South Africa’s Truworths is betting on the launch of new clothing brands as well as entry into the budget-clothing market to support its medium-term growth after reporting a 7% decline in half-year profit on Thursday.
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![]( "Shuttered fashion stores feel January pain, but online reaches highest ever sales")
Shuttered fashion stores feel January pain, but online reaches highest ever salesThe UK’s retail sales fall was worse than expected last month, official figures showed on Friday. And the Office for National Statistics called out clothing stores as the key sector that saw “strong declines”.
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![]( "Retailers face returns \"time bomb \" as lockdown store closures delay process - report")
Retailers face returns "time bomb " as lockdown store closures delay process - reportRetailers face a returns deluge when physical shops reopen with new research showing that shoppers in Britain are sitting on a potential £2.4 billion worth of unreturned goods bought online.
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![]( "Fashion sales rose in December but 2020 a disaster, NWEC urges more support")
Fashion sales rose in December but 2020 a disaster, NWEC urges more supportDecember’s official retail sales on Friday drew a line under what was a disastrous year for retailing and especially for fashion, although the month itself was relatively buoyant in the circumstances.
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![]( "Britain to publish weekly data on Covid-19 impact on spending")
Britain to publish weekly data on Covid-19 impact on spendingBritain will publish new weekly figures from Thursday to provide an up-to-date view of how consumer spending is being affected by the coronavirus crisis, based on payments data collected by the Bank of England.
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![]( "Amazon’s European sites cited among portals “notorious” for trading counterfeit goods")
Amazon’s European sites cited among portals “notorious” for trading counterfeit goodsIn the 2020 annual review of “notorious markets for counterfeiting,” the US administration cited Amazon’s European portals alongside Chinese and other foreign marketplaces said to be teeming with fake products.
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![]( "U.S. considering adding Alibaba, Tencent to China investment ban -sources")
U.S. considering adding Alibaba, Tencent to China investment ban -sourcesThe Trump administration is considering adding tech giants Alibaba and Tencent to a blacklist of firms allegedly owned or controlled by the Chinese military, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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![]( "Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including Alipay")
Trump bars U.S. transactions with eight Chinese apps including AlipayU.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay mobile payment app.
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![]( "Warehouse demand surges as online shopping boom continues")
Warehouse demand surges as online shopping boom continuesThe boom in online retail due to pandemic restrictions saw a massive growth in UK warehouse space last year, up almost three-quarters on 2019, according to property adviser JLL.
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![]( "UK economy saw partial recovery in Q3, recession risks ahead")
UK economy saw partial recovery in Q3, recession risks aheadBritain’s economic recovery from its coronavirus crash was quicker than previously thought in the third quarter, according to official data, but new lockdowns are threatening to cause a another recession.