All General merchandise articles – Page 105
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NewsLakeland secures £16m funding deal from RBS to support expansion
Kitchenwear specialist Lakeland has sealed a £16m funding deal from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) which it plans to use to boost expansion.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Trago Mills and fifty years of a Cornish firebrand
Long before pound shops were growing on the high street, a Cornish entrepreneur was pioneering a new form of discount retailing.
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OpinionComment: Tackling low pay is the next big challenge for retailers
Making wages fairer across retail is the sector’s next challenge and best way to ensure people reach their full potential.
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NewsWHSmith reports falling Christmas sales but improved margins
WHSmith has reported another period of falling group sales and strengthening gross margins over the Christmas period.
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NewsPets at Home like-for-likes jump 4.1% after strong services growth
Pets at Home’s like-for-like revenues increased by 4.1% in its third quarter as it recorded rapid growth across its services business.
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NewsMamas & Papas losses widened to £12.1m in the year before CVA
Mamas & Papas reported pre-tax losses more than quadrupled to £12.1m in the year to March 2014, six months before a major restructure saved the business.
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OpinionComment: More of the same for global retailers in 2015
Despite a gradually improving global picture retail in 2015 will still see a continuation of slow progress for many retail firms.
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NewsCrime costs retailers a record-breaking £603m in 2014
Crime cost retailers a record-breaking £603m last year, as thieves target high-ticket goods, according to figures published this morning.
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NewsValue retailer Tiger appoints Xavier Vidal as new chief executive
Value retailer Tiger has today appointed former Body Shop director Xavier Vidal as its new chief executive.
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AnalysisInternational news analysis: As it leaves Canada, what's next for Target?
Target has recently announced that it will close all of its Canadian stores – what prompted the decision and is it the right one?
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NewsTarget to close struggling Canadian operation after two years
US discount retailer Target is closing its loss-making Canadian operation in a move that puts 17,600 jobs at risk.
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NewsMothercare boss describes Black Friday event as 'overhyped'
Mothercare chief executive Mark Newton-Jones has described Black Friday as “overhyped” and expects it to “moderate” next year.
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NewsHome Retail boss Walden: ‘Black Friday has created a discounting mentality’
Argos owner Home Retail boss John Walden believes Black Friday has created a “discounting mentality” across the Christmas trading period.
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NewsArgos Christmas like-for-likes flat as Black Friday hits sales patterns
Argos’s like-for-likes were flat for the 18 weeks to January 3 as Black Friday ‘significantly impacted’ the shape of sales over Christmas.
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NewsAsda restructures senior team as it braces for 'toughest year yet'
Asda has restructured its senior management team in what its boss Andy Clarke expects to be “the toughest year yet for our sector”.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Have Game's naysayers been proved right by its profit warning?
Game’s float last year was controversial because of its 2012 collapse, and its profit warning yesterday will have set doubters’ tongues wagging.
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AnalysisDebenhams Christmas trading update: What the analysts say
Debenhams posted an improvement in sales over the Christmas period, but profits were hit by clothing discounting. Here’s the analysts’ view.
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OpinionComment: As Dalton Philips checks out, pressure may mount on Marc Bolland
The travails of Morrisons have cost chief executive Dalton Philips his job and some are asking whether M&S chief Marc Bolland may be next to go.
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NewsPaperchase reports strong Christmas as like-for-likes rise 3.1%
Greetings card retailer Paperchase has reported a strong Christmas with like-for-likes up 3.1% in the five weeks to December 27.
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InterviewQ&A: GameStop international boss on Zing Pop Culture and reopening UK shops
GameStop international executive vice-president Michael Mauler, a speaker at Retail Week Live, discusses the gaming retailer’s strategy.