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Laura Ashley to pay special dividend Wednesday, 22nd May 2013

Laura Ashley is to pay £3.6 million dividend to shareholders in celebration of its 60th anniversary.

Posted by Ushma Patel

Posted in fashion, Fashion News, Luxury Goods, Online retail, Retail Industry Tagged Laura Ashley, fashion industry, clothing, luxury brand, shares, sales

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Armani reports sales rise after 104 new shops Wednesday, 22nd May 2013

Giorgio Armani continues to thrive while firms based in southern Europe struggle.

Posted by Ushma Patel

Posted in fashion, Fashion News, Jewellry, Luxury Goods, Online retail, Retail Industry Tagged fashion industry, clothing, sales, finance, Armani

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Vodafone's sales fall in Europe Tuesday, 21st May 2013

Vodafone's annual revenues declined by 4.4 per cent to £44.4 billion due to its price cuts in Europe in effort to retain customers.

Posted by Ushma Patel

Posted in Electricals, Entertainment, Online retail, Retail Industry Tagged mobile industry, technology, digital media, Vodafone

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Amazon cleared for FA to use Tuesday, 21st May 2013

The U.S. government has given Amazon a security clearance to help make it easier for the federal agencies to use their cloud computing services.

Posted by Ushma Patel

Posted in E-Commerce, Electricals, Online retail, Technology Tagged Amazon, retail industry

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M&S to appoint a Frenchman to lead marketing strategy Tuesday, 21st May 2013

Marks & Spencer will be appointing a Frenchman to lead its marketing strategy to reverse the decline of its clothing sales.

Posted by Ushma Patel

Posted in Consumers, fashion, Fashion News, Footwear, Lingerie, Online retail, Retail Industry Tagged Marks & Spencer, branding, consumer goods industry, marketing, sales, finance

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Macy's earnings per share rise for 15th consecutive year Monday, 20th May 2013

Photo credit: Macy's

Macy’s Inc. is keeping the pressure on to emulate rising sales figures after its earnings per share rose for the 15th consecutive year. According to WWD, Macy’s first quarter results show that they achieved a 13th straight quarterly comp gain of at least 3 per cent and sales have rose by more than USD 1 billion in each of the last three years.

Posted by Joe Stearn

Posted in Franchise & Expansion, Luxury Goods, Online retail, Retail Industry Tagged Macy's, Bloomingdale's, chief executive, chairman, president, Terry J. Lundgren, retail, online retail, millennial

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Luxury watch retailers at Hong Kong report negative financial results Monday, 20th May 2013

Hong Kong which is the world's significant market for luxury watches are experiencing the effects of the fall in demand by Chinese travellers.

Posted by Ushma Patel

Posted in fashion, Fashion News, Jewellry, Luxury Goods, Online retail, Retail Industry Tagged watch industry, finance

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Marks & Spencer next in line to face criticism for corporate tax structure Monday, 20th May 2013

Photo credit: Marks & Spencer

Marks & Spencer has become embroiled in the corporate tax debacle which has seen tax campaigners criticise big companies about the way they structure its online sales to Europe. The Guardian has recently launched an investigation into companies who appear to be exploiting lenient tax rules by invoicing transactions to countries with the lowest corporate tax rates.

Posted by Joe Stearn

Posted in Department Stores, Online retail Tagged Marks & Spencer, Amazon, corporation tax, David Cameron, George Osborne, Ed Miliband, Google, Margaret Hodge, Suzy Blackwell, UK Uncut, Guardian, G8 Summit