RETAIL 6:25pm

WH Smith sees no boost from HMV collapse

Chief executive says DVD and CD market ‘just not profitable’

RETAIL 5:44pm

Coach weighed down by tough holiday season

Sluggish recovery from superstorm Sandy hurts second-quarter sales

From LEX 3:49pm

Unilever: ground control to Major Paul

Consumer goods group is doing well but two things might impede its progress

FOOD & BEVERAGE 1:46pm

McDonald’s profits edge higher

Fast food operator to open up to 1,600 new restaurants

FOOD & BEVERAGE 10:24am

Britvic sales ‘resilient’ before merger

Soft drinks revenue up 4.8% ahead of tie-up with AG Barr

FOOD & BEVERAGE 9:30am

Unilever continues to outperform rivals

Consumer goods group’s sales exceed €50bn despite weak confidence

TRAVEL & LEISURE 8:39am

Tui drops plan to merge with its UK arm

German parent’s nil-premium offer for Tui Travel will not proceed

Ikea chief executive Mikael Ohlsson is welcomed to Jamalpur Village ©Graham Crouch RETAIL 11:11pm

European red tape delays Ikea openings

Furniture group boss irked by hefty planning laws that hold up jobs

TRAVEL & LEISURE 10:50pm

Snow brings less cheer to Marston’s

Pub group and brewer’s sales rise more slowly

Stuart Rose will become Ocado's chairman in May ©Bloomberg RETAIL 8:40pm

Rose’s arrival raises questions on Ocado future

Speculation stirred on possible sale of online grocer

RETAIL 7:56pm

Rose seen as dealmaker for online grocer

Positive reaction to new chairman of Ocado

From MEDIA Jan 22, 2013

Super Bowl ads stand out from the crowd

Marketers turn to real-time and web offerings to drive sales

Jan 22, 2013

Undertaker Dignity buys northern rival Yew

Only quoted funeral services group continues consolidation

RETAIL Jan 22, 2013

Hilco UK buys debt of HMV to gain control

Restructuring group strikes deal with failed retailer’s banks

From MANAGEMENT Jan 22, 2013

Technology drives upmarket rental boom

The web is shaping a new economy in which owning things is passé

From LEX Jan 22, 2013

UK supermarkets’ clicks and bricks

Still a challenge to make money in competitive online retail market

From LEX Jan 22, 2013

Singapore’s dealmakers

Investors can draw lessons from the Fraser and Neave saga

RETAIL Jan 22, 2013

Sir Stuart back at the controls

Debonair retailer takes on Ocado chairmanship

Lombard from RETAIL Jan 22, 2013

Ocado makes for a tough Rose comeback

Former M&S boss makes a return to high-visibility retailing

FOOD & BEVERAGE Jan 22, 2013

Bad Chinese weather curbs SABMiller lager

Brewer offsets disappointment by exceeding revenue expectations

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