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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:51:41 GMT Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:07:14 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/companies/retail http://im.media.ft.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.gif http://www.ft.com/companies/retail http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9be23214-5701-11e1-be25-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product Big tobacco companies say Australia’s proposed law breaches the nation’s constitution because the government is effectively acquiring brands Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:57:16 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9be23214-5701-11e1-be25-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product 9be23214-5701-11e1-be25-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a914607c-575d-11e1-869b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product Apple has defended its record on working conditions in its supply chain following protests and widespread criticism over how major suppliers treated employees Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:51:41 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/a914607c-575d-11e1-869b-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product a914607c-575d-11e1-869b-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3ec0d44-5727-11e1-be25-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product Shutdown at factory over pay is the latest instance of rising labour discontent among Asian workerforce for the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:51:51 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3ec0d44-5727-11e1-be25-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product d3ec0d44-5727-11e1-be25-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f5033ca-570c-11e1-be5e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product The world’s biggest retailer has met its match – China is simply too large for retailers to develop a nationwide presence quickly Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:40:45 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f5033ca-570c-11e1-be5e-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product 7f5033ca-570c-11e1-be5e-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c80829d2-565e-11e1-a328-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product More than half of small shopkeepers surveyed by the British Independent Retailers Association reported higher sales than the same period last year, the biggest proportion since the survey began in 2007 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:30:16 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c80829d2-565e-11e1-a328-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product c80829d2-565e-11e1-a328-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab710982-5673-11e1-b548-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product The octogenarian billionaire heiress’s place on the cosmetics group’s board will be replaced by her 25-year-old grandson Jean-Victor Meyers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:29:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ab710982-5673-11e1-b548-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product ab710982-5673-11e1-b548-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1c87a0a0-5650-11e1-a328-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product Local authorities in Shijiazhuang ban sales of the tablet after a complaint by Proview Technology in a long-running dispute with Apple Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:59:25 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1c87a0a0-5650-11e1-a328-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product 1c87a0a0-5650-11e1-a328-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb1a27dc-562e-11e1-8dfa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product The Japanese online retailer unveils record full-year operating profits and said isales traffic should jump over the next several years Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:41:58 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb1a27dc-562e-11e1-8dfa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product bb1a27dc-562e-11e1-8dfa-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcb5cc1e-541c-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product The new rules are intended to make buying legal services as easy as buying a tin of beans and will enable law firms to take external investment or even to float on the stock exchange Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:58:23 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcb5cc1e-541c-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product fcb5cc1e-541c-11e1-bacb-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0400b4b2-5534-11e1-a372-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product Book retailers have struck back at Amazon by refusing to sell books from its nascent publishing arm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:32:10 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0400b4b2-5534-11e1-a372-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product 0400b4b2-5534-11e1-a372-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93529f6e-4769-11e1-b847-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product Demise of the no-frills family-owned chain of pharmacies is partly attributed to failings to adapt a once-successful business model Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:13:20 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/93529f6e-4769-11e1-b847-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product 93529f6e-4769-11e1-b847-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6637fe8e-53fd-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product Employees are urging possible buyers not to break up the indebted retailer and to keep its head office and distribution centre in Wales Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:39:27 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6637fe8e-53fd-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product 6637fe8e-53fd-11e1-9eac-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c822dd4-5324-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product The inquiry ended its first phase with extensive evidence that bullying and contempt for ethical behaviour were the norm in some UK national papers Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:38:52 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6c822dd4-5324-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product 6c822dd4-5324-11e1-950d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6256599e-52fb-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product German fashion group reports better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings and annual sales climb 19 per cent to €2.1bn Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:37:40 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6256599e-52fb-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product 6256599e-52fb-11e1-8aa1-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00804316-52a0-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product The daily deals company disappointed investors with its first quarterly financial results since it went public Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:32:26 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/00804316-52a0-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product 00804316-52a0-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f89d0436-5259-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product Babycare retailer hopes Simon Calver can use e-commerce expertise to lead recovery, after the store issued an autumn profit warning Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:31:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f89d0436-5259-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product f89d0436-5259-11e1-a155-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc9bc504-5275-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product Simon Calver will be joining a board whose average age is 58 and composed largely of men; yet the retailer’s core customers are women Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:35:12 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cc9bc504-5275-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product cc9bc504-5275-11e1-ae2c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0272e1a-519c-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product International fashion group warns that slowing sales in January will drag full-year profits towards the lower end of market expectations Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:56:51 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b0272e1a-519c-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product b0272e1a-519c-11e1-a9d7-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fec9cd1e-51a3-11e1-a30c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product It is time to close down, board up and move on, away from this flawed concept of retail, writes Harjeet Johal Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:44:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fec9cd1e-51a3-11e1-a30c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/companies_retail/feed//product fec9cd1e-51a3-11e1-a30c-00144feabdc0