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Footfall in July was 0.8% higher than a year ago, an improvement on the 0.1% rise in June, the fourth month since the start of the year to report positive footfall growth.The warmer weather in July had a noticeable impact on the figures, supporting the solid sales performance reported by...

Outdoor retailer Go Outdoors has racked up record sales, helping it back into the black according to its latest reports.The company, which owns over 40 stores, achieved a pre-tax profit of £1.5m after reporting a pre-tax loss of £2.6m on sales of £143.6m in 2012.  "2012 was a solid year...

Sony has announced the launch dates for its forthcoming PlayStation 4 console, with the North American launch on November 15th, the same month as its rival the Xbox One. On November 29th, it will launch in other countries including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, El...

New retailers including Currys, PC World, Dunelm Mill and M&S Simply Food, are signing up to the redevelopment of the Manor Walks Retail Park, situated nine miles from Newcastle.James Rowbotham, development manager for Hammerson, commented: "There is a significant gap in major retail brands in Cramlington which our redevelopment of...

One of the biggest names in UK fashion retail, Kate Bostock, is to head up the Coast clothing chain as it contemplates international expansion, according to reports.Ms Bostock left online fashion phenomenon ASOS last month after just seven months as executive director, product and trading. Before that, she was head...

A new study by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has found that the difference in pay between male and female managers is intensified by the fact that men on average get double the bonuses of women. Male managers' average extra payments were £6,442 last year compared with £3,029 for women.This...

Trading standards has fined Tesco £300,000 after it admitted misleading customers over a “half price” offer on strawberries.Trading standards officers had alleged that the £1.99 strawberries on sale in Sheldon, Birmingham, in 2011 had not been for sale at £3.99 long enough before they were reduced.Judge Michael Chambers, at Birmingham...

Visitors to the US and Canadian sites of online shopping company Amazon found the site offline for half an hour yesterday in the latest in a series of unexplained problems to hit high-profile websites.The incident, which did not effect the UK site, came just days after Google was hit on...

M&S has lined up some of Britain's "most influential and inspirational women”, photographed by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz, to front its new season.The 12 women featured in the campaign include actress Dame Helen Mirren, TV presenter Katie Piper, singer Ellie Goulding, founder of the charity PEPAIDS (Peer Education Programme Against...

Cinema chain Cineworld’s proposed acquisition of Picturehouse is to be further investigated by the Competition Commission in the Aberdeen, Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge areas where the acquisition is expected to result in a "substantial lessening of competition”. Cineworld may be told to sell off one of either its Picturehouse...