London-based pet supplies etailer Petmeds.co.uk
has launched local-language websites for France, Germany, and
Spain. The sites deliver the company’s entire range including
medicines and food. Petmeds had initially expanded its
international reach
delivering nonfood items to Ireland, France, Germany, Spain,
Portugal, Italy, and the Netherlands in late 2009.
Apparel retailer New Look recorded a 17.7
percent rise in underlying profit to £163 million in the
year ending 27th March. Turnover also rose, up 10.7 percent to
£1.46 billion. New Look remained tight-lipped about its
return to the stock market after postponing its flotation in
February.
More retailers have started to sell directly through social
networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook, reports the
Wall Street Journal. According to the article
though, sales volume from these sites is “modest” at
best and early adopters are not seeing results until “after
they’ve established a loyal-fan following”.
US-based toys retailer Toys R Us is planning a
return to the stock market, reports the Times. The IPO is expected to raise
approximately $800 million.
File under gruesome: A new mail order company in Germany is
selling human body parts including part of a smoker’s lung and a
slice of human head. Sky News reports that the business is the
brainchild of anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens, who is known as Dr
Death in his home country.
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