All Electricals articles – Page 112
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NewsOpCapita completes acquisition of Comet
Private equity firm OpCapita has completed its acquisition of Comet from electricals group Kesa.
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Analysis10 ways to compete with Amazon
Amazon’s sales growth this week showed that the etailer continues to power on. It commands respect from retailers, but its relentless expansion also generates fear. We assess how retailers can best compete with the digital Goliath. Gemma Goldfingle and Alex Lawson report.
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OpinionExpect sparks to fly in electricals market
George MacDonald has written for Retail Week for more than 10 years, covering various sectors. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on retail trends and issues.
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NewsGeneral retail flat as food groups suffer
General retailers trod water over the week in a flat market, but food groups underperformed as investors continued to fret about supermarket prospects and Kantar data showed the grocery market growing below the rate of food price inflation.
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New chairman Clare wins support of suppliers ahead of Comet sale
John Clare, who is due to be appointed Comet chairman tomorrow when OpCapita officially acquires it, has won the support of its major suppliers ahead the sale.
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News‘Service will set us apart’, says new Dixons boss
Sebastian James is taking the helm at Dixons as John Browett leaves for Apple.
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NewsAmazon full year profits plummet as it continues to invest
Online retail giant Amazon revealed a sharp drop in full year profits despite soaring sales.
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NewsDixons boss Browett leaves to join Apple
Dixons chief executive John Browett is to leave the electricals group to become technology giant Apple’s senior vice-president of retail.
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GalleryNew York store design: A year’s a long time in retail
There have been some dramatic changes in Manhattan’s retail landscape over the past 12 months and the visual merchandising bar has been raised yet again. John Ryan reports.
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GalleryVerkkokauppa.com, Helsinki
Verkkokauppa.com is quite a mouthful for those not conversant with Finnish, but this is the name of Finland’s second largest electronics retailer.
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NewsChristmas updates boost store stocks
As the Christmas trading season drew to an end, retailers of all sorts were in fashion.
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AnalysisNRF: Why technology matters to retail
2012 will be a key year for retailers, with spending constrained and structural changes hitting hard. Retailers at this year’s NRF conference showed they’re tackling the hurdles head on, finds Rebecca Thomson.
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NewsRetail sales suffer steepest fall in three years, says CBI
Retail sales suffered their biggest fall in three years in January, according to the CBI Distributives Trades Survey.
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NewsFormer Dixons boss Clare to become Comet chairman
Former Dixons chief executive John Clare will take over as chairman of electricals retailer Comet following completion of its sale to private investor OpCapita next week.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse like-for-likes fall 4.7%
Carphone Warehouse will increasingly target “key opportunities” in smartphone and tablet sales and said that like-for-likes fell 4.7% in the third quarter.
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NewsCredit insurer will not extend cover for UK retail sector
Europe’s biggest trade credit insurance company Euler Hermes has said it will not extend levels of cover to the UK retail sector.
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OpinionThe future of bricks and mortar stores
Robert Gregory is the co-Global Research Director at Planet Retail. He has over a decade’s experience in analysing research trends with a particular focus on Asia.
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NewsArgos cuts or freezes 11,000 prices
Argos has frozen or cut 11,000 prices in its new catalogue, which will be distributed from tomorrow.
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AnalysisHow to win spend and inspire people
Customers might think they don’t want to spend, but they may just need some gentle persuasion. Rebecca Thomson finds out how to get people shopping when they think they don’t want to.
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NewsComet suffers Christmas sales slump
Sales plummeted at electricals retailer Comet over Christmas and net debt rose.