All Retail Week UAT articles in 19 December 2008 – Page 4
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News
BRC drafts letter for retailers seeking monthly rent payment
The British Retail Consortium has prepared a draft letter for retailers looking to secure agreements for their landlords to accept monthly rent payments.
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All Woolworths stores to close by January 5
Updated: All Woolworths stores are to close by January 5.
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Wolverhampton's Summer Row scheme on hold as funding collapses
The Summer Row scheme in Wolverhampton has been dealt another blow with the announcement today that the developer is putting the scheme on hold.
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Tesco appoints two non-excutive directors
Tesco has appointed two non-executive directors to its board following high-profile departures earlier in the year.
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Retail sales plunge in early December, CBI reports
More than two-thirds of retailers suffered a decline in sales volumes in the first half of December and fear a difficult new year.
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Opinion
2009 retail technology predictions
There are some predictions for next year about technology in retail that are very easy to make. But IT analyst Gartner has been bold with its opinions on how much could change in 2009.
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John Lewis to push web merchandising
John Lewis’s online arm has selected a web merchandising system from Omniture to help it ramp up its sales.
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Mothercare’s online question system a hit
Mothercare has developed a knowledge base of around 500 questions since its online self-service system Ask Carrie went live a couple of months ago.
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Tesco creates tool to gauge the greenness of its stores
Tesco has developed a piece of software to evaluate how environmentally friendly the equipment it uses in stores is.
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Topshop extends contract with Kate Moss
Topshop has extended its contract with model Kate Moss for her eponymous clothing range.
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Tom Hunter rejects claims he will lose his stake in Wyevale
Wyevale Garden Centre’s biggest shareholder, Sir Tom Hunter, has insisted he is not about to lose the majority of his stake in the retailer.
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Marks & Spencer sales have slumped
Updated: Marks & Spencer’s sales fell of a cliff last week as core categories slumped by as much as 30 per cent, it is understood.
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Sports Direct defies downturn with profit rise
Sports Direct has credited a “back to basics” strategy with a rise in first-half profits and said it will meet full-year profit forecasts.
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Tesco to open raft of stores on Boxing Day
Tesco is to open nearly 200 of its stores on Boxing Day this year as it fights for its share of spend in the worsening economic downturn.
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Pre-Christmas discounting hits record level
Retailers' pre-Christmas discounting has reached record levels and even deeper reductions are expected as store groups desperately clear stock.
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Debenhams to launch 50%-off five-day Sale
Debenhams is to spark a final burst of discounting on the high street in the crucial week before Christmas, with discounts of up to 50 per cent over five days.
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Best Buy announces redundancy plans as profits slump
US electricals giant Best Buy is offering voluntary redundancy to its 4,000 head office staff and will halve capex after profits slumped and sales fell in its third quarter.
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Printemps evacuated after bomb threat
Parisian department store Printemps had to be evacuated today after explosives were found in the famous shop.
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Inflation falls to 4.1 per cent
Inflation fell to 4.1 per cent in November from 4.5 per cent in October, the Consumer Prices Index showed.
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Opinion
Is House of Fraser's rent coup really such a triumph?
As usual, the issue of monthly rents has its way of making it into the Sunday papers. The latest “bombshell” to land over the weekend was that House of Fraser had triumphed over the landlords and achieved that most elusive of prizes – the monthly rent deal.