All General merchandise articles – Page 149
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NewsCard Factory posts flat profit after absorbing VAT increase
Card Factory delivered flat pre-tax profit in the year to January 31 after absorbing the rise in VAT, following a 56% hike in profits the previous year.
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NewsGo Outdoors makes a loss as it invests
Go Outdoors made a £2.6m loss despite a 25% sales surge for the year to January 29, 2012 as the retailer invested in its supply chain.
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OpinionNick Bubb's verdict: Argos - plans are ambitious, but are they achievable?
Can Argos survive by responding to all the changes in the retailing world?
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AnalysisArgos’ four-point change strategy: Key points
Argos has revealed the findings of its strategic review and intends to reinvent itself as a “digital retail leader”. Here are the cornerstones of the new approach.
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NewsArgos to leave catalogue heritage behind
General merchandise giant Argos is to move decisively away from its catalogue heritage as it bids to reinvent itself as a “digital retail leader”.
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NewsAsda reshuffles general merchandise team
Asda has reshuffled its general merchandise team under new chief merchandising officer Andrew Moore.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Supply chain's super energy savers
Creating a more environmentally friendly supply chain can go hand in hand with reducing costs, as retailers find new ways to drive efficiencies. Matthew Valentine looks at some innovative approaches.
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NewsSainsbury's criticised over supplier payment terms
Sainsbury’s has been criticised after extending the time it takes to pay its non-food suppliers.
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NewsToys R Us offers Facebook fans chance to star in Christmas TV advert
The retailer is offering anyone who ‘likes’ its Facebook page the chance to enter a competition to have a festive picture of them and their family featured at the end of the Toys R US advert.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Mothercare takes baby steps in its turnaround
Simon Calver is fast proving that turnarounds can be child’s play as after less than six months in charge of Mothercare the retailer is back in growth.
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NewsGovernment postpones business rates revaluation to 2017
The Government has been accused of delivering a “further blow to the country’s struggling high streets” by postponing the revaluation of business rates from 2015 to 2017.
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NewsClintons to launch loyalty card next year
Clinton Cards is developing a loyalty card for launch next year as ramps up its multichannel plans with a website rebrand next week.
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NewsRetailers hope for record Halloween sales
Retailers are hoping for another record Halloween following last year’s £300m sales bonanza.
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Walmart discloses capital plan for 2014
Walmart has disclosed that its capital plan for fiscal 2014 (calendar year 2013) will range from $12bn (£7.5bn) to $13bn (£8.1bn), slightly lower than the $12.6bn (£7.8bn) to $13.5bn (£8.4bn) expected to have been invested in the current fiscal year.The capital expenditure budget includes new store growth and supply chain ...
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AnalysisAnalysis: How is big-box retail changing?
Value retailers are moving out of town. Tiffany Holland finds out why, and looks at the implications as they switch focus from the high street.
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NewsMorrisons finance boss Pennycook joins The Hut Group board
Morrisons group finance director Richard Pennycook has joined the board of fast-growing etailer The Hut Group sparking further IPO speculation.
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NewsWHSmith launches new formats as it grows travel division
WHSmith is trialling new travel store formats, including a kids’ toy and book store, to optimise its use of store space.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Where next for outgoing WHSmith chief executive Kate Swann?
Kate Swann’s revelation this morning that she is stepping down as chief executive at book and stationery retailer WHSmith was a surprise only in its timing as analysts commented that after nine years at the helm it was just a case of when Swann would fly the nest.
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AnalysisProfile: WHSmith's chief executive in waiting, Steve Clarke
Steve Clarke will have big boots to fill when he takes up the chief executive role at books and stationery retailer WHSmith next June, taking over from the City’s much-loved Kate Swann who has helped deliver rising profits at the business for almost 10 years.
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AnalysisKate Swann's departure: What the analysts say
As WH Smith stalwart Kate Swann revealed she is to step down from the chief executive post next year, some analysts have questioned whether the wheels are about to come off the books and stationery retailer.