All Debenhams articles – Page 56
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NewsLow inflation deals blow to grocers’ shares
The lowest food inflation in three years may make life more difficult for the big grocers, whose shares have been lagging their general merchandise counterparts.
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NewsEBay to build fashion presence with adverts
EBay UK is to launch a marketing drive to promote its style credentials and change customer perceptions as it prepares to debut a dedicated fashion area on its site next week.
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NewsWest End retailers call for longer Boxing Day trading hours
Retailers including Arcadia, Debenhams and Selfridges have backed a campaign to allow stores to open for a full trading day on Boxing Day, which this year falls on a Sunday.
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NewsPrinciples is Debenhams’ most successful launch yet
Debenhams’ unprecedented marketing campaign featuring disabled models has proved so successful it will consider rolling it out to more stores this summer.
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AnalysisCapital Shopping Centres opens Eldon Square extension
Capital Shopping Centres may not be a high profile developer but it owns more of the UK’s top 30 centres than any other landlord.
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NewsDebenhams gains market share as sales rise
Debenhams said that like-for-like sales at the department store were on an improving trend and that it has gained market share from rivals.
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NewsEBay to tackle fashion with fixed-price site
EBay is to launch a fashion channel for branded goods, taking on rival etailers such as M and M Direct, JD Sports and Asos.
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Encouraging BRC data helps lift retail shares
A rally late last week and evidence from the BRC February sales data that non-food sales recovered after January’s snow hit helped general retailers rise above the All-Share index.
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AnalysisRetailers must make their own luck in 2010
There won’t be a double-dip recession, Retail Week Conference delegates heard, but this year will be bumpy.
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Retail’s leaders of tomorrow
The appointments of Dalton Philips and Dido Harding reflect the emergence of a new generation of retail leaders. Here, Retail Week identifies 10 more stars tipped for the top
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NewsCity sees opportunity as shares fall again
General retailers had another poor week and have lost about 10% of their value this year.
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NewsRWC2010: Retail poised for period of M&A activity, says Debenhams chief
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman has said the sector is poised for a period of mergers and acquisitions as the recovery gains momentum.
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NewsGame to close 43 outlets
Video game retailer Game is to shut 18 stores and all its 25 Debenhams concessions as it reviews its property portfolio in the face of “tough market conditions in 2010”.
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OpinionNo guarantee of success for foreign retailers
Cortefiel’s decision to come to the UK is positive news for the high street. While there is a need for a clearout of brands that have had their day, our shopping streets and malls need to be continually refreshed with new names that will draw the shoppers.
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NewsCortefiel to open UK stores with Land Sec
Spanish fashion giant Cortefiel is to bring three of its brands to the UK in the first deal for property company Land Securities’ Brand Empire venture.
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NewsMike Ashley’s intervention hits Blacks shares
General stores and food retailers both had a dull week, with each sector lagging the market.
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Customer satisfaction with top retailers improves
Customers’ satisfaction with retailers improved for the first time after three quarters of small declines, according to the National Customer Satisfaction Index.
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Goldman Sachs eyes recovery in retail opportunities
Goldman Sachs has forecast that retail like-for-likes will rise in 2010 after two years of declines in the store groups it follows.
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NewsNewcastle’s Eldon Square opens
The £170m extension to Newcastle’s Eldon Square shopping centre opened this week.
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GalleryGreen Market to new market: Debenhams returns to Newcastle
Debenhams has returned to Newcastle after 15 years and its store has some bold new features. Yet it works.