All Electricals articles – Page 136
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NewsJohn Lewis sales benefit from England’s World Cup exit
England’s exit from the World Cup is helping sales at department store chain John Lewis, which rose 11.4% last week to £67m.
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NewsDixons launches clearance format at Merry Hill
Electricals retailer Dixons has opened a clearance format at Merry Hill in the West Midlands.
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NewsBest Buy’s UK chief Paul Antoniadis quits
Paul Antoniadis stuns observers with resignation just 12 weeks after the electricals giant’s UK launch
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NewsJohn Lewis records 13.3% weekly sales rise
Department store chain John Lewis generated a sales uplift of 13.3% last week “despite many distractions”.
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AnalysisThierry Falque-Pierrotin
The Kesa boss may get short shrift from the UK press, but his plans to refresh Comet and catch up with rival Dixons could win him some fans yet.
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AnalysisThe customer knows best
OC&C’s customer research on a selection of retailers and their propositions will give the high street plenty to think about
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NewsDixons campaign will aim to change image
Electricals group Dixons - which is readopting its original name and abandoning the DSGi moniker - is to launch an advertising campaign later this year in an attempt to change what it claims are outdated shopper perceptions.
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News
Chen Xiao to step down as Gome president
Chinese electronics retailer Gome has announced that Chen Xiao is to step down as president. Xiao will remain as chairman. He has held both roles since January 2009. Wang Junzhou has been named as president.The news follows Gome’s closure of some loss-making stores in recent years.
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NewsApple sold 1.7m iPhone 4s in first three days after launch
Apple sold 1.7m iPhone 4s in its first three days, making it the most successful product to be launched in Apple’s history.
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NewsCurrys to honour promotional promise on Frank Lampard goal
Electrical retailer Currys has brought some cheer to downcast England fans with a decision to recognise Frank Lampard’s incorrectly disallowed goal against Germany as part of its World Cup promotion.
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NewsActivist investor builds stake in Kesa
Activist investor Knight Vinke has built up a 3% stake in Anglo-French electricals retailer Kesa, owner of the Darty and Comet chains.
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DataICM Poll: The World Cup and retailing
In an exclusive poll for Retail Week, ICM Research interviewed a random selection of 2,039 adults aged 18 and over between June and 16, 2010 about the World Cup.
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DataICM Poll: The World Cup and retailing
In an exclusive poll for Retail Week, ICM Research interviewed a random selection of 2,039 adults aged 18 and over between June and 16, 2010 about the World Cup.
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NewsComet plans brand overhaul to stand out from competition
Electricals retailer moves to connect with customers and differentiate itself from its rivals
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AnalysisHas Best Buy really raised the bar in electricals retailing?
Best Buy is promising to take service to a new level in electricals, but does it and how have established rivals responded to its launch? Retail Week went undercover to find out
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Opinion
Dixons is back...sort of
DSG International is renaming itself Dixons Retail, which is an eminently sensible move
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NewsiPhone 4 launch attracts long queues
Long queues formed outside stores such as Apple and O2 ahead of the launch of the iPhone 4.
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NewsProfits up at DSGi after strong second half
Electricals giant DSG International grew underlying profits by 61% to £90.5m in the year to 1 May, helped by a much-improved second-half performance.
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NewsPhones 4u opens ‘Blackberry Zone’
Phones 4U has opened a Blackberry Zone at its flagship Tottenham Court Road store.
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NewsComet to refurbish stores after profits rise
Electricals retailer Comet is to refurbish 40 stores his year as it seeks to respond to the revival of arch-rival DSGi and the touchdown of US powerhouse Best Buy.