All Debenhams articles – Page 48
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NewsStrong Christmas for Debenhams
Debenhams has posted a strong Christmas performance as like-for-likes increased by 6.5%, including VAT, in the 5 weeks to December 31.
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AnalysisRetail resolutions for 2012
Retailers reveal the business resolutions that they will be sticking to during the good and bad of 2012. By Gemma Goldfingle and Alex Lawson.
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 06. June
Sign up Source: Michael Walter/Troika John Lewis, Westfield Stratford City John Lewis hauls the sign for its new Westfield Stratford store into place. The store overlooks the Olympics site and in June, retailers and Westfield executives were in the final push to get everything ready for ...
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AnalysisReview of the Year 2011: 07. July
The gloom of June’s multiple administrations was compounded in the first week of July.
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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.