All Retail Week UAT articles in 31 October 2008 – Page 3
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Aldi gears up for festive food fight
Discount grocer Aldi will launch its largest Christmas range to date this year as it gears up to take advantage of the popularity of low-priced food.
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Comet to push e-tail brand Laskys
Comet is putting renewed impetus behind its pure-play e-tail site Laskys.com with greater marketing investment.
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EBay adapts to discount era with value offering
Online giant eBay intends to increase site traffic and business with the launch of a value range sold at fixed prices in preference to auction.
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Opinion
Westfield will lift London retail
Writing on Wednesday about a shopping centre that was due to open on Thursday for a magazine that comes out on Friday is a hazardous business, particularly when a colleague who visited Westfield London on Tuesday was far from convinced it would open on time.
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Latest Kate Moss collection brings Yuletide fun to Topshop
Topshop has tapped into the Christmas party season this week with the launch of its latest Kate Moss collection.
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Cath Kidston to double sales after stellar year
Floral fashion to furnishings retailer Cath Kidston aims to more than double sales to 50 million within three years.
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House of Fraser still holding its own as sales climb
House of Fraser has revealed sales rose 2.7 per cent in the 39 weeks to October 25 on the back of new store openings.
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Asda to expand online offers after Daily Deals drive traffic
Asda is to make its daily non-food special online offers a permanent fixture after a trial over the summer helped push traffic on its site up 25 per cent.
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AnalysisH&M’s Magnus Olsson: Swede success
H&M has transformed the UK fashion market. In a rare interview, UK boss Magnus Olsson tells Lisa Berwin the secret of its success and why the downturn could be an opportunity.
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Zavvi landlord seeks new tenant for Piccadilly store
Standard Life Investments is seeking a new tenant to replace Zavvi at its famous building at 1 Piccadilly in London.
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Opinion
Ethical retailing: in celebration of Left-field London
In a far-flung corner of west London, the 43 acre Mecca to mass consumerism that is Westfield London opened today, with thousands of eager shoppers expected to descend upon it. But earlier this week an event with a very different flavour took place closer to what has been the capital’s ...
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Westfield London in UK top 10 retail destinations from day one
After today's opening, Westfield London is already ranked among the UK’s top 10 retail destinations in CACI’s annual Centre Futures league tables.
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Westfield London: M&S’s Sir Stuart Rose calls for Oxford Street to raise its game
Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose has called upon Oxford Street to raise its game at the opening of Westfield London this morning.
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Alliance Boots revenues up 11.3 per cent
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina described the group’s trading performance as “relatively resilient” as the group revealed first-half revenues were up 11.3 per cent.
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Westfield London opens its doors
Thousands have turned out for the long-awaited launch of Westfield London, which opened its doors at 9am this morning.
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New stores lift House of Fraser sales
New store openings have boosted sales at House of Fraser by 2.7 per cent in the 39 weeks to October 25.
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Sainsbury's launches campaign for 'ugly' fruit
Sainsbury’s is lobbying the Government and the European Commission in an effort to relax strict specifications that limit its ability to sell unusually shaped fresh produce.
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Kookai sets up automatic sales links for concessions
Kooka is rolling out a system to allow it to automatically receive sales data from its concession partners.
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Kookai sets up auto sales links for concessions
Kooka is rolling out a system to allow it to automatically receive sales data from its concession partners.
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Anglia Co-op launches online furniture shop
Anglia Regional Co-operative Society made its first foray into e-commerce this week with the launch of a furniture web site.