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Laura Ashley first half profits surge
Furniture and fashion retailer Laura Ashley experienced a surge in pretax profits excluding exceptionals from £100,000 to £5.7m in the 26 weeks to July 31.
Childrenswear sales drive 5.6% sales uplift at John Lewis
Department store John Lewis sales rose 5.6% to £57m last week as Back to School drove a record week for childrenswear.
Strong profits predicted for Next
Broker UBS retained its buy stance on Next ahead of interim results expected next week.
Dune outlines strategy to hit sales of £200m
Footwear retailer the Dune Group has outlined its strategy to reach sales of £200m in the next three years after operating profits rocketed 630% to £7.3m in the year to January 30.
H&M casts its net
H&M online went live to subscribers this week with its launch, which is set to go live to all H&M customers next week.