All General merchandise articles – Page 205
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NewsFormer Woolworths director opens first Alworths store
The new variety chain set up by a former Woolworths director opened its doors for the first time in Didcot, Oxfordshire, yesterday.
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Office Depot reports $413m net loss
Stationery giant Office Depot reported a $413m (£252.4m) net loss in its third-quarter results.Sales in the group’s North American retail division were $1.3bn (£794.5m), down 18% compared with the same period last year, due in part to having fewer stores. Comparable store sales in the 1,144 stores in the US ...
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NewsShop price inflation at zero after two months of deflation
Overall shop price inflation stood at zero last month after two consecutive months of deflation.
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NewsShop Direct fires warning shot at Alworths
Shop Direct has sent a legal letter to Alworths over the use of its name as the group argues it is too similar to Woolworths.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Poundland
Inside view from head of human resources Sonia Sharples.
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Spencer’s to focus on hypermarkets and private labels to improve profitability
Food and general merchandise retailer Spencer’s is to focus on hypermarkets and private labels in an attempt to improve profitability.The retailer, which is owned by Indian conglomerate RPG Group, will invest INR1bn (£12m) in rolling out 10 hypermarkets and 15 small-format stores this financial year. It also wants to double ...
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NewsAlworths to use Woolworths supplier for store system
Alworths is working with Episys to help push its value message with promotional signage across its stores. The retailer – set up by former Woolworths director Andy Latham – has set up an Immediate Impact system to allow it to produce appropriate signage in each of its shops.
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Sales at Pick ’n Pay jump 12.3% year on year
Sales at food and general merchandise retailer Pick ’n Pay jumped 12.3% year on year to R26.6bn (£2.2bn) for the first half to August 31, 2009.The company said its continuing operations have gained 0.4% of market share in the period, with significant gains in every fresh food category, adding that ...
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NewsNostalgic toys to sell well this Christmas
Nostalgic toys “with a modern twist” are expected to fly off the shelves this Christmas, according to the Toy Retailers’ Association (TRA).
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches climate change campaign
Marks & Spencer has created a virtual patchwork quilt in a bid to push for decisive action at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen.
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NewsWHSmith nets second-half profit for first time in decade
Bookseller and stationer WHSmith delivered better than expected full-year results, revealing it had been profitable in its second half for the first time in more than 10 years.
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NewsWilkinson improves conversions on website
Wilkinson has increased customer conversion rates and average order values on its Wilkinson Plus ecommerce site.
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NewsArgos to undergo brand revamp
Catalogue store group Argos is to revamp its brand, including its logo, to reflect how the business has changed in recent years.
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NewsClinton to expand store chains after better than expected trading
Greetings cards retailer Clinton Cards is gunning to grow its store base from 876 to 1,200 within six years and has revealed better than expected full-year trading.
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NewsHome Retail Group reveals better than expected first half
Home Retail Group has revealed better than expected trading in the first half as it makes market share advances at both Argos and Homebase.
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NewsClinton Cards reports improvement in second half
Clinton Cards has reported a marked improvement in second half like-for-like sales after reducing borrowings and ditching its loss-making Birthdays business.
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NewsHalfords to increase its online-only range
Halfords is to ramp up its online operations and revealed a 2.2% uplift in second-quarter sales.
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Family Dollar Store profits up
Family Dollar Stores posted a 25% net income increase to $291.3m (£178.2m) for the financial year ending August 29, up on the $233.1m (£142.6m) reported the year earlier. Operating profit, as a percentage of sales, was 6.1% for the period compared with 5.2% last year. Sales were $7.4bn (£4.5bn), a ...
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Danish variety chain Tiger plots UK expansion
Danish variety store group Tiger is embarking on UK expansion and plans to open 20 shops in the next two years.