

LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Tesco considered a bid for mother and baby products retailer Mothercare to help reinvigorate its British hypermarkets, the ...


* Short interest in UK sector up 6.6 pct in a week - Markit * Morrison, Sainsbury among targets after Xmas updates * Some investors bet on disappointm...


By James Davey LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Rampant discounting dominated Christmas retail trade last year - but the clear winners were those who held o...


* M&S Q3 clothing lfl sales down 2.1 pct, food up 1.6 pct * Tesco 6 weeks to Jan 4 UK lfl sales, ex fuel and VAT, down 2.4 pct * Morrisons 6 weeks to ...


LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - British designer clothing brand Ted Baker said it would meet annual profit forecasts after posting an 18.3 percent rise in C...


- Retailers in focus after Sainsbury, Mothercare, Majestic updates - US ADP data increases taper speculation - Central banks watched ahead of policy m...


* FY pretax seen at 8 mln stg vs 16 mln f'cast * UK like for like sales down 4 pct in 12 wks to Jan. 4 * Group sales down 6.1 pct * Sees FY margins do...


- Updates from Sainsbury, Mothercare, Majestic fail to impress - Eurozone retail sales, German factory orders beat forecasts - US data, central banks ...