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• 600 jobs go as administrators close half of Dolcis outlets

  About 600 staff at the shoe shop chain Dolcis are believed to have lost their jobs after administrators were called in yesterday, closing about half of the group's 185 stores and concessions

• Sports Direct kicks off new year with same old update

  Jan 22 2008:

  · Sportswear firm continues to frustrate investors
  · Sales estimated to have fallen by about 20%

• Sports Direct downbeat on 2008 sales

  Jan 21 2008:

  Controversial sportswear retailer controlled by maverick businessman Mike Ashley gives an elliptical update on trading over Christmas and New Year - once again drawing criticism from frustrated City analysts. By Simon Bowers

• Sports Direct downbeat on 2008 sales

  Jan 21 2008:

  Sports Direct, the retail chain owned by once-reclusive billionaire Mike Ashley, warned this morning that consumer spending will decline over the next six months

• Dark reality hidden behind the picturesque scenery

  Jan 21 2008:

  Behind the picture postcard Cornish harbours, stunning countryside and attractions, lies a harsh economic reality that makes life tough for ordinary people

• What the Romans did for us: introduce a north-south divide

  Jan 21 2008:

  Britain has always been a divided nation with the South prospering. In Anglo-Saxon times, the northern half was run by the Danes. Before that, the Romans built a wall to provide a barrier against invasions from the north

• Where Burberry, Bentleys and bling prevail

  Jan 21 2008:

  Fears of a recession are being kept well at bay in London, where the spending spree did not seem confined to a small number of super-rich people: many of those wearing down the streets of the West End appeared to be middle class

• Mills and mail order: end of Empire marks another stage of decline

  Jan 21 2008:

  The grand Victorian buildings lining many streets in Bradford are a reminder of the glory days of the textile industry

• Diamonds for rich inside M25; hard times for the rest

  Jan 21 2008:

  The chief executive of Marks & Spencer believes the UK is fast becoming a very divided nation: the rich who live inside the M25 - and the rest

• Mind the gap

  Jan 21 2008: Leader: 'Let me tell you about the very rich,' begins one short story by F Scott Fitzgerald. 'They are different from you and me'

• Grown-up chic is back as high street goes upmarket

  Jan 20 2008: Are the days of cheap fashion on the high street numbered? As classic US chain Banana Republic prepares to open in Britain it is set to tap into a growing demand for quality over price. Alice Fisher reports on why the trenchcoat is suddenly de rigueur

• Bush's rescue plan scuppers FTSE recovery

  Jan 19 2008:

  Leading shares came within a whisker of breaking their three-day losing streak yesterday, helped by a smattering of speculative takeover talk

• Gloomy Christmas promises miserable new year for retailers

  Jan 19 2008:

  · December sales fall 0.4% despite discounting
  · Housing demand also points to deepening slump

• Christmas bestsellers

  Gallery, Jan 18 2008: Even in the most challenging retail conditions in years, some products were still in high demand over Christmas. Click through our gallery to see what was flying off the shelves

• Pampered pooches escape the credit crunch

  Jan 18 2008:

  Figures today from Pets at Home, Britain's biggest retailer of pet products, showed sales in the six weeks to January 10 jumped by 8.3%

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