All Debenhams articles – Page 48
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 09. September
Amazon hit the headlines when Retail Week revealed that it too was to have a physical presence in the UK with the launch of order collection lockers.
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NewsRetail gets ready for make or break Christmas week
Retailers bank on promotions to drive people into shops in the final few days.
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NewsNew year brings no joy for store stocks
At the end of the year general retailers had sadly underperformed the All-share index, while food groups were also down but not by as much as the market.
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NewsBleak sales growth adds to retail woe
It was another frustrating week for investors in retail companies as food and general merchandise groups put in a lacklustre showing versus a wider market advance.
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NewsBarratts Priceless plunges into administration
Shoe specialist Barratts Priceless Group has collapsed into administration for the second time in two years.
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NewsDebenhams launches personal shopping service for the blind
Debenhams has become the first major UK retailer to offer a tailored shopping service for blind and partially sighted customers.
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News'Christmas momentum building' at John Lewis despite sales fall
John Lewis sales fell 3.2% last week year-on-year but the department store said Christmas momentum is building as week-on-week sales grew 11.6%.
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NewsChristmas discounting to hit recessionary levels
Retail casualties expected as heavy discounting hits margins in the golden quarter.
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OpinionNo room for error as promotions drive retail
You know it’s Christmas when Debenhams goes on Sale – the department store group’s seasonal spectaculars have become as traditional as mince pies.
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NewsDebenhams to launch 'Christmas Spectacular' Sale this week
Debenhams is to launch its ‘Christmas Spectacular’ Sale this Wednesday, offering price cuts of up to 40%.
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AnalysisThe Burton Group family tree
Its alumni list reads like a who’s who of retail. So why was Sir Ralph Halpern’s former retail powerhouse the perfect training ground for so many of retail’s future stars, asks Charlotte Hardie.
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NewsDebenhams updates the military look
Trafalgar Square’s famous landmarks got a makeover thanks to Debenhams last week at the launch of its virtual pop-up store.
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NewsRob Templeman gives first speech as BRC chair
Retail could be the “engine growth for the economy” if the Government helps reduce burdensome business rate increases next year, chairman of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Rob Templeman said in his debut speech.
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NewsRetailers feel the heat as consumers save
Store stocks nudged up over the week, but analysts and retailers alike wrung their hands about trading prospects and consumer health as the countdown to Christmas continued.
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NewsVideo: Debenhams virtual pop-up stores
Debenhams has unveiled virtual pop-up stores at some of the UK’s most famous landmarks including Trafalgar Square.
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NewsDebenhams launches online-only lines to drive multichannel plan
Debenhams is to launch online-only product categories as part of new chief executive Michael Sharp’s strategy to transform it into a “leading international, multichannel retailer”.
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NewsDebenhams launches home catalogue to boost online sales
Debenhams has published a catalogue featuring homewares and furnishings for the first time to help drive online sales.
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NewsSharp sets out strategy as Debenhams records 10% profit increase
New Debenhams chief executive Michael Sharp has revealed his growth strategy for the department store, as he revealed full year pre-tax profit jumped 10% to £166.1m..