Jersey-based cosmetics etailer Feelunique.com
reported a 50 percent sales rise in the period from 1st October
to 31st December. During the festive season, sales rose to
£5.3 million, from £3.5 million for the same period
2009. The rise is in line with expectations. For the full year,
Feelunique expects to deliver £20 million in sales, compared
with £11 million last year.
The Daily Mail looks at upmarket furniture
retailer Oka, following reports that sales rose
16 percent in the final three months of 2010.
Jamie Oliver has signed up to become the face of
Homebase, selling a range of seeds, compost and
pot plants, writes the Telegraph.
US electricals retailer Best Buy has made a
“pig’s ear” of expanding into the UK, critics tell
the Guardian.
US ecommerce sales reached a record $43.4 billion in the fourth
quarter 2010, representing an 11 percent rise on the fourth
quarter 2009, says measurement firm ComScore.
Findel‘s former headquarters in
Burley-in-Wharfedale, West Yorkshire is on the market with a
price tag of £2 million. The Grade 1 listed building was
built by poet Thomas Maude in 1798 and was previously been used
as a manor house, an hotel, a private school and a restaurant,
writes the Yorkshire Business Desk. Its new offices are
now based in Hyde, Cheshire.
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