Retailer John Lewis JLP.UL reported on Friday an 8.3 percent drop in weekly sales at its department stores, saying the turmoil in financial markets and good weather conspired to keep customers away.
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![]( "M&S cuts cloth as conditions for consumer worsen")
M&S cuts cloth as conditions for consumer worsenMarks & Spencer is reining in investment, slashing costs and stepping up promotions amid signs of mounting pressure on consumers as banks tighten lending and house prices fall at the fastest rate for 17 years.
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![]( "Clothes shops' price gamble may backfire")
Clothes shops' price gamble may backfireClothing retailers, facing sharp cost increases, are planning a gamble that could backfire by raising prices next year in what could be one of the worst consumer downturns in 30 years.
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![]( "M&S to open first mainland China store on Oct. 2")
M&S to open first mainland China store on Oct. 2Marks & Spencer will open its first store in mainland China on Oct. 2, the same day as a keenly-awaited trading update, in the latest move by an international retailer into the world's most populous country.
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![]( "Next's first-half profit fall to add to retail gloom")
Next's first-half profit fall to add to retail gloomFashion retailer Next is expected to report a 14 percent fall in first-half profit on Wednesday, starkly illustrating how deteriorating economic conditions have deterred shoppers from spending.
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![]( "Elson to front biggest ever John Lewis campaign")
Elson to front biggest ever John Lewis campaignDepartment stores group John Lewis announced its biggest ever fashion advertising campaign on Saturday, stepping up competition in a market suffering from weaker consumer spending and a wet summer.
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![]( "Esprit H2 profit up, but lags forecasts")
Esprit H2 profit up, but lags forecastsEsprit , the world's No.5 fashion retailer, lagged forecasts with a 12.5 percent rise in second-half profit, as waning consumer sentiment in its core European market offset a strong euro and sales growth elsewhere.
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![]( "Esprit shares plummet 20 pct on growth worries")
Esprit shares plummet 20 pct on growth worriesShares in Esprit Holdings, the world's No. 5 fashion retailer, plunged nearly a fifth on Thursday to their lowest in two years after the firm missed earnings forecasts and warned investors of tougher times ahead.
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![]( "Esprit H2 profit up, but lags forecasts")
Esprit H2 profit up, but lags forecastsEsprit , the world's No.5 fashion retailer, lagged forecasts with a 12.5 percent rise in second-half profit, as waning consumer sentiment in its core European market offset a strong euro and sales growth elsewhere.
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![]( "Next cautious about outlook as sales fall")
Next cautious about outlook as sales fallClothing retailer Next posted a 6 percent fall in first-half underlying sales, in line with forecasts, and said it expected a similar decline in the second half amid a worsening economy.