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British retailers invite rival brands to fill their empty spaces

By James Davey LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - As online deliveries surge and shop sales fall, Britain's retailers are looking to refit their once bustling superstores with new attractions such as rivals' fashion brands to fill empty spaces and keep shoppers coming through the door. In a

BUZZ-UK retailers: Investec mulls impact of "Brexit"

** Investec analysts point to 5 key issues - weaker consumer demand, sterling weakness, labour cost pressure, change in trade terms, and the basis on which investment decisions are made ** But none of these issue are new to the UK retail industry, which the analysts see as better placed tha

Europe's food retailers take bolder moves to fight Amazon

* Higher margins in non-food helps compensate for food squeeze * Sainsbury's CEO sees Argos boosting distribution network * Dutch, French deals help keep Amazon in check * Amazon moves into food so customers shop more often * Retail complexity comes at a cost By Emma

UPDATE 2-British business bosses say exit from EU would hit economy and jobs

* Bosses of 36 of FTSE 100 bosses caution over 'Brexit' * BT, Marks & Spencer, BP says exit would cost jobs * Tesco, Sainsbury's CEOs refrain from weighing in * For full multimedia coverage please click: cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=brexit (Adds further comments, IOD data)

Amazon reportedly in talks with former M&S womenswear boss to launch own fashion label

(ShareCast News) - Amazon is reportedly in talks with former Marks & Spencer womenswear boss Frances Russell to help launch its own fashion label. Russell, who left M&S last year, is said to be in negotiations with Amazon about taking on a senior role at the online retailer but it is not clear wheth

BROKER RATINGS SUMMARY: Goldman Sachs Reinitiates Shell With Buy

Consumer companies' outperformance no longer guaranteed by cheap oil

* Low oil prices lift spending less than before-CEOs * Consumer goods stocks have outperformed since '08 * Many reaching peak multiples By Martinne Geller LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Consumer companies are offering investors a small degree of relief from the turmoil in bank

M&S Reaches Agreement With Pension Scheme Trustees

Next's Credit Profile Stronger Than M&S's But Gap Narrows - Moody's

Marks & Spencer teams up with Alexa Chung for heritage collection

(ShareCast News) - Marks & Spencer will collaborate with model and style icon Alexa Chung on a 31-piece womenswear collection. The project is the first of the 'M&S &' series, which will see the company team up with some of today's most exciting designers, brands and fashion icons. M&S and Alexa wil

UK's M&S teams up with fashion pundit Alexa Chung

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - British clothing retailer Marks & Spencer said it has teamed up with model and TV presenter Alexa Chung on a fashion collection, seeking to repeat the success it enjoyed last year when Chung was photographed wearing one of its skirts. Last month M&S said Steve Rowe

UK Energy Companies Improving Despite Rise In Complaints Last Year

UPDATE 1-UK Christmas retail sales slide, pressure on public finances eases

* Discounts, weather drive first retail spending drop since 2009 * Full-year sales volume growth strongest since 2004 * Stronger taxes push Dec public borrowing far below forecast * Full-year deficit reduction goal still looks a challenge (Adds detail from releases, economists

Exane ups Home Retail, downgrades Marks & Spencer

(ShareCast News) - Exane BNP Paribas took a look at general retailers, upping its stance on Home Retail but cutting its rating on Marks & Spencer. The bank lifted Home Retail to 'neutral' from 'underperform', bring the price target up to 150 from 80p, given the likelihood of a bid from Sainsbury's,

Asos has the force as Exane warns of European on-line 'clothing wars'

(ShareCast News) - Exane painted a doom-laden picture for traditional European clothing retailers in the next few years, as Amazon stands on the cusp of becoming a top-10 clothing retailer in the US with Europe next in its sights. With a nod to George Lucas' interstellar series, Exane entitled its n