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Ryanair growth plans have gained momentum, giving them expectations to have 180 million passengers a year within a decade, 20 million higher than their previous target.The revised figure comes as Ryanair posted a 37% rise in half-yearly pre-tax profit to €1.23 billion (£879 million), excluding exceptional items for the six...
The Irish franchise of Mothercare UK, Mothercare Ireland, has announced that it is to continue trading after exiting examinership.Mothercare Ireland, the biggest mother and child retailer in Ireland, pursued examinership in July to secure the long-term future for the company and also restructure the business.Examinership is a rescue method where...
It has been reported that department store, John Lewis has seen an increase of 2.1% year-on-year last week.Figures show that the stores which came out on top include Sheffield, where sales rose 8.8%, Ipswich with an increase of 6.2% and Milton Keynes with a 5.4% increase; as well as their...
Retailers in the West End, London's busiest shopping district, including Oxford Street, Bond Street, Regent Street and the surrounding areas, have teamed up to launch a new chip and pin gift card as Christmas and Black Friday approaches.As a result of increasing numbers of voucher purchases for Christmas, the new...
It has been reported that The Valley based in Evesham is to launch a new Outdoor and Country store.The store which will house brand’s including Timberland, Hunter, Joules, Seasalt and Barbour, will also include footwear for women, men and children.Jonathan Capener, Outdoor and Country founder, said, "We are tremendously excited...
Bluewater shopping centre has announced the opening of the Swiss watchmaker store, Breitling.The 1,500 sq ft store which will be based in the upper Rose Gallery, will feature the biggest LED screen to be used in Europe to show off the brand’s high definition films, within a retail concept.Managing director...
Georg Jensen has opened a new London flagship boutique on Mayfair's Mount Street.The opening was attended by designers Ilse Crawford and Tom Dixon and architect Dame Zaha Hadid.The design of the boutique, which was conceived by Danish interior architect David Thulstrup, offers a gallery-like environment for the complete Georg Jensen...
Morrisons is to be sued by 2,000 of its employees in relation to a breach of data security.It follows the posting of almost 100,000 members of staff’s bank, salary and National Insurance details on the internet by a former colleague.Former employee Andrew Skelton was jailed for eight years in July...
It has been reported today (28th October) that fashion retailer Next has seen a full price sales increase of 6% in its third quarter.Figures have shown that the third quarter sales were above Next’s second half guidance range of a rise between 3.5% and 7.5%, whilst total sales increased 7.3%...
Sir Philip Green has agreed a deal with Tesco that will see the supermarket stock brands from his Arcadia empire including Dorothy Perkins, Burtons and Evans. In a statement, Tesco said: “We’re always looking at new ways our stores can best serve the needs of local customers. Customers in the five...
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