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Some of the volunteers of M&S' Big Beach Clean Up at Sandy Bay, Devon

M&S collects 11,500kg of litter from Britain’s beaches

- A set of false teeth, half a sofa uncovered in Edinburgh and a cabinet in Liverpool were all part of the debris cleaned up over the weekend in the latest venture by retailer Marks & Spencer.The Big Beach Clean, part of the company’s ongoing Foreve...
03:37PM - Tue 15th May 2012
Marc Bolland has aimed to increase M&S sales by £3 billion in three years but that now looks unlikely.

M&S to reduce sales growth targets

- High street retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) is set to scale back its ambitions plans for sales growth next week due to the depressed state of UK consumer spending, reports have suggested.Just 18 months ago CEO of M&S Marc Bolland claimed that the b...
11:28AM - Mon 14th May 2012
The John Lewis store in Swindon was one of its best performing last week

John Lewis sales soared 18% last week

- Department store chain John Lewis has continued its impressive recent trading performance with its total sales up 18.3 per cent on the same period last year, results released today show.While news in recent days of administration for Clinton Cards...
10:21AM - Fri 11th May 2012
John Lewis sales in the first quarter have been significantly helped by the digital switchover in London & the South East of England

John Lewis sales up 12% in the quarter

- Department store chain John Lewis produced another strong sales performance last week, with trading up 32.4 per cent against the same period last year.Year-on-year comparisons for the seven days ending April 28th 2012 were helped by the later date...
10:51AM - Fri 4th May 2012
Croydon was again the best performing store for John Lewis last week (image by Jason Alden)

John Lewis sales up 16.5% in rainy week

- Department store John Lewis continued to profit from the digital switchover occurring in London & the south east of England last week, as sales grew in double digits.Despite wet & windy weather dampening fashion sales, total trading in the seven d...
10:39AM - Fri 27th April 2012
Croydon was one of the best performing stores for John Lewis last week with sales up 20.1% year-on-year (image by Jason Alden)

John Lewis sales up 14% last week

- For the second successive week department store group John Lewis has posted double digit sales increases, with all product categories achieving growth.Results released today show that in the seven days to April 14th 2012 total sales for the retail...
12:00PM - Fri 20th April 2012
Debenhams has posted increases in both sales as profits for the last six months

Debenhams profits up as sales grow 1.4%

- Department store group Debenhams has today reported that its half-year profits have grown ahead of market expectations thanks to robust trading.In spite of difficult trading conditions like-for-like sales during the 26 weeks to March 3rd 2012 grew...
09:42AM - Thu 19th April 2012
John Lewis sales were boosted by cooler weather and strong demand for electricals

John Lewis sales soar 27% in Easter week

- Department store group John Lewis saw double digit sales increases at most of its stores last week as shoppers splashed out before the Easter break, figures released today reveal.Overall trading grew 27 per cent year-on-year in the seven days to A...
09:54AM - Fri 13th April 2012
Lord Coe visited the extended London 2012 shop at the John Lewis store on Oxford Street today

John Lewis rolls out Olympics products to all stores

- Department store chain John Lewis has today opened dedicated London 2012 Olympics shops in all of its full line stores, as the beginning of the international sporting extravaganza edges closer.John Lewis is one of the main sponsors of this summers...
03:18PM - Tue 10th April 2012
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