All Debenhams articles – Page 55
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NewsRock shopping centre in Bury due to open doors
The Rock shopping centre in Bury was due to open its doors today, one of the few new major shopping centres to debut this year.
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AnalysisDebenhams: all about the bottom line
As it ramps up its own-label offer, the department store retailer has sacrificed sales to boost margins. George MacDonald asks if the strategy has paid off
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NewsCity perks up as general retailers bounce back
There was plenty to interest stock market store-watchers as general retailers staged a bounce-back over the week, Ocado generated excitement and controversy with its IPO plans and takeover talk swirled around Sainsbury’s.
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NewsDebenhams disappoints but maintains support
Debenhams issued a “disappointing” interim management statement last week, according to analysts, after like-for-likes weakened over the third quarter.
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OpinionFocus on margins will be key to higher profits
It should be a statement of the obvious that selling more stuff but not making any more money out of it is no strategy for retailing. Yet in the relentless vanity-driven obsession with market share and like-for-like growth, the basics of making money sometimes get forgotten.
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NewsJohn Kinnaird plans to launch new shoe chain
Retail entrepreneur John Kinnaird is reportedly plotting a return to retail with the launch of a new footwear chain.
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Going their own way
Debenhams shift from brands to own-bought is proving good for margins but not so great for comp sales.
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NewsDebenhams posts like-for-like sales fall and acquires 115 Faith concessions
Department store group Debenhams has reported a like-for-like sales fall of 0.4% for the 42 weeks to June 19 and has agreed to buy bust footwear retailer Faith’s concessions.
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Budget drives rise in stock held by short sellers
The proportion of some of the biggest retailers’ stock held by short sellers has risen on the back of uncertainty about the sector’s prospects ahead of next week’s emergency Budget.
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AnalysisInternational expansion: A world of opportunity for retailers
As UK growth slows talk of overseas expansion is once again high on the retail agenda, but retailers need to pick their international markets with care, finds Liz Morrell
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AnalysisRob Templeman
One of the industry’s smartest but most understated chief executives, Debenhams boss Rob Templeman combines a trading mentality with strategic nous.Despite criticism that Debenhams’ promotional stance risked undermining the business, Templeman has ensured the department store group gained ground.One of the highlights of the last ...
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AnalysisRetailers root for England
As the World Cup approaches, retailers are busy planning their own match tactics to draw the crowds and tap the lift in consumer sentiment the tournament brings.
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NewsSouthGate Bath 75% let
Shopping centre SouthGate Bath has signed a raft of fashion and electricals retailers ahead of opening in September, meaning the scheme is now 75% let.
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Fashion chains to hike autumn prices up to 8%
Fashion retailers have called time on deflation and are set to hike prices by up to 8% for autumn as they contend with volatile currencies, higher commodity costs and the likelihood that VAT will rise.
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NewsDebenhams impresses with Danish acquisition
Analysts have reacted positively following a trip to see Debenhams’ Danish department store chain, Magasin du Nord, last week.
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AnalysisPrivate equity rushes back into retail
After two years on the sidelines private equity money is back in retail. George MacDonald finds out why and what investors are looking for
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NewsDebenhams showcases Danish expansion move
Debenhams was scheduled to run an analysts’ visit to Copenhagen as Retail Week went to press to demonstrate its integration of Danish department store Magasin du Nord.
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NewsCity sticks with Tesco but share price falters
Record results from Tesco failed to help either the grocer’s or its peers’ shares, which all fell over the week.