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Flying Brands' car boot sale continues
News Mail order gardening, gift and audio book retailer Flying Brands dragged itself away from a place adjacent to its 52-week low after the hard-pressed firm said has had a number of approaches from parties interested in buying some of the company's businesses.
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K3 buys retail software firm for £1.3m
News AIM-listed software firm K3 Business Tech has acquired Retail Systems Group (RSG) for £1.28m, a provider of Microsoft Dynamics 'Retail Management System' to retailers in the UK and Ireland.
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Jacques Vert tickled pink by private equity bid
News Women's fashion retailer Jacques Vert shot up to a 52-week high after agreeing to a bid from an affiliate of US private investment firm, Sun Capital.
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Blacks Leisure in death spiral as Sports Direct pulls out
News Sports Direct, the discount sports clothing chain, has withdrawn its offer for Blacks Leisure, sending the hobbled high street retailer's shares into a potential death spiral.
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Sport Direct sales rise 8.4% in first half, debt reduced
News Sports Direct, the high street sports retailer, has seen group revenue rise 8.4% in the first half, helped by a strong second quarter and significant growth in online sales.
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Thursday preview: Sports Direct, Moss Bros, UK retail sales
News Retailers will be in focus on Thursday, with retail sales data for November due out at 9:30, and at least two High Street chains set to report.
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eXpansys posts half year profit
News Online wireless and consumer technology retailer eXpansys reported a half year profit compared to a loss during the same six months a year earlier after strong growth particularly in the US and Asia.
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Tesco sees UK LFL sales down, US business strong
News Tesco, the FTSE 100 retailing giant, has seen like-for-like sales drop in its UK stores by 0.9% in the third quarter compared to the equivalent period of 2010. The figure excludes income from VAT and Petrol but is in line with the performance during the second quarter.
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Sports Direct to give Blacks a helping hand
News FTSE 250 high street retailer Sport Direct has reportedly offered to share its warehousing, supply chain and IT capability with struggling peer Blacks Leisure, according to the Financial Times.
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