All General merchandise articles – Page 143
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NewsAmerican Golf EBITDA slips as it plots expansion and ladieswear push
Golfing specialist American Golf EBITDA dipped to below £7.5m last year as plots its aggressive expansion and ladieswear push.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Target aims for Canadian market share
Lacklustre trading over Christmas hasn’t cast a shadow over discount retailer Target as it gears up for its first international foray.
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NewsVans and Evans Cycles sign up to Buchanan Street development
Vans and Evans Cycles are the two latest retailers to sign up to Scotland’s new Buchanan Street development in Glasgow city centre.
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NewsPoundland to invest £40m in new Essex distribution centre
Value retailer Poundland is to open a new £40m distribution centre in Harlow, Essex which will operate as its main distribution hub for the south east.
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NewsMOT is the one customers want
Autocentre staff at one Halfords garage are totally devoted to their jobs.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Office Depot snaps up rival to take on Staples
Office Depot has acquired smaller rival OfficeMax in a $1.2bn (£794m) all-stock deal. The newly formed business remains behind market leader Staples.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Quality and design drive Sainsbury’s non-food growth
Sainsbury’s non-food business has “come of age”. We discover how quality and design have played a vital part in its rejuvenated offer.
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NewsBudget variety retailer Tiger pre-tax profits rocket 101%
Budget variety retailer Tiger enjoyed a record 2012 as pre-tax profits rocketed 101% to £1.6m in the year as the retailer expanded its store base.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: The John Lewis question is sanity versus vanity
The old adage is that “sales are vanity, profits are sanity”, so has the mighty JLP managed to translate its impressive top-line growth to the bottom-line?
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NewsAsda launches nappy TV ad as it looks to grab Huggies' share
Asda has launched a TV advert to promote its Little Angels nappy range in a bid to capture the 22% market share up-for-grabs when nappy brand Huggies exits the UK.
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NewsStaples inks sponsorship deal with Channel 4 to reach small businesses
Office supplies retailer Staples will sponsor six Channel 4 TV series aimed at small businesses and home workers and focusing on ‘inspiring success’.
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NewsArgos to exit China after just four months of trading
Argos is to shut down its China business just four months after opening its first stores in the country.
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NewsMoney in the banksy
Poundland is famous for its low prices, but an item worth about $500,000 has disappeared from the retailer’s Wood Green branch in north London.
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AnalysisSites: Argos Vs Primark
Peter Veash Managing director of The BIO Agency, shares his view of good and bad sites.
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OpinionBlog: Pakistan is unlikely to be child's play for The Entertainer
The news that toy retailer The Entertainer had chosen Pakistan to locate its first store overseas came as a surprise.
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Rewe Group to extend Austrian division
German grocer Rewe Group’s international division and petrol station operator BP are to extend their co-operation in Austria.The companies will roll out the Merkur Inside forecourt store model to about 80 BP petrol stations across the country, adding three to four new outlets every month by the end of 2014. ...
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NewsThe Entertainer to open first overseas stores in Pakistan and Dubai
Toy retailer The Entertainer is to open its first overseas stores in Pakistan and Dubai as it builds on its UK expansion.
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NewsCrafts retailer Hobbycraft to complete delayed digital roll-out by summer
Arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft is poised to begin a digital roll out, including the launch of click-and-collect, after a delay last year.
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NewsSainsbury’s general merchandise business hits £1bn of annual sales
Sainsbury’s general merchandise business has hit £1bn of annual sales for the first time.
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NewsMothercare hires former Carphone Warehouse UK boss Matt Stringer
Mothercare has hired former Carphone Warehouse managing director Matt Stringer as the new commercial director for its UK business.