Retail winners & losers: Sainsbury's, Dunelm, Ted Baker, Shoe Zone and Game Digital
Sainsbury dismayed City with lower same-store sales and lack of news on Home Retail
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Mothercare PLC
LON:MTC
The Mothercare group is comprised principally of two iconic retail brands with international appeal; Mothercare and Early Learning Centre. The group's brands operate through three distinct channels to market; UK stores, Direct (being the in-home and in-store internet-based businesses and catalogue mail order), and International, under which the group franchises (or participates in joint venture) operations delivering the Mothercare and Early Learning Centre brand retail operations in overseas markets. The Mothercare is traded in the ISDX Exchange HERE
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Cantor flys easyJet target higher
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