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Littlewoods, the stores and home shopping group, said it will concentrate on improving its margins over the next year and continue to move away from discounting. It reported a pre-tax loss of 9.9m for the six months to October 31, against a loss of 34.2m the previous year.
The British Brands Group is accusing Tesco of breaching the principle of human rights legislation following the supermarket giant's decision to take Levi's to the High Court over its attempts to block cheap imports of its products to the UK.
Sainsbury's has hit back at claims in the national press that consumers in the North of England do not like celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who fronts the chain's ads. The supermarket commissioned an independent company to carry out research to uncover whether Oliver's popularity is waning...
Marks & Spencer is launching a range of World Cup-branded clothing. The deal with Copyright Promotions Licensing Group is the first time M&S has taken a direct product licence for a major property.
BP has launched a site to support its Connect petrol stations, which it promotes as being environmentally friendly. The site, at www.eco-connect.co.uk, has been created by design consultancy View, and is aimed at businesses and consumers. It acts as a platform to put forward BP's environmental...
Sainsbury's is launching a major healthy living initiative for 2002 backed by a partnership with health club operator LivingWell. From January 1, the supermarket giant will promote the tie-up to Reward Card customers, who will receive a free three-day trial for two people at any LivingWell...
The decline in the number of overseas visitors to Britain has had an impact on Harrods. Suzy Bashford asks what measures the store can take to stay ahead of its rivals. The sight of Harrods lighting up Knightsbridge in all its Christmas splendour would be enough to make even Scrooge feel...
Matalan has appointed Manchester's Cheetham Bell JWT to handle a 2 million brand awareness campaign, although the discount clothing retailer insists cdp-travissully's tenure of its main acount is secure. Cheetham Bell, which picked up the assignment after a pitch against a number of...
LARRY BARKER Yo-ho-ho. Well that's the Xmas bonhomie out the way - now down to business. The observant among you will notice that my language is somewhat moderated this week. Let me assure you, this is entirely due to the proximity of my father, rather than the presence of...
LONDON - J Sainsbury has promoted marketing director Sara Weller to the group board of the company as an executive director with responsibility for strategic planning, marketing, formats, Sainsbury's to You and Sainsbury's Bank.
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