All Retail Week UAT articles in 28 November 2008 – Page 4
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News
Survey: Retailers lack adequate business intelligence systems
More than a third of retailers lack an adequate retail business intelligence system or business reporting system, according to a new survey.
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Ocado harnesses SMS to improve customer service and staffing
Ocado has been able to improve its customer service and human resource planning using a text-messaging service integrated with its existing technologies.
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Automated Q&A feature drives Zavvi’s online sales
Zavvi has reduced abandonment rates and increased conversion levels on its web site after adding a tool that provides automated customer service.
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Opinion
The VAT rate systems scramble
Whether retailers will have realigned their pricing in time for the VAT change on December 1 remains to be seen and could come down to the emphasis they have put on creating systems that allow business agility.
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Green and Rose lead talks as retailers scramble to deliver VAT cut
Sir Philip Green and Sir Stuart Rose have led discussions among retailers scrambling to deliver the cut in VAT by the time it comes into force on Monday.
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Trading 'volatile' at French Connection
Sales at fashion group French Connection’s core UK retail business have softened after a strong start to the second half.
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MFI files for administration
Updated: Staff at troubled kitchen retailer MFI were called to a meeting this morning where they were told the company has applied to go into administration. A notification of intention to file for administration was filed with the High Court last night and the company is expected to go ...
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Woolworths shares suspended
Shares in the struggling retailer Woolworths have been suspended while it is in talks to sell both its retail arm and its publishing arm 2 Entertain.
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NewsMK One bought by Internacionale
Value fashion retailer MK One has been bought out of administration by Glasgow-based fashion chain Internacionale.
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Woolworths stops selling toys online
Updated: Embattled retailer Woolworths has stopped selling toys online during the key Christmas period, shocking and delighting rivals.
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Macclesfield renewal plans submitted
Plans have been submitted to transform the centre of Macclesfield, Cheshire, with a major mixed-use scheme.
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More American Apparel stores to open in UK
American Apparel has taken two further stores to open before Christmas as part of its plans to open eight additional stores in the UK over the next year.
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Oxford Street site gets go ahead
Developer Salmon Harvester is to make a speculative start on a 35 million retail scheme on Oxford Street after planning permission was secured for the redevelopment of numbers 175 to 195.
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Opinion
RMUs: Barrowloads of bother
You know times are hard when landlords start packing in tacky stalls into the public areas of their malls, or RMUs to use the rather ugly technical term.
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News
Clinton Cards sales tumble
Like-for-like sales at card retail group Clinton Cards fell by 6 per cent for the 16 weeks to November 16.
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JD buys JJB stake as Dave Whelan eyes health club chain
JJB Sports founder Dave Whelan is in talks to buy the retailer's health club chain and JD Sports Fashion has bought a 10 per cent stake in its rival.
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M&S plans second one-day Sale
Marks & Spencer is understood to be planning a second one-day Sale following what is believed to have been a successful one-day promotion last week.
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Pre-Budget report: Retail opinion divided on VAT change
Some retailers have welcomed attempts by Chancellor Alistair Darling to kick-start the economy in yesterday’s pre-Budget report, but others have expressed anger that changes do not go far enough.
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Topps Tiles profits down 27 per cent
Pre-tax profits at Topps Tiles slipped 27 per cent to 27.7 million in the year to September 27.
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Westfield London passes 2 million visitors
Westfield London, the capital's newest shopping centre, has had more than two million visits in just over three weeks, greatly exceeeding expectations of its Australian owners.