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Retail

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LVMH adds to portfolio by backing growth efforts of Australian boot brand R.W. Williams

Luxury goods group LVMH has invested an undisclosed amount into clothing and footwear retailer R.M. Williams.

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New Future High Streets Forum to build on the work of Mary Portas

The UK high street cannot live in the past and must 'adapt' to survive, says local growth minister Mark Prisk.

Opinion

The accelerating death of the UK high street

Comet, Allied Carpets, HMV, Blockbuster – the casualties keep coming.

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Slowest year-on-year retail value and volume growth since 1998

Retail figures for goods bought during the last month of 2012 grew by 0.3 per cent over the same period in 2011, but fell over the month before.

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Family firm behind River Island backs The Hut Group and installs new non-exec

The Hut Group has followed up on a fundraising completed back in June by securing a further £9 million.

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Zutux manufactures growth investment

Furniture retailer Zutux has closed a funding round with the North West Fund, a regional specific investor.

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Jobs saved at Game

The investor behind the turnaround deal for Comet has taken on Game Group.

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Sainsbury’s acquisition drives ecommerce presence

UK supermarket chain Sainbury's has made its first acquisition since it purchased stores from the Co-operative Group in 2009, as it moves to boost its digital entertainment services.

Opinion

High time for the high street?

GrowthBusiness blogger Wol Kolade says the government’s sentiment to fix the high street is laudable but there is nothing new about the decline of the high street as a centre for the community.

News

Retail survival

The ability to gaze into the crystal ball and see through existing sales figures is an increasingly important demand from current investors.

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Rail station retail sales outperform high street

Retail sales at UK rail stations outperformed the high street in the first quarter of this year, reporting 5.17 per cent growth in like-for-like sales.

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Retail sales values decline amid consumer uncertainty

The decline in UK retail sales values last month are a ‘realistic reflection’ of conditions on the high street, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).