All Retail Week UAT articles in December 18, 2009 – Page 3
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NewsLakeland strikes deal to launch Dubai store
Kitchenware retailer Lakeland is to open its first overseas store next year in Dubai.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Maintaining good customer will despite price hikes
Our prices are going to have to go up when VAT returns to 17.5% on January 1. How can I maintain customer goodwill?
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NewsLinks of London on course to round off year in strong position
Jewellery retailer Links of London claims it is set to reach sales of £80m by the end of the calendar year, with year-on-year growth of over 30%.
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NewsCoco de Mer opens New York store
Luxury erotica retailer Coco de Mer has opened a store in New York this week and is seeking more franchisees to open further shops in Europe and Asia Pacific.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Ensuring safety claims made by suppliers are legitimate
We’ve had to recall a few products recently. How can we ensure the safety claims made by our suppliers are legitimate?
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NewsRetail shares waver as Christmas draws near
As Christmas nears, general retailers were down against the market as store chiefs and investors alike wait with bated breath to see how festive trading turns out.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Christmas Day trading
With retailers exploiting every opportunity to grab shopper spend this Christmas, just who is allowed to trade on the big day itself?
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NewsLord Harris upbeat as Carpetright delivers stellar first half
Carpetright, the UK’s biggest floor coverings specialist, generated pre-tax profit growth of 15.8% to £11m in its first half and is considering further expansion in Europe.
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NewsMoss Bros turns corner as sales rise
Menswear retailer Moss Bros reported improving sales for the 18 weeks to December 5, when like-for-likes climbed 5.5%.
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NewsTalks under way for sale of First Quench brands
First Quench Retailing administrator KPMG is in discussions to sell off the remaining brand names of the defunct off-licence chain.
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NewsTraditional brands lead sales on eBay
EBay has said that shoppers are sticking with traditional and trusted brands this Christmas, with sales of toy brands such as Lego and Playmobil proving popular with customers.
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NewsBorders on brink of closing down
Borders UK is to shut all its stores on Tuesday unless a buyer for the business is found, putting 1,150 jobs in jeopardy.
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GalleryDyson Bluewater
There is a sense currently that if it’s a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, then there will be a new pop-up store on the block and last week, Wednesday saw the opening by Dyson, the vacuum cleaner people, of a temporary store in Bluewater.
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NewsLuke Johnson mulls bid for HobbyCraft
Entrepreneur and former Borders UK owner Luke Johnson is considering bidding for arts and crafts retailer HobbyCraft after it was put up for sale this week.
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NewsKesa chief brushes off UK Best Buy threat
Kesa group chief executive Thierry Falque-Pierrotin questioned the impact US electricals giant Best Buy will have in the UK as Kesa posted better than expected results.
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Analysis
August
Store of the Month:Primark opened a huge new store in Bristol on a site where House of Fraser and former department store group Bentalls both failed to make an impact. No such problem here – the retailer’s second largest store, at just under 100,000 sq ft, has been pulling shoppers ...
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AnalysisAsian markets beckon for crunch-hit fashion players
Slowed consumer spending in their recession-hit home markets has led the world’s largest fashion retailers to pursue Asia for growth. Retailers such as Inditex, H&M and Gap are now finding more fertile grounds for expansion in the region, where the effects of the economic downturn have been much less severe.