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Next Confirms Start Date For Amanda James As Finance Director

BUZZ-ASOS: Q2 sales beat sends stock to 9-mth high

** Online fashion retailer ASOS up at highest levels since June on robust Q2 retail sales - up 19 pct vs consensus of c.16 pct ** Driven by 30 pct growth in UK & 12 pct from international ** Stock up 16.6 pct, poised for biggest one-day pct move since Aug 2014; jump comes even after s

UK BROKER RATINGS: Citi Adds Shire, StanChart To European Focus List

Thursday broker round-up

Rightmove: Credit Suisse lifts target price to 3220p from 2700p but cuts to neutral. Aviva: Panmure Gordon reiterates buy - with a 660p target, as does Westhouse Securities. Standard Chartered: UBS increases target price to 1000p from 980p and reiterates neutral view. Asos: Nomura ups target to 3,

UK BROKER RATINGS: Goldman Sachs Adds ITV To Conviction Buy List

INSIGHT-M&S breaks with tradition to get more agile on style

* Venerable British firm under threat from nimbler rivals * Core clientele increasingly fashion-conscious * M&S hires former Next sourcing gurus, poaches other staff * Bid to lift proportion of products designed in-house By James Davey and Emma Thomasson LONDON, Marc

INSIGHT-M&S breaks with tradition to get more agile on style

* Venerable British firm under threat from nimbler rivals * Core clientele increasingly fashion-conscious * M&S hires former Next sourcing gurus, poaches other staff * Bid to lift proportion of products designed in-house By James Davey and Emma Thomasson LONDON, Marc

Mauritius' Ciel Textiles H1 pretax profit up 24 pct

PORT LOUIS, Feb 14 (Reuters) - (Reuters) - Mauritian clothing maker Ciel Textiles reported a 24 percent rise in first-half pretax profit after an improved performance from its woven wear business. The supplier of woven, knitwear and fine knits to Britain's Marks & Spencer and Next and Spain

Sector movers: Supermarkets lead retailers higher on upbeat grocery data

Retailers were at the top of investors' shopping lists on Tuesday after an acceleration in UK retail sales growth lifted sentiment, while supermarkets were supported by some upbeat grocery news from Kantar. UK-listed supermarkets such as Tesco and Morrisons were making decent gains in afternoon trad

UPDATE 1-New Look boss says firm ready for stock market listing

* CEO says IPO decision rests with owners * Q3 like-for-like sales down 1.7 pct * Firm sees promising early response to new ranges (Adds detail, CEO comment) By James Davey LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - British fashion retailer New Look is ready to make another attempt at

UPDATE 1-Next pays another special dividend and says more could follow

(Adds detail, shares) LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Next, Britain's second biggest retailer by sales, said on Thursday it will pay another special dividend, totalling 90 million pounds ($137 million), and flagged the prospect of three more similar payouts. The group, which has outperforme

Next Declares Further Special Dividend For Shareholders

Next to pay another special dividend

LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - British clothing retailer Next said on Thursday it will pay another special dividend, totalling 90 million pounds ($137 million), and flagged the prospect of three more similar payouts this year. The group said it would pay a special dividend of 60 pence per share

UK BROKER RATINGS: Investec Cuts Smiths Group To Sell From Hold

UK MORNING BRIEFING: CRH Agrees EUR6.50 Billion Asset Purchase