All General merchandise articles – Page 220
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AnalysisRetail’s best-kept secrets
Despite the general air of doom and gloom blighting the high street, some low-profile retailers seem to be doing just fine. Charlotte Hardie reveals a selection of retail’s secret success stories
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Little cause for celebration
After all the hype at Christmas, few retailers would have got too hopeful about a January of positive like-for-likes. So this week’s BRC figures showing a 1.1 per cent rise in same-store sales on last year and a return to overall sales growth, should be welcomed as a sign of ...
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M&S opens archives for 125th birthday
Marks & Spencer is celebrating its 125th anniversary by exhibiting its treasured company archive to the public in partnership with the University of Leeds.
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Usdaw calls for compensation for laid-off Woolworths staff
Shopworkers’ union Usdaw has made a claim to the Employment Tribunal on behalf of redundant Woolworths staff for a “protective award”.
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Former JLP director Cloake becomes Retail Trust chairman
Dudley Cloake has been appointed chairman of stores sector charity Retail Trust.
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Retailers cautiously optimistic on Valentine's Day sales
Nearly half of retailers heavily reliant on Valentine’s Day expect sales to remain flat or increase on last year.
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WHSmith directors sell shares
WHSmith directors yesterday sold further tranches of optioned shares – the second round of such disposals in a week.
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NewsJohn Lewis to open Milton Keynes distribution centre
John Lewis is to close its Stevenage Distribution Centre in 2010 to open a new warehouse near Milton Keynes, and will create 3,000 jobs at the group over the next three years.
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Union accuses Deloitte of 'serious legal breaches' over Woolworths redundancies
Union Usdaw is making an Employment Tribunal claim against Woolworths administrator Deloitte, seeking a protective award for its members in the defunct retailers' stores and distribution centres.
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WH Smith corners airport market with exclusive BAA contract
WH Smith is poised to corner the airport market as it enters into a contract with BAA that will see all the airport operator’s book stores operated by the retailer.
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Marks & Spencer admits mistakes in Shanghai
Marks & Spencer has conceded it made several “basic shopkeeping” mistakes when it opened its first store in mainland China.
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Tesco Direct to introduce customer reviews
Tesco Direct has signed a deal enabling shoppers to review its products online.
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Retail like-for-likes up 1.1% in January
Like-for-like retail sales figures rose 1.1 per cent in January, the biggest increase since May, although the outlook remains 'challenging'.
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Glitnir makes demands on Baugur; buyers circle Hamley's
Nationalised Icelandic bank Glitnir has demanded repayments from beleaguered Icelandic investor Baugur, as tensions between it and its lenders intensify.
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Opinion
Baugurs house of cards collapses
A chill fell on the high street in more ways than one this week. As the big freeze bit, Icelandic investor Baugur filed for its home country’s equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
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Baugur: Retailers' hopes high for high street future
The retail industry has reacted with a degree of optimism that the demise of Baugur could signal the end of months of uncertainty for its brands and ring in positive changes to the high street.
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Baugur's interests hang in the balance
Uncertainty hung over the future of Baugur’s interests in quoted companies after the investor was placed in the Icelandic equivalent of Chapter 11.
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AnalysisPoundland: Sound as a Pound
As the downturn bites, discount retailers like Poundland are stealing a march. John Ryan talks to chief executive Jim McCarthy about its no-frills approach and evolving store design
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AnalysisConsumer behaviour: All in the mind
Research shows that women are more demanding when they shop and influence up to 80 per cent of purchases. Charlotte Hardie finds out how retailers can cash in by tapping into the female psyche.
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Clinton Cards enters talks to refinance
Clinton Cards is in informal discussions with its lenders as it seeks to renew its revolving credit facilities.