All General merchandise articles – Page 224
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Jobs axed at Waterford Wedgwood as rescue talks continue
Almost 400 redundancies have been made at Waterford Wedgwood, the famous crystal and pottery specialist that fell into administration last week.
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Canterbury to expand in the UK
Rugby brand and retailer Canterbury plans to open between three and six more stores in this country and Ireland during 2009.
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Pawnbroker H&T's sales climb
Pawnbroker H&T has revealed its like-for-likes climbed 3 per cent over December and believes profits for the year will exceed expectations.
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Poundland sales soar over Christmas
Poundland enjoyed a strong Christmas, revealing its like-for-like sales climbed 3.9 per cent in the five weeks to January 4, 2009.
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Retailers to press ahead with global plans despite downturn
Retailers are set to plough on with international expansion in 2009, despite being forced to curtail some plans in order to make short-term cost savings, according to retail experts.
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Celebrations makes 1,400 staff redundant
Greetings cards retailer Celebrations has made 1,400 staff redundant after its administrator was unable to find buyers for its 214 remaining stores.
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Jessops festive like-for-likes up 3.1%
Jessops has reported a strong performance over Christmas despite the “challenging market conditions”.
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Thriving Cash Generator to expand
Value retailer and pawnbroker Cash Generator has ramped up its store expansion as it bucks the economic downturn.
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Waterford Wedgwood poised for rescue by US private equity
Waterford Wedgwood, the china and crystal retailer and wholesaler that went in to administration on Monday, is set to be rescued by US private equity firm KPS Capital Partners.
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House of Fraser reports resilient Christmas
House of Fraser has reported that like-for-like sales fell 1.5 per cent over the Christmas period and has reassured on its financial position after paying back its bank loans ahead of schedule.
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Woolworths' biggest shareholder criticises closure
Woolworths’ largest shareholder has branded yesterday’s closure of the chain as “unnecessary” and lambasted the retailer’s management and administrator Deloitte for allowing it to fail.
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Woolworths closes final stores
Woolworths will bring down the shutters for the last time on January 6 as the final group of stores close.
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Negative trading statements soar in fourth quarter
Stores unveiled a record number of negative trading updates during the the fourth quarter of 2008 – a figure that has only ever been equalled in the first quarter of 2005.
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John Lewis Christmas like-for-likes flat
John Lewis has revealed that total sales rose 2.4 per cent excluding VAT and like-for-likes remained flat in the five weeks to January 3.
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Retail rents fall for first time in 15 years
Retail rents fell for the first time in 15 years in 2008 and are not expected to return to growth until 2013.
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Woolworths' lenders to rake in cash after retailer's collapse
Woolworths’ lenders are in line to receive millions of pounds in fees following the collapse of the retailer.
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Woolworths store closures delayed
The closure of 200 Woolworths stores which was due to take place today has been delayed by a day.
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Woolworths closures start
200 Woolworths stores closed on Saturday ahead of the chain's final closure on January 5.
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11th hour Woolworths deal could save 125 stores
The fate of Woolworths is now hanging on a 30 million deal that could see the failed chain stay on the UK high street in 125 stores.
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Tesco to launch £100 million sale on Boxing Day
Tesco is the latest in a long line of retailers to announce its biggest ever sale.