All General merchandise articles – Page 202
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NewsCard Factory founders set to rake in £400m
Card Factory has received bids for the business from several private equity groups that could result in the founders taking home a £400m windfall.
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News99p Stores to build stores empire as it targets turnover of £1bn
99p Stores is gunning to open more than 200 stores by 2014, taking its store count to 350, and is targeting turnover of £1bn by 2016.
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NewsPoundland founder to launch mid-market variety chain
Dave Dodd unveils vision for 200-strong national chain Hub, with first stores to be open in three months
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NewsRWC2010: Chris Dawson expects more retail failures in 12 to 14 months
Colourful entrepreneur and owner of The Range, Chris Dawson, has predicted that he will be picking up stock from more failing retailers a year from now.
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AnalysisAndy Bond: Asda is ready for battle ahead
Asda hasn’t become ‘boring’ and is approaching 2010 in an aggressive mood with a raft of new initiatives, chief executive Andy Bond tells Jennifer Creevy
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NewsMike Ashley’s intervention hits Blacks shares
General stores and food retailers both had a dull week, with each sector lagging the market.
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NewsFindel mulls offloading home shopping brands
Findel is understood to be planning to divest two of its home shopping brands, Confetti and I Want One of Those.
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AnalysisWhat it's like to work at Go Outdoors
The inside view from human resources and recruitment manager Simon Clayton
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OpinionRetail's political struggle
The general election, already in full swing though yet to be declared, has been unsettling retail sector investors all year.
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Customer satisfaction with top retailers improves
Customers’ satisfaction with retailers improved for the first time after three quarters of small declines, according to the National Customer Satisfaction Index.
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NewsAirport retail sales soar on weak pound
Duty-free shopping and the weakened pound drove sales at London’s airports to their highest levels for a decade last year.
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NewsPast Times plans store and online expansion
Gifts retailer Past Times is hunting for new stores and will ramp up its online offer this year.
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OpinionLet shoppers feel the love
If we don’t win over the consumer cynics, retail could be in for a tough ride says Jacqueline Gold
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OpinionHalfords’ potential acquisition list
The question is how far the span of Halfords’ group can be profitably pushed without sprawling.
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NewsPaperchase ‘chastened’ by Twitter uproar over copied artwork
Paperchase has withdrawn four products and apologised to an artist whose work was copied in their design after a week of intense online criticism of the retailer.
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NewsHalfords mulls £30m Blacks bid
Outdoor specialist retailer Blacks Leisure is reported to be the latest bid target for Halfords.
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NewsHome Bargains launches £25m Northern Ireland expansion programme
Value retailer Home Bargains has launched a £25m expansion programme under which it will open in Northern Ireland for the first time.
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HobbyCraft top target on Halfords acquisition list
A raft of potential buyers are circling HobbyCraft, including cycling and motoring accessories specialist Halfords and private equity house Isis, ahead of a February 26 deadline for first-round bids.
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NewsThe Entertainer uses focus groups to help create new store format
Toy retailer The Entertainer has overhauled its branding and store format following customer analysis.
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OpinionMultichannel retail’s pioneers
A decade after the dotcom crash, online and multichannel retail are firmly established. But as entrepreneurs quest for transformational business models, the multichannel merits of older companies should not be overlooked