3:35pm

Mason poised for return to UK retail

Former head of Tesco’s US arm set for senior role at Sun European

10:25pm

Groupon shares tumble as losses rise

Shares drop 25 per cent in after-hours trading

9:50pm

JC Penney loses one-third of its sales

Vaunted turnround plan wipes out $4bn in revenue during 2012

Entrance gates to Legoland theme park, Windsor, England ©Alamy From MANAGEMENT 3:35pm

Tech companies line up to cut queueing

Devices and software are being designed to end tedious waits at theme parks or banks

8:52am

Ahold net profits down 42 per cent

Food retail group hit by one-off charges

From LUXURY 360 12:23am

BCBG Max Azria explores sale

Move could fetch around $1bn

12:03am

UK high street closures accelerating

Britain’s retail casualties up 10-fold in 2012

From LEX 11:41pm

JC Penney: not dead yet

Chief still has time to show his strategy is working

From FOOD & BEVERAGE 8:10pm

Tesco vows to buy more local produce

Manufacturers warn move will raise price of weekly shop

Feb 27, 2013

Target set to open 24 stores in Canada

Retailer plans to to invest further $1.5bn in expansion plans

From FINANCIALS Feb 27, 2013

Intu weathers high street storm

Profits at shopping centre owner rise

Feb 26, 2013

Ashley sells Sports Direct shares for £100m

Sale made to improve liquidity in stock, an issue for investors

Feb 26, 2013

Retailers turn to M&A to survive

Chains fight weak and increasingly digital economy

Feb 26, 2013

Sales of frozen burgers plunge

Frozen burgers and readymeals sharply down, survey finds

From WORLD Feb 26, 2013

Supermarket chain succeeds in cutting initial OFT fine

From FOOD & BEVERAGE Feb 25, 2013

ABF food brands fail living wage test

Group lags behind in poorest countries

From LEX Feb 25, 2013

Barnes & Noble: towards some novel ideas

Perhaps the founders aren’t thinking creatively enough

Feb 25, 2013

Ikea drawn into horsemeat scandal

Batch of retailer’s meatballs withdrawn from sale in 13 countries

Feb 25, 2013

B&N chairman bids for retail stores

Deal looks to separate B&N’s digital and college book units

Material World from LUXURY 360 Feb 25, 2013

Material World: Tiffany, Neil Lane and Van Cleef milk Oscars red carpet

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