Mixed fortunes for UK retailers
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Debenhams reports better-than-expected Christmas trading, but Blacks Leisure warns on profits.
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The retailer's earnings improve a lot despite soft sales.
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Amazon.com, eBay and other retailers fell in U.S. trading as cash-strapped consumers limited their Internet holiday purchases while waiting for better bargains.
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The apparel retailer reports higher sales and profits but lower comps.
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TESCO puts in another crackerjack trading performance. Sales, volumes, profits, divi all sharply up. Er, hmm ... whatâs on the telly tonight?
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London equities ticked lower on Monday, with retailers suffering after reports suggested that J Sainsbury missed internal sales targets during the peak Christmas trading season and Marks and Spencer also struggled during the key sales period.
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Why are the deep-discount retailers winning sales but losing earnings?
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Ahold, the world's third biggest retail group, announced a rise in net profits but also a sharp drop in second quarter operating income as improved results in Europe and food services were unable to offset tough market conditions in the United States.
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Business & money: Marks & Spencer and House of Fraser to emerge as  winners from brutal Christmas trading period
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The holiday shopping season is off to a running start, according to surveys released this weekend, though it was still unclear how that will impact retailers' profits.
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LONDON In the take-no-prisoners battle for the pocketbooks of British shoppers, Tesco, the No. 1 supermarket, posted a 30 percent rise in first-half net income on Tuesday while Marks Spencer, once the champion, reported a further decline in sales.
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Profit from companies that are breaking in two.
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Two UK clothing retailers, Next and French Connection, warn that there are tough times to come on the high street.
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Shops all over the UK reported strong sales on Saturday despite reports of disappointing pre-Christmas sales.
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The FTSE 100 extended recent falls on Monday, with retailers at the fore-front of the sell-off. With the key Christmas spending period upon us, the sector was hit by continued consumer spending fears.
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Tough times help us separate the great retailers from the also-ran wannabes.
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Bad weather hit sales at Boots in the first half, while margins felt the pressure from price cuts made to combat stiffening competition, Britain&#39;s biggest health and beauty retailer says.