All Retail Week UAT articles in December 17 2010 – Page 4
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NewsReiss' recession initiatives boost EBITDA
Reiss said its sub-brand launch 1971 Reiss and its revamped website helped UK EBITDA to rise 7% to £9.1m for the year to January 31 2010.
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NewseBay acquires Brands4Friends
German private Sales retailer Brands4Friends has been acquired by auction site eBay for US$200m (£128.5m).
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NewsCounterfeit goods harder to spot as criminals ramp up prices of fakes
Counterfeit items are becoming more difficult to spot and London is awash with expensive fakes according to accountants KPMG.
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NewsBRC warns on Boxing Day Tube strike disruption
Industry body the British Retail Consortium has warned of the impact a Boxing Day Tube strike would have on retailers battling to recover from trading disruption caused by snow and ice.
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NewsBurberry's Angela Ahrendts awarded £5.6m in shares
Angela Ahrendts, chief executive of luxury British retailer and brand Burberry, has been awarded £5.6m of bonus shares.
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NewsChristmas food deliveries hit as snow wreaks havoc
Supermarkets have struggled to deliver Christmas groceries after many UK roads became impassable due to heavy snow.
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NewsJohn Lewis beats snow to post sales leap
Despite taking a sales hit of almost £5m on Saturday, department store chain John Lewis managed to achieve turnover of more than £120m for the second week running and for only the second time in its history.
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NewsMaplin asks potential buyers to submit offers before Christmas
Specialist electrical group Maplin has asked potential buyers to submit informal offers before Christmas, it is understood.
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NewsCruise files intention to appoint administrators
Cruise has filed an intention to appoint administrators after it emerged that chief executive James Pow had resigned from the troubled designer mini-chain.
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NewsWHSmith group marketing director Richard Cristofoli poached by Debenhams
WHSmith group marketing director Richard Cristofoli is to leave the stationer and bookseller next year to become Debenhams marketing director, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsMusgrave appoints marketing director
Musgrave Retail Partners GB has appointed Anna Burleigh as marketing director.
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NewsBad weather prompts retailers to rein in online delivery options
Retailers are changing online order and delivery options to avoid disappointing customers at Christmas as a result of renewed cold weather.
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NewsThree quarters of digital music tracks downloaded illegally
Three quarters of music tracks downloaded this year were done so illegally.
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NewsTesco's Higginson sells £1m of shares
Tesco boss Andrew Higginson has offloaded a tranche of shares in the top grocer.
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NewsACS calls for OFT to investigate Tesco's Mills acquisition
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for the Office of Fair Trading to intervene in Tesco’s acquisition of convenience store chain Mills Group.
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NewsWaitrose well placed for Christmas after weekly sales rise 8.7%
Supermarket group Waitrose managed an 8.7% sales advance last week, when sales of seasonal goods took off.
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NewsStakebuilders spot an opportunity in retail
Retail shares, like the temperature, dipped below zero as the big freeze was reflected in icy investor attitudes towards stores on fears that trading will suffer in the golden period.
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AnalysisIn need of specialist treatment
Across games, music, sport and electricals, specialist retailers are suffering, but what is the diagnosis and can they be brought back to health, asks Nicola Harrison
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OpinionA time when retail staff need more help
Christmas can often be a tale of two halves for people working in retail.