HOWZAT

New Look prepares for possible IPO

Budget fashion retailer takes a step towards a flotation by hiring banks to help it with a possible initial public offering

LVMH scents victory against eBay

Paris court rules against eBay and says online auction house has no right to allow the sale of LVMH perfume brands

Tesco says every little helps with Clubcard

Retailing giant ups the ante in fight to win customers by sending vouchers out early so they can be used before Christmas

eBay fined €1.7m for breaching perfume ban

Court rules online auction breached initial ruling banning it from selling LVMH perfume and beauty products

Times may be bad, but not as bad as you think

The national hunt for a bargain may be in full swing, but Britons are not experts in finding real value for money

Co-op hits back with its own triple whammy

Customers are looking for a great deal locally and the mutually owned retailer is joining the price-cutting war

Surge in TV sales boosts John Lewis

Sales were up 22 per cent on last year, with demand for electronics helping to stimulate the pre-Christmas recovery

Selfridges set to top £100m in 100th year

Profits at the department store are on track to exceed £100m in its centenary year, buoyed by wealthy foreign tourists

Final chapter as Borders stores to close

Administrators of the Borders book chain prepare to close its 45 stores, leaving up to 1,100 staff without jobs

Winser to smarten up 3i retail investments

British fashion queen has been hired to advise 3i on its retail investments, which includes Agent Provocateur and Hobbs

Chinese big spenders coming to London

The country's newly affluent young shoppers are rivalling Russian and Middle-Eastern tourists for their buying power

For the best high street bargains, go online

Retailers such as Aldo and Gap are tempting shoppers into their stores with discounts only available by logging on first