Furniture retailer Lewis said on Wednesday, 21 January 2009, that its cumulative revenue growth for the nine months ended 31 December 2008 was 5%. 21 Jan 2009
Woolworths expects headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the interim period ended December to be between 8% and 13% higher than the same time a year ago, it said on Tuesday, 20 January 2009. 21 Jan 2009
Retailer New Clicks (NCL) reported on Tuesday that its retail sales had increased by 11.1% for the four months ended December 2008. 20 Jan 2009
Swiss based luxury goods group Richemont (CFR) on Monday reported total sales for the three months ended December 2008 were down 7% at €1.552 billion from €1.673 billion in the corresponding period in 2007. Underlying sales decreased by 12% at constant exchange rates. 19 Jan 2009
Foschini said on Friday that Christmas trading was above expectation across all divisions with sales growth for December of 9.9% and same store growth of 3%. 16 Jan 2009
Fashion and furniture retailer Mr Price said yesterday it recorded sales growth of 20.3% for the three months to December, continuing the trend started by other retailers who have already reported buoyant sales particularly during the just-ended festive period. 15 Jan 2009
South African retailer Mr Price Group (MPC) said on Wednesday that during the third quarter (October, November and December) of the financial year ending March 2009 it recorded sales growth of 20.3%, with December up 21.4%. 14 Jan 2009
Food and furniture retailer Shoprite said yesterday turnover grew 27.3% to R29,6bn for the six months to last month with the group's African business continuing to forge ahead. 14 Jan 2009
Pick n Pay has been voted the world's best retailer by international retail organisation, the National Retail Federation (NRF). 13 Jan 2009
Circuit City Stores said Friday it is in talks with two interested parties that could buy the company or provide additional financing for it to stay in business. 12 Jan 2009
Wholesale retailer Massmart on Thursday said that sales over the 26 weeks to December 28 rose 13.2% to R22.8-billion compared with same time a year ago, with 12-month rolling inflation estimated at 9.9%. 9 Jan 2009
Pick n Pay is not disappointed with festive season sales, saying consumers showed "amazing resilience" under difficult conditions, with sales exceeding forecasts. 9 Jan 2009
British retailer plans to close 27 stores and shed more than 1000 jobs. 8 Jan 2009
UK's Woolworths moves closer to fading into the sunset. 29 Dec 2008
For many women, shoes and not diamonds are a girl's best friend. Ask Penny Mubaiwa, owner of Amaranth Exclusive, an upmarket shoe boutique that specialises in imported footwear from Brazil. 12 Dec 2008
Aggressive pricing and pre-Christmas markdowns are the ways that retailers are hoping to survive what is likely to be a tough Christmas period. 12 Dec 2008
Retail sales fell for the sixth month running in October, Statistics SA said yesterday, while a business survey showed that trade conditions for wholesalers and retailers plunged to an eight-year low last month. 11 Dec 2008
The new partnership between fuel giant and local retail titan materialised when the first Pick n Pay Express store was opened at a BP service station in Hout Bay, Western Cape, recently. 4 Dec 2008
Furniture, motor and carpet retailer Nictus today posted a 73% rise to 3.99 cents in headline earnings per share for the interim period to September. No interim dividend was declared. 2 Dec 2008
Furniture maker and distributor Steinhoff International says its trading operations have been affected to a varying degree by the global economic slowdown and negative consumer sentiment. 2 Dec 2008
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