All General merchandise articles – Page 229
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Zavvi confident stocks will be maintained after EUK collapse
Entertainment retailer Zavvi is understood to be confident it can maintain levels of stock in the run-up to Christmas, despite the collapse of Woolworths subsidiary EUK, which supplied it with almost all its product.
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John Lewis slashes prices to match House of Fraser Sale
John Lewis has become the latest retailer to slash its prices, offering 25 per cent off branded goods to match prices at House of Fraser’s two-day Sale which began on Thursday.
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Gordon Brown promises help for Woolworths staff
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has vowed to provide support for Woolworths staff threatened with redundancy.
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Christmas TV ads: Will christmas ads woo the shoppers?
Retailers are spending huge amounts on Christmas advertising this year, but is it money down the drain? Charlotte Hardie and Saatchi & Saatchi’s Richard Huntington tune in to this year’s festive campaigns.
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Pre-Christmas discounting: Can you cut it?
High street retailers are slashing prices in the Christmas run-up, but is it the answer to their problems, asks Charlotte Hardie
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General retail stocks cling on as more turmoil rocks the sector
General retail stocks bounced back this week despite a tumultuous week for the sector.
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Clinton Cards pins hopes on Christmas after sales tumble
Greetings card group Clinton Cards is relying on the crucial Christmas season for some relief after suffering dire trading.
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Hamleys lays the foundation for international expansion in 2009
Iconic toy retailer Hamleys is ramping up international plans with dates set for launches in China and Russia and plans to go into Singapore, Poland and the Czech Republic.
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Retailers to go VAT-free in twist on discounting frenzy
Retailers are staging VAT-free promotions to kick-start trade in the key Christmas period.
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Employment minister relaxed about retail job losses despite Woolworths' collapse
Employment minister Tony McNulty has adopted an indifferent stance on the prospect of hundreds of thousands of retail job losses as the downturn bites.
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Home Retail Group purchases two electricals brands
Home Retail Group, owner of Argos and Homebase, has acquired specified rights to the electricals brands Alba and Bush.
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Woolworths administration confirmed
The appointment of Deloitte as Woolworths' administrator was confirmed this morning.
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Woolworths and MFI enter administration: A sad day for retail
Comment: Two of the most venerable names in retail collapsed today, in what is the saddest day for retail that anyone in this office could remember.
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Woolworths enters administration
Updated: Woolworths' retail division and its entertainment supply business EUK are being put into administration.
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Government intervenes in Woolworths crisis
Exclusive: Business Secretary Lord Mandelson's department has intervened to attempt to save variety store group Woolworths.
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Green and Rose lead talks as retailers scramble to deliver VAT cut
Sir Philip Green and Sir Stuart Rose have led discussions among retailers scrambling to deliver the cut in VAT by the time it comes into force on Monday.
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Woolworths shares suspended
Shares in the struggling retailer Woolworths have been suspended while it is in talks to sell both its retail arm and its publishing arm 2 Entertain.
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Woolworths stops selling toys online
Updated: Embattled retailer Woolworths has stopped selling toys online during the key Christmas period, shocking and delighting rivals.
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Clinton Cards sales tumble
Like-for-like sales at card retail group Clinton Cards fell by 6 per cent for the 16 weeks to November 16.
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M&S plans second one-day Sale
Marks & Spencer is understood to be planning a second one-day Sale following what is believed to have been a successful one-day promotion last week.