All Retail Week UAT articles in 19 December 2008 – Page 3
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Wallis hires buying director from Tie Rack
Women’s fashion retailer Wallis has brought in a new buying director to head up the team and reinvigorate the brand.
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Superdrug set for its biggest January Sale
Superdrug will launch its biggest ever January Sale next month, offering swingeing price cuts of up to 90 per cent.
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Strategic Retail chief rescues raft of stores
More than half of Strategic Retail’s stores have been bought out of administration by a non-executive director of the company.
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Retail wage rises trail UK average
Retail pay rates have climbed 3 per cent this year, lagging behind the average UK rise of 3.5 per cent.
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Concessionaires upset at HoF data demands
House of Fraser concessionaires are up in arms after being sent letters by the department store retailer asking for detailed information about their finances.
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Tesco extends Discounter range as it aims to reverse sales growth slip
Tesco is to ramp up its Discounter range next year with the introduction of 200 new lines.
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Casino's Cdiscount launches in the UK
French grocery giant Casino has launched its discount e-tail site Cdiscount in the UK, as exclusively predicted by Retail Week earlier this year.
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Retail sales volume up 0.3 per cent
Retail sales volume rose by an unexpected 0.3 per cent between October and November, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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John Kinnaird falls back on Envy pre-pack deal
John Kinnaird has said that he paid a seven-figure sum to buy Envy out of pre-pack administration, which he claims he was forced to do to renegotiate terms on loss-making stores.
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Focus boss calls on Mandelson to back shift to monthly rents
Bill Grimsey, boss of DIY chain Focus, has written to Business Secretary Lord Mandelson to flag up the “heavy-handed” behaviour of landlords that refuse to grant retailers monthly rents.
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NewsAngela Spindler takes lead at Original Factory Shop
Former Debenhams managing director Angela Spindler has been appointed chief executive of Original Factory Shop, the private equity-backed value department store group.
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Woolworths stores empire to close in January but interest continues
Woolworths’ 807 stores will be shut by January 5 but hopes remain that a buyer of the brand may be found.
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Retailers insist Christmas trade can be clawed back this weekend
Retailers cling to hopes of a last-minute flurry of Christmas shoppers this weekend but fear trading conditions will be desperate in the new year.
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Carrefour warns on profits
International retail giant Carrefour has issued a profits warning after trading wilted, particularly in Europe.
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Mike Ashley to halt strategic stakebuilding
Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has signalled that his penchant for snapping up stakes in rival retailers through Sports Direct may have run its course.
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Sir Geoff Mulcahy brands Woolworths closure 'disgraceful'
Former Woolworths boss and British Retail Consortium chairman Sir Geoff Mulcahy has said that Woolworths could have been saved and has branded Deloitte's decision to close the chain 'disgraceful'.
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United Carpets like-for-likes rebound
United Carpets has revealed a slight improvement in like-for-likes in the past 11 weeks as the retailer experienced an upturn in consumer confidence.
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Don McCarthy steps down from Moss Bros
Baugur shareholder Don McCarthy has stepped down from his role as non-executive director of Moss Bros.
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Argos launches biggest ever Christmas Sale
Argos has become the latest retailer to offer unprecedented discounting in the run-up to Christmas, launching a half-price Sale that the retailer said was its biggest ever.