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Euro zone retail sales sink

Euro zone retail sales fell much more than expected in October, underlining weak consumer demand in the recession-hit economy and adding to arguments for a deep interest rate cut by the European Central Bank on Thursday.

A shopper pushes a shopping trolley at a Tesco store in Loughborough, April 15, 2008. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Tesco says quarterly sales up 2.0 percent

Tesco, the country's biggest retailer, said its new budget range was luring an extra 300,000 UK shoppers a week and it was on track to meet profit forecasts, boosting its shares on hopes it can cope in a consumer downturn.

Game Group sees sales growth slow

Game Group , the video games retailer, has continued to buck high street gloom with a rise in underlying sales but its rate of sales growth has slowed.

People look at Macy's annual Christmas windows in New York November 23, 2008. The department store started the holiday tradition in 1862. REUTERS/Chip East

Dreaming of a cheap Christmas

The bright "50 percent off" signs plastered over the windows of London's plush new Westfield shopping centre don't hold much sway over Helen Marlow.

A man shops at a Woolworths store in Coalville, England, November 26, 2008. REUTERS/Darren Staples

Woolworths potential rescuers circle

Deloitte LLP, the administrator of the retail and distribution businesses of retailer Woolworths Group Plc, has received dozens of inquiries from companies and individuals for parts of the business, according to newspaper reports on Sunday.

A woman talks on her mobile phone outside a clothing shop advertising a 'Credit crunch clearance' sale near Manchester, November 28, 2008. REUTERS/Phil Noble

Discounts fail to boost shopper numbers

Heavy discounting by retailers has failed to boost shopper numbers and the rate of business failures in the industry is accelerating, surveys by researchers Experian showed.

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Editor's Blog

What’s good for the Goose…

One water’s Duncan Goose is in the spotlight this month as Exec looks at the phenomenon of social entrepreneurship, which is replacing the cut and thrust of Nineties’ business ethos as the way forward.

Monthly Features

Monceau Fleurs: French floristry offering the continental touch

Monceau Fleurs: French floristry offering the continental touch

With 125 stores in France, Monceau Fleurs has now entered the UK. David Belhassen, the Head of UK Operations talks to Energy UK about the company’s plans for market domination.

Avis: Reversing the downward spiral

Avis: Reversing the downward spiral

Shedding recent woes, UK Commercial Director Daniel McCarthy talks to ExecUK how Avis is streamlining and restructuring.

Mixing it up in the marketplace

Mixing it up in the marketplace

Anne Seaman introduces the aims of Skillsmart Retail

A new name for hospitality

A new name for hospitality

The Institute of Hospitality is the professional association for managers and aspiring managers in the hospitality, leisure and tourism industries

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