All Retail Week UAT articles in December 11, 2009 – Page 4
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NewsStrong UK retail sales lift Mulberry
Mulberry posted a 16% hike in sales in the first half of the year, boosted by a strong UK retail performance.
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NewsSales improve for Moss Bros
Formal menswear retailer Moss Bros has said that sales improved in the 18 weeks to December 5, with like-for-like sales up 5.5% for the period.
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NewsHMV considering bid for Mama Group
HMV could make a bid for its live-music partner Mama Group, which is currently the subject of a takeover bid from its largest investor.
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NewsInditex profits ahead of expectations
Profits at Inditex fell 1% in the nine months to October 31 to €831m after a raft of new openings, largely beating forecasts.
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NewsProfits down at Sports Direct despite strong UK retail sales
Pre-tax profits at Sports Direct have been hit by unfavourable exchange rates, falling 40.8% to £57.8m in the 26 weeks to October 25.
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NewsJD Sports sells stake in JJB Sports
JD Sports Fashion has sold its shares in rival sports retailer JJB Sports.
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NewsVAT to return to 17.5% in January
Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed in his pre-budget report that VAT will return to 17.5% on January 1, 2010.
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OpinionA hangover from Monday’s online retail madness
This Monday was predicted to be the zenith of the Christmas trading peak online, but the take away from 2009 is that retailers must make their own luck online.
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NewsHMV hires former Amazon executive as head of online
HMV has appointed former Amazon executive Sarah Hughes as head of online.
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NewsBoots celebrates 160th anniversary
Alliance Boots has reiterated its ambitions to become a global brand as the health and beauty retailer celebrates its 160th anniversary.
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NewsPrimark has ‘best ever’ day in London
Primark’s flagship store on London’s Oxford Street is reported to have had its best-ever trading day on Saturday.
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NewsBRC shop price inflation flat
Overall shop price inflation edged up marginally in November to 0.2%, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.
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OpinionCan’t win ’em all
Nokia’s failure to make its Regent Street store work shows that a great location is no guarantee of retail success.
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NewsPark Group sales up in ‘encouraging’ market
Christmas hamper and corporate gift voucher specialist Park Group has posted interim figures for the six months to 30 September 2009 up 6% on the same period last year and reported orders for Christmas 2010 “well ahead of last year at this stage”.
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NewsRetail sales rise in November against dire performance in 2008
Retail sales values rose 1.8% on a like-for-like basis in November, in a worse-than-expected performance against a dire November last year.
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NewsGame like-for-likes drop 15.1%
Game’s group like-for-likes slumped 15.1% in the 44 weeks to December 5, but the retailer claimed it had continued to take market share.
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NewsTesco reports solid Q3 UK growth, but lower than some City estimates
Tesco has reported a steady sales growth in the UK in its third quarter, but lower than some analysts had expected.
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NewsToast opens Cheltenham pop-up store
Toast, the French Connection-owned fashion, accessories and homewares retailer, has opened a pop-up store in Cheltenham that will become permanent in February.
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NewsLondon West End reports best trading day in two years
More than £200m went through the tills in the West End on Saturday as three miles of London’s shopping streets were pedestrianised.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports record week
John Lewis has notched up its best ever week, with sales in the week to Saturday £1m ahead of its previous record week set in 2007.