All General merchandise articles – Page 114
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NewsEBay partners Sotheby's for high-end auction section on website
EBay has partnered with auction house Sotheby’s where it will broadcast live New York auctions on a new section on its website.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on June retail sales figures and Iceland Foods
Retail news round-up on July 15, 2014: UK retail spending up 0.6% in June and Iceland Foods completes £950m debt refinancing deal.
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NewsRetail sales growth lowest in three years as interest rate rise looms
UK retail sales in June experienced the lowest total growth rate in three years as consumers prepared for an expected interest rate hike.
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NewsKiddicare acquired by investment firm Endless for £2m
Investment firm Endless has acquired online maternity specialist Kiddicare from Morrisons for £2m, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsAnn Summers’ Jacqueline Gold debuts housewife's new best friend
Ann Summers chief executive Jacqueline Gold recently appeared on Loose Women to talk about a new range of vibrators that will satisfy even housekeeping desires.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How can technology ensure consumers see retailer’s stores as destinations?
In order to be seen as a destination, retailers first need to consider what they are a destination for.
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NewsHalfords unfazed by Froome and Cavendish exiting Tour de France
Halfords boss Matt Davies does not believe Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish crashing out of the Tour de France will damage sales.
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NewsHalfords sales up 7.9% as Tour de France gives cycling a boost
Halfords revealed group revenue increased 7.9% in its first quarter as cycling sales were boosted by interest in the Tour de France.
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NewsMothercare appoints Mark Newton-Jones as permanent chief executive
Mothercare has appointed interim boss Mark Newton-Jones as its permanent chief executive.
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OpinionComment: Retailers underwhelmed by ‘business-friendly’ government
Last week Labour wheeled out its creaky ‘business-friendly’ bandwagon ahead of next year’s election campaign.
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NewsTour de France boosts UK footfall and cycling sales
The Tour de France boosted footfall and sales at cycling retailers as it pedalled through Yorkshire and London in the last week.
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OpinionComment: Sainsbury’s Justin King succeeded by listening to customers
Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King was able to rekindle the retailer’s core values by putting customers back at the heart of company strategy.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Shop price inflation hit record low in June
Shop price inflation fell to its lowest on record in June, according to the British Retail Consortium – Nielsen Index.
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NewsDisney Store's full-year profits and sales fall as it closes shops amid online growth
The Disney Store’s UK full-year profits and sales slipped in 2013, impacted by store closures as it uses online to serve customers.
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NewsShop prices lowest on record due to supermarket price war
Shop prices deflated to their lowest rate on record in June, falling 1.8% in the month, due in part to fierce competition among grocers.
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OpinionComment: Now is the time to commit to business rates reform
If a week is a long time in politics, then 24 weeks – the period that has passed since we published The Road to Reform – must be the retailer’s equivalent of an aeon.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Marks & Spencer – a journey backwards
At a time when every multichannel retailer is relying on online sales to boost their overall like-for-like performance, at M&S it is the other way around.
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NewsMamas & Papas sells majority stake to Liberty owner BlueGem
Mamas & Papas has inked a deal with department store Liberty’s owner, private equity firm BlueGem, which is taking a majority stake in the retailer.
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NewsMarks & Spencer like-for-likes edge up but website hits sales
Marks & Spencer UK like-for-likes edged up 0.3% but sales from the retailer’s relaunched website fell 8.1% over its first quarter.
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NewsPoundworld returns to full-year profit growth
Poundworld has posted a rise in annual pre-tax profit after two consecutive years of falling profits owing to investment in the business.