All Retail Week UAT articles in 24 October 2008 – Page 4
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News
Scotland: Worst retail sales growth since March 2006
Retail sales growth in Scotland was at its slowest rate in two and a half years in September, as consumer confidence and rising living costs squeezed spending.
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Opinion
Co-op and Morrisons: the IT challenge
The Co-op has finally got the go ahead from the Office of Fair Trading for its acquisition of Somerfield. It will be interesting to see what happens to the two companies’ IT strategies in response.
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News
Morrisons opts for integrated EPoS system
Morrisons is to replace four different EPoS systems with an integrated system from Retalix.
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House of Fraser taps into youth market with its MMS campaign
House of Fraser is running a marketing campaign to target 16 to 24-year-olds through their mobile phones.
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News
Jessops steps up web presence
Jessops is making improvements to its e-commerce site to provide customers with a faster and more personalised experience.
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News
News distributors avoid Competition Commission referral
The magazine and newspaper supply sector should not be referred to the Competition Commission, the Office of Fair Trading has decided.
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News
Arcadia to double size of Topshop chain
Sir Philip Green will double the size of his Topshop and Topman chains in the next five years.
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News
Tough outlook for Home Retail as profits fall
Home Retail Group has posted a plunge in first-half profits and warned that the full-year figure will be at the low end of expectations unless trading conditions improve.
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News
New chief financial officer for Woolworths
Woolworths has appointed a new chief financial officer to replace Stephen East.
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News
Flying Brands sales fall
Sales for multi-channel retailer Flying Brands have fallen 19 per cent to 7.5 million in the three months to September 26.
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News
Lancaster gets green light for £150m city centre scheme
Centros has been given the nod to develop a 150 million mixed use scheme in Lancaster city centre.
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Opinion
Property comment: Recession? What recession?
You could be forgiven for thinking that there’s not much to be optimistic about in UK retail at the moment. But maybe the foreign retailers still flooding into the UK have seen something we haven’t?
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News
Asda overtakes Primark for clothing sales
Asda has edged ahead of Primark to become Britain’s second-largest clothing retailer by volume.
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News
Online retail spend growth slows as financial uncertainty hits consumers
Online retail growth dramatically slowed last month as consumers reined in their spending.
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News
Arcadia profits fall
Sir Philip Green's Arcadia Group has reported a 6.1 per cent fall in operating profits, but its young fashion brands including Topshop enjoyed a record year.
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News
Debenhams profits tumble
Debenhams this morning reported a 16.9 per cent fall in full year profits before tax and exceptionals, and revealed plans to reduce its debt burden in response to City concerns.
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News
Shoe Studio relaunches its web site
Footwear retailer Shoe Studio has relaunched its web site to include a further 50 men’s and women’s footwear brands and free returns.
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Co-op gets green light for Somerfield deal
The Co-operative Group's 1.5 billion acquisition of Somerfield has been given the green light by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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Tommy Hilfiger records robust sales
Fashion retailer Tommy Hilfiger has posted a 30.5 per cent increase in total sales to €755 million ( 582.9 million) in the six months to September 30.
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M&S to axe roles after capital expenditure cuts
Marks & Spencer is to axe dozens of jobs after deciding to scale back its store expansion and refurbishment plans.