All General merchandise articles – Page 212
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NewsM&S shareholders reject motion on Sir Stuart Rose’s chairmanship
Marks & Spencer shareholders have voted against a special resolution calling for executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose to step down 12 months early, in July 2010.
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OpinionDoggy bag for Pets at Home
News that private equity firm Bridgepoint is mulling the flotation of its Pets at Home chain, which it bought for £230m in 2004, should come as no surprise as it has now done most of what could reasonably be done with the stores in a short time.The refinancing subsequent to ...
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NewsHamleys picks ex-Baugur chief as chairman after board shake-up
Hamleys has appointed Gunnar Sigurdsson, director of failed Icelandic retail investor and former shareholder Baugur, as chairman.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at…Firebox
The inside view from Firebox managing director Christian Robinson
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NewsInstore losses more than double
Losses at mixed-goods retailer Instore have more than doubled from £2.2m to £5.8m. Like-for-likes fell 0.8 per cent in the year to February 28 and the total was down 0.3 per cent to £295.8m.
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NewsMary Portas series will take on non-fashion
“Queen of Shops” Mary Portas wants to apply her trouble-shooting skills to struggling non-fashion retailers in a third series of her BBC2 programme.
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NewsKmart cuts prices for the unemployed
US retailer Kmart has launched a money-off programme for the jobless in its original home state of Michigan.
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NewsWinding up of Woolworths made advisers £14m
Woolworths’ administrator Deloitte, restructuring specialist Hilco and other advisers were paid at least £14m to wind up the variety store group.
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NewsInstore pins hopes on Poundstretcher as losses mount
Instore will target the value market by converting all of its core store portfolio to its Poundstretcher fascia as it seeks to curb losses that more than doubled in the year to February 28.
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NewsMarks & Spencer launches pick ’n’ mix sweets
Marks & Spencer will take advantage of the demise of Woolworths by launching a pick ‘n’ mix sweets range in 100 shops from September.
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NewsJohn Lewis celebrates ‘excellent’ sales week
John Lewis department stores put in their best sales performance of the year so far last week when turnover rose 2.2 per cent.
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News99p Stores guns for growth as profits soar
Value retailer 99p Stores is gunning to break the £200m turnover barrier and operate 120 stores by the end its financial year.
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Petsmart appoints its president to chief executive role
Pets products retailer Petsmart has appointed its president and chief operating officer Bob Moran to the role of chief executive.Moran replaces Phil Francis, who will remain chairman and relinquish day-to-day control of the retailer. Francis will take on the more advisory role of executive chairman.Petsmart, which operates around 1,100 stores ...
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NewsHalfords calls on mobile phone market to offset sat-nav slump
Halfords is to start selling mobile phones online and in 100 of its largest stores as it seeks to expand its in-car technology offer.
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NewsScribbler to grow as it eyes cheap deals
Card retailer Scribbler is forging ahead with expansion plans that will extend its reach across the UK, despite the gloom in the greetings card sector.
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NewsReborn Woolworths in line for profit within a year
Shop Direct Group this week resurrected Woolworths as an e-tailer and vowed to make the venture profitable in its first year of trading.
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NewsClinton Cards buys 196 Birthdays stores
Cards retailer Clinton Cards has confirmed the acquisition of 196 Birthdays stores from administrator Zolfo Cooper.
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NewsShop Direct Group unveils Woolworths.co.uk
Shop Direct Group has today launched the much-anticipated Woolworths as an online retailer.
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NewsM&S chiefs waive share entitlements
Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose and executive director Steve Sharp are to waive share entitlements in the interests of “good shareholder relations”.
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NewsJohn Lewis beats strikes and floods to post weekly sales rise
Sales at John Lewis department stores rose 0.4 per cent in the week to June 13, bringing the sales decline for the year so far to 4.8 per cent.