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Another giant leap down for struggling Man

04.10.11
Man Group - the world's largest listed hedge fund manager - slumps another 5%, leaving it more than 36% lower than before it revealed a jump in clients pulling out their cash... more

New Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke's wife is $3.4bn heiress to Wal-Mart empire

11.04.11
The new American owner of Arsenal is a publicity-shy property developer who married into the vastly wealthy family that controls Asda... more

Sales up as Asda bounces back

22.02.11
Asda returned to sales growth at the end of last year as it moved to put a tough period when it seemed to be lagging rivals into the background... more

Retailers don't travel well - as Best Buy found to its cost

08.02.11
A while ago, John Browett offered me this assessment of how Best Buy's mission to ace the UK electricals market was going: "I think they've given up," he said... more

Why ex-Asda boss Andy Bond has turned his back on the City

10.01.11
Asda’s former boss Andy Bond turns his back on corporate life following his departure from the supermarket... more

Wal-Mart has Chinese target for online shopping

24.12.10
Asda owner Wal-Mart invests in China’s top electronics and communication internet store in a push to expand in the country... more

US stores hoping for 'Black Friday' boost

26.11.10
US shoppers searched for deals on high-definition TVs and popular toys as retailers hoped that 'Black Friday' would kick off the best holiday shopping season in three years... more

This rash of repossessions is a clear sign of bank fraud

19.10.10
The subprime mortgages fiasco that led the American economy and then everyone else into a tailspin was, it is now obvious, based on fraud... more

Miley Cyrus to auction her wardrobe

11.08.10
Miley Cyrus is to give her clothing and accessories on internet auction site eBay with proceeds going to charity Get Ur Good On.... more

RBS surges but BNP Paribas sceptic refuses to be moved

26.04.10
Market Round-up: As Royal Bank of Scotland’s shares hit highs not seen since December 2008, one analyst warns that the strong run is unlikely to continue... more

Asda in challenge to Tesco as number one non-food store

15.04.10
Asda will expand its Living stores chain to try to overtake Tesco as the country’s biggest non-food retailer within five years... more

Hunt for new Asda boss after Andy Bond’s shock resignation

12.04.10
Asda boss Andy Bond shocks the retail world by stepping down as president and chief executive of Britain’s second-biggest grocer... more

Strange tale of the bank spy, Bond and a furious retailer

22.02.10
City Editor's Comment: A right rumpus has broken out between Asda and JPMorgan over the obtaining of information from a suppliers’ meeting ... more

Asda market share squeezed by rival stores

02.02.10
Asda lost out to its three main rivals last month as its out-of-town stores struggled in the cold weather... more

Asda responds to VAT rise with mass price-cut

05.01.10
Asda intensifies the supermarket price war by cutting prices on 3,600 products, offsetting the increase in VAT on some non-food products... more

Norman's conquests

18.11.09
Archie Norman was the youngest-ever partner at management consultants McKinsey before becoming one of the three founders of Woolworths and B&Q retailer Kingfisher in the 1980s... more

Wal-Mart sells Asda to Corinth in UK restructuring

09.11.09
Wal-Mart has carried out an internal restructuring of its UK business which has seen it “sell” Asda to another Wal-Mart company for £6.9 billion ... more

Petrofac surges to a high

14.08.09
Shares of Petrofac looked to be rounding off the week on a high note with the shares trading at record highs ... more

George puts on the style to defy fall in fashion sales

03.04.09
Quarterly sales at value brand George at Asda rose 10% during a period when the total fashion market declined by 2%... more

Asda wins in crunch as sales leap

13.11.08
Retail: Asda gave further evidence that it will emerge as one of the winners from the credit crunch, reporting a hefty jump in sales... more

Who wins and who loses under Democrats' plans

30.10.08
The winners and losers under Democrat plans... more

Tesco’s US stores have Wal-Mart worried

12.09.08
Tesco's controversial foray into US supermarketing may be going better than many critics suggest... more

Asda tops its rivals with a leap in sales

14.08.08
Asda have ramped up the battle of the supermarkets, claiming it was stealing market share from rivals... more

Tesco dives into India with Tata deal to rival Wal-Mart

12.08.08
Retailer has finally taken the plunge into the fast-growing market, striking a franchise deal with Tata Group... more

Always a sinking feeling over societies that floated

03.06.08
Simon English says we should cherish the Nationwide, hate all banks, and beware the nappy/beer formula... more

Wal-Mart boss rewarded £16m

23.04.08
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, owner of Asda, paid its chief executive a package worth £16m last year... more

Mail boss wins new Canada role

22.04.08
Royal Mail chairman Allan Leighton named president of Canada's biggest supermarkets chain, the troubled Loblaw... more

Lives in thrall to celebrity

03.04.08
Bliss attempts to put trashy magazines titles and their readers in the spotlight. However, it resembles an overworked exercise on a creative writing course.... more

There's trouble in store

04.01.07
Employee of the Month is set in a warehouse store bearing a strong resemblance to Wal-Mart and follows the desperate antics of slacker Zack.... more


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