on taxis in eight months
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Race to acquire BHS enters final stages with Matalan tycoon aheadJohn Hargreaves believed to have offered between £60m and £75m for retailer
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A rise in US interest rates may come sooner than we thoughtWhile a rise would suggest growing confidence in the US economy, it risks giving global investors a chill
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Markets hit by fears of US June rate hike – as it happenedShares fall in Europe and Asia as America’s central bank signals it could raise interest rates next month
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Asda sales fall for seventh quarter in a rowSupermarket’s American parent Walmart blames fierce competition from discount rivals as like-for-like sales fell 5.7% on last year
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UK retail sales may be up, but customers aren't spending more moneyOn average, store prices fell, meaning the economy gains little from our appetite for stuff, as manufacturing continues to falter
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Harry Potter magic helps conjure up profit rise at BloomsburySales of JK Rowling’s much-loved books rise 133%, boosted by illustrated edition, contributing to 8% profit rise at publisher
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Retail sales revival allays fears of Brexit jittersOfficial March figures show 4.3% rise on last year with only clothing and footwear retailers suffering from chilly weather and early Easter
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Burberry to overhaul retail operations after 10% fall in profitsLuxury brand to relaunch bag range, improve customer service and overhaul logistics
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BHS rescue: bidders include Sports Direct and Matalan founderDarren Topp set to give evidence to parliamentary inquiry over BHS’s collapse next month
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Big Four banks benefit from regulator's featherlight approachCMA inquiry’s tweaks leave customers waiting for real a FinTech revolution as Vodafone’s organic view finally comes good
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Mike Ashley will meet MPs on condition they visit Sports DirectSportswear tycoon says he will appear before committee investigating his business practices if they visit his firm beforehand
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Study finds 400m meals' worth of edible food wasted each yearReport by Wrap says 18% of 270,000 tonnes of edible food waste was redistributed to charities for food banks
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