All Entertainment articles – Page 108
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Magsons buys Toyzone out of administration
Toy and stationery distributor JA Magson has acquired Toyzone, the retailer that went into administration at the beginning of this month.
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John Lewis like-for-likes swell at Easter
John Lewis department stores achieved bumper sales lifts this Easter compared with last year.
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Dunstone refuses to disconnect online pirates
Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone has rejected music industry proposals to disconnect internet customers who illegally download tunes.
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Analysis
2028: A Retail Odyssey
Personalised products, refrigerated packaging and automatic grocery deliveries. These are just some of the retail trends forecast for the next 20 years. Charlotte Dennis-Jones reports
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Art falls into administration
Prints, posters and frames retailer Springfield Retail has gone into administration.
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AnalysisAmazon’s Brian McBride: The king of the jungle
As it approaches 10 years in the UK, Amazon still strikes fear into rivals. Lisa Berwin meets Amazon UK chief Brian McBride and finds out about the e-tailer’s plans for further UK expansion
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Woolworths’ retail business returns to profitability
Woolworths has announced a return to profitability for its retail business.
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Toyzone goes into administration
Toy retailer Toyzone has fallen into administration after failing to recover from difficult trading over Christmas.
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Opinion
Credit crunch is not over yet
It looks as if the credit crunch has claimed its first big retail scalp. Last week, US book- seller Borders had to seek emergency funding to the tune of US$42.5 million (£21.3 million) from shareholder Pershing Square.
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WHSmith adds to hospital arm and signs service station deal
Bookseller and stationer WHSmith has bolstered its travel division with a push into hospital retailing and a further motorway service station deal.
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HMV revs up for first service station store
HMV is gearing up to open its first motorway service station store next month.
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Private equity buyer closes on The Works
Troubled bargain bookseller The Works is on the verge of being sold to a private equity house for just 15 million.
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Foyles’ last family member to take a back seat
Foyles chairman Christopher Foyle and vice-chairman Bill Samuel are to step back from their executive roles at the beginning of next month.
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Game shoppers give thumbs up to online ratings
Game revealed its customers are responding well to the rating and review tools added to its web site.
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Borders UK commercial director steps down
Borders UK commercial director David Kohn will leave the business at the end of next month.
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Borders UK to adopt Itim suite in integrated software overhaul
Borders UK is planning to sign up for Itim’s Retail Suite of integrated software before the end of April.
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Argos sales rise, but Homebase struggles
Home Retail Group posted a mixed set of sales for its catalogue giant Argos and DIY chain Homebase for the 8 weeks to March 1 and warned on the outlook for consumer spending.
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House of Fraser opens High Wycombe store
House of Fraser will open its second store in a week on Thursday (March 13).
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Hamleys wows shoppers with its magic windows
World-famous toy retailer Hamleys thrilled its customers with live magic in the window of its Regent Street store last week.
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Fnac scours London for debut sites
French entertainment and electricals specialist on the hunt for debut UK store in London