All General merchandise articles – Page 184
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NewsConfidence high in WHSmith performance
Analysts were pleased by a better than expected third quarter performance from WHSmith, despite a 4% fall in group like-for-likes.
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NewsCard Factory acquires online rival while EBITDA jumps 20%
Budget greetings card chain Card Factory has posted a 20% surge in EBITDA and has acquired online rival GettingPersonal.co.uk.
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NewsTough conditions take toll on Mothercare UK sales
Maternity specialist Mothercare has reported continued difficult trading in the UK but said measures to adapt to tough conditions here will bear fruit.
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NewsEnd of an era at Clinton
Troubled retailer mulls appointing outsider as managing director after decades of being family run
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NewsWH Smith sales fall, but margins up
WH Smith has reported a 4% fall in like-for-like sales in the 18 weeks to 2 July.
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AnalysisLining up an Olympic opportunity
With less than three months before opening, Rebecca Thomson visits Westfield Stratford as it prepares for the 2012 games to commence
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Pick n Pay to face competition from Walmart
Pick n Pay chairman Gareth Ackerman has said the grocery retailer is ready to face competition from Walmart once it enters South Africa. “We have modified our business to deal with the challenges,” he said.After exiting Australia, Ackerman confirmed that Pick n Pay will now focus expansion exclusively on markets ...
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NewsKing blames petrol prices for dip in spending
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King said the consumer environment is the toughest it’s been in his 28-year retail career, and warned that rising petrol prices are “punching a hole in customers’ budgets”
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NewsArgos boosts multichannel offer with launch of live TV channel
Catalogue store group Argos aims to grab a slice of the £750m TV home shopping market following the launch of its own channel
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NewsScottish retail sales worst since 1999
Scottish total retail sales declined 1.1% in May, making it the worst decline since the survey began in 1999.
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NewsB&M Bargains reports strong year
Value chain B&M Bargains pre-tax profit rose from £33m to £35m in the 2010 calendar year as like-for-likes jumped 6%.
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NewsHalfords profits up 7.2% but retail sales remain tough
Halfords has reported underlying pre-tax profit up 7.2% to £125.6m in its full year figures despite the tough trading environment.
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NewsBRC's Luke Mayhew to slam criticism of large retailers
The British Retail Consortium chairman Luke Mayhew will condemn criticism of successful multiple retailers as “ridiculous” in a speech today.
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AnalysisBrightening the store workforce
Brighthouse’s store manager conference both motivates and educates, Rebecca Thomson finds.