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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:26:29 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:10:45 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/retail-consumer(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c6f71384-cd65-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c6f71384-cd65-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlMaclaren, the British baby stroller brand, is recalling every folding "umbrella" stroller it has sold in the US over the last 10 years, after 12 children suffered amputations from getting finger tips caught in the hingesMon, 9 Nov 2009 20:14:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/21454032-cd24-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/21454032-cd24-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlPrivate equity groups triumphed over several industrial groups – including Alliance Boots – in the $858m auction of Sweden's state-owned pharmacy chainMon, 9 Nov 2009 19:59:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8b11992-cd24-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8b11992-cd24-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlDanone wins a partial victory in its commercial dispute with Wahaha in a decision that was handed down the same day the French group agreed to settle the matter with its Chinese partnerMon, 9 Nov 2009 19:52:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e77ec118-cd30-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e77ec118-cd30-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlCadbury defiantly rejected the formal bid from Kraft, describing the US food group's offer as "derisory" after it did not alter the terms of its approach two months agoMon, 9 Nov 2009 19:43:34 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/01faf554-cd25-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/01faf554-cd25-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlThe French food group has obtained a pyrrhic victory at a Swedish arbitration tribunal in the dispute with Zong Qinghou, its Chinese joint venture partner since 1996 and founder of beverage maker Wahaha GroupMon, 9 Nov 2009 12:51:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9df818e-cc94-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9df818e-cc94-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe board of the UK food group is preparing to meet on Monday amid expectations that Kraft will go hostile with its takeover offer. The US group will either formalise its original proposal of 300p in cash and 0.2589 new Kraft Foods shares per Cadbury share, or increase it slightlyMon, 9 Nov 2009 10:07:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1c3e182-cca9-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1c3e182-cca9-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlEurope's largest pharmacy group is among the bidders poised to learn whether it has been successful in an auction for part of Sweden's monopoly pharmaceutical retailerSun, 8 Nov 2009 22:46:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a53f43a-cd69-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2a53f43a-cd69-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlIf Kraft has done one thing, it has reminded the market that Cadbury – seen as vulnerable to takeover for 20 years – is still a targetMon, 9 Nov 2009 20:26:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/22231cdc-cd69-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/22231cdc-cd69-11de-8162-00144feabdc0.htmlSome are surprised the US group did not raise its offer, but it could be biding time until its shares riseMon, 9 Nov 2009 20:10:46 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/af8126f0-cc9c-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af8126f0-cc9c-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe owner of jewellers Goldsmiths, Mappin & Webb and Watches of Switzerland, has almost halved its debt burden through a debt-for-equity swap with lender LandsbankiSun, 8 Nov 2009 23:27:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/66a9d23a-cc9f-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/66a9d23a-cc9f-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlBrightHouse, which rents high-end consumer durables to people who cannot get credit, enjoys double-digit revenue and profit growthSun, 8 Nov 2009 22:40:10 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7da16334-caee-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7da16334-caee-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlControl of Camelot, the UK lottery operator, could soon change hands after advisers formally kick-started the long-awaited sales processSat, 7 Nov 2009 01:53:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2453c44a-cb14-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2453c44a-cb14-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlRetailers and investors struggle to decipher the consumer mood from updates on the UK retail scene but it seems confidence has held up better than many expectedFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:59:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8cda0890-cb1d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8cda0890-cb1d-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlUS group finalising plans to make a direct appeal to the shareholders when a 'put-up or shut-up' deadline enforced by the Take-over Panel expiresFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:01:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5a5d092-cb00-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fretail-consumerhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5a5d092-cb00-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe bookmaker hopes to lay to rest its debt problems by launching its first corporate bond to pay down debt, offering institutional investors a yield of 7.25% after seven yearsFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:48:15 +0000