All Debenhams articles – Page 52
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NewsRetailers sign up to Facebook's new discount service
Retailers including Argos and Debenhams have teamed up with Facebook to offer location-specific deals to users of the social network.
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AnalysisChristmas Trading: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Terrible weather hit retail hard this Christmas, but some managed to prosper regardless. Rebecca Thomson wraps up Christmas 2010 with the help of OC&C’s Christmas trading index
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AnalysisHow many stores does a retailer need?
Could HMV’s decision to downsize signal a more general trend for retailers to slim down their property portfolios, asks Nicola Harrison
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NewsDebenhams warns of more price rises to come
Debenhams has flagged a double-digit price increase in outerwear for autumn 2011 and expects prices overall to increase by between 4% and 6% before VAT over the year.
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NewsDebenhams like-for-likes slow, market share up
Debenhams has revealed that like-for-like sales at the department store chain were impacted by the snow in December but added that it had notched up market share gains across the board.
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NewsRetailers fear tough year as VAT rise kicks in
Retailers, which saw shoppers flood the high street in the new year in a bid to beat today’s VAT increase, are braced to phase in price increases in the coming weeks.
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NewsDebenhams launches biggest ever Sale
Debenhams has fired the starter gun on its biggest ever Sale with discounts of up to 70% online from today and in stores from Boxing Day.
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NewsRetailers ramp up promotions as weather hammers trade
Eye-catching promotions used earlier than planned as sales badly affected by snowy conditions
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AnalysisBoxing Day trading
With Boxing Day falling on a Sunday this year, trading hours will be shorter. What impact will this have on retailers in-store and online?
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NewsDebenhams and Tesco top JP Morgan’s 2011 picks
Department store group Debenhams and leading grocer Tesco feature on broker JP Morgan Cazenove’s list of top stock picks for 2011, while fashion giant Next and supermarket group Sainsbury’s should be avoided.
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NewsFears for discretionary spending strike shares
The festive season may be in full swing but it is worries about next year that are hitting general retail shares, which underperformed the market this week.
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NewsOxford Street blight ahead as Crossrail work kicks in
Retail giants hold talks over street closures that could hit footfall hard around Bond Street
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AnalysisA big day for retailers and royalists alike
Will Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding lift shoppers’ moods in 2011 and how can retailers make the most of it, asks George MacDonald
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AnalysisWeathering the fashion costs storm
With cost increases across materials, shipping and labour, are rising prices the only way for retailers to protect profit?
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NewsDebenhams launches 'Christmas Spectacular' Sale
Debenhams is to launch its first ‘Christmas Spectacular’ Sale on Wednesday, offering price cuts of up to 25%.
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NewsRob Templeman appointed non-exec chairman at Gala Coral
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman has been appointed non-executive chairman of gambling company Gala Coral.
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NewsAnalyst warns on clothing margin pressures
Clothing margins are likely to come under pressure next year Investec fears and the broker has reappraised its stance on fashion groups as a result.
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Opinion
Debenhams new TV channel brings the retailer to life
Launched this week, Debenhams’ new TV channel brings the retailer to life. Although video is not a new idea in the fashion sector, Debenhams TV has launched with a variety of formats that will appeal to the department store group’s different consumers.
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AnalysisThe shop of the new
Technology-astute, value conscious shoppers are redefining what they are looking for from a trip to a shopping centre. Mark Faithfull reports on the impact of a new consumer mindset