All General merchandise articles – Page 171
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OpinionMothercare’s new man is a sign of the times
George MacDonald has written for Retail Week for more than 10 years, covering various sectors. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on retail trends and issues.
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NewsValue retailer QD Stores targets online
Value retailer QD Stores will launch a fully transactional mobile-optimised website in time for Christmas.
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OpinionDo you have the right leader?
Peter Williams joined the ASOS Board in April 2006. He is the non-executive director of Asos and Cineworld.
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NewsPoundstretcher pounces to snap up 18 Ugo stores
UPDATED: Value retailer Poundstretcher has confirmed it has bought fledgling discount grocer Ugo, as revealed by Retail-Week.com this morning
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NewsMothercare mulls franchise model for UK
Ecommerce and brand strength to be leveraged as Simon Calver arrives from Lovefilm.
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NewsMountain Warehouse targets Poland for new phase of growth
Mountain Warehouse plans to aggressively expand in eastern Europe as it eyes 50 stores in Poland following its launch in the country late last year.
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AnalysisIn the news: Incoming Home Retail chief executive John Walden profiled
UPDATED: Argos managing director John Walden was an obvious choice to replace outgoing Home Retail chief executive Terry Duddy.
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GalleryReischmann, Kempten, Germany
Outdoor activity stores that seek to make you part of the action while within the confines of a shop are something of a cliche.
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NewsClintons 'sings it with love' for Valentine's Day
Clintons is organising choirs to sing songs to competition winners’ loved ones as part of its personalised Valentine’s Day campaign.
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NewsWHSmith boss Kate Swann sells £2.3m worth of shares
WHSmith chief executive Kate Swann sold more than £2.3m worth of her shares, triggering a 22p drop in the retailer’s share price to 537p yesterday.
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Analysis10 ways to compete with Amazon
Amazon’s sales growth this week showed that the etailer continues to power on. It commands respect from retailers, but its relentless expansion also generates fear. We assess how retailers can best compete with the digital Goliath. Gemma Goldfingle and Alex Lawson report.
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NewsHamleys makes child’s play of trading as it posts record sales
Toy retailer Hamleys is set to post record annual sales after it notched up strong Christmas trading.
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AnalysisIt’s a wrap: Christmas performance revealed
Christmas is over and many retailers’ hangovers were often less painful than anticipated, but was it really better than expected? Charlotte Hardie reports.
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NewsGeneral retail flat as food groups suffer
General retailers trod water over the week in a flat market, but food groups underperformed as investors continued to fret about supermarket prospects and Kantar data showed the grocery market growing below the rate of food price inflation.
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NewsVideo: Halfords airs first Autocentres ads
Halfords has aired its first TV advert promoting its Autocentres.
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AnalysisCarrefour ponders future as Olofsson is replaced
This week brought the end of an era at Carrefour as chief executive Lars Olofsson was replaced by Georges Plassat, the head of French fashion retail group Vivarte.
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NewsPoundstretcher scraps transactional website
Poundstretcher has axed its transactional website less than two years after it launched.
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NewsArgos appoints John Walden as managing director
Argos has appointed John Walden as its new managing director.
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OpinionCost cut or invest? The WHSmith choice
John Ryan writes about store design, visual merchandising and what makes things sell in-store - across every area of retail.
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NewsHalfords partners with Olympic Cycle champion Victoria Pendelton
Halfords has partnered with World and Olympic Cycle champion Victoria Pendelton to design an exclusive range of women’s bikes.