All General merchandise articles – Page 241
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Olympic hopefuls
As the London 2012 Olympics nears, British retailers need to prepare themselves for a once in a lifetime opportunity. Lisa Berwin reports.
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Kiddicare to go live with social networking tool
Multichannel retailer Kiddicare plans to launch social networking facilities within the next six months as part of a radical plan to let consumers decide how they navigate its site.
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Ryman tightens stocktaking
Ryman has improved the accuracy of its stocktaking process after implementing an auditing system.
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Argos gathers data to customise e-mails
Argos is collecting information on its e-mail newsletter readers as part of a plan to customise the offers and information it sends out.
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Jewellery sector to grow despite tough conditions
Jewellery retailers are expected to ride out the credit crunch this year, with the market forecast to grow 4 per cent.
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Inflation hits 4.4 per cent
Inflation has hit 4.4 per cent, more than twice the Government’s 2 per cent target and up by the highest amount since the Consumer Prices Index began in 1997.
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Tesco signs India deal
Tesco is to launch a wholesale cash-and-carry business in India and has signed a deal with conglomerate Tata to develop its hypermarket business.
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Woolworths names ex-Focus boss as chief executive
Woolworths has named Steve Johnson, former boss of DIY group Focus and consultant at Bain & Company, as chief executive
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UK retail sales slip further
UK like-for-like retail sales fell 0.9 per cent in July compared with the same month last year.
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General Trading Company sold to Mortimers
General Trading Company, which went into administration last month ( July 18 ), has been bought by the management of former gifts and homewares retailer Mortimers and will relaunch in the autumn.
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Debenhams to help Wrapit customers
Debenhams will help to ease the disappointment of newlyweds left without their wedding gifts following the collapse of online gift service Wrapit.
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Iranian tycoon builds Woolworths stake
Iranian property tycoon Ardeshir Naghshineh has raised his stake in troubled retailer Woolworths, sparking fresh speculation that he could mount a bid for the business.
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Sir Tom Hunter eyes Flying Brands
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands has confirmed an offer approach from Scottish billionaire Sir Tom Hunter’s investment vehicle West Coast Capital.
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Hamleys culls HQ jobs in drive to slash costs
Toy giant Hamleys is to axe roles at its head office as part of a re-structuring strategy to cut costs.
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EBay switches focus away from auctions
EBay is repositioning itself more in-line with traditional e-commerce businesses in an attempt to attract more retailers to its site.
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Flying Brands upbeat aboutrecovery despite profits blow
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands is confident of a turnaround under its new chief executive, despite a dive in pre-tax profits of more than 55 per cent to 1.2 million for the 26 weeks to June 27.
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In for a pound
With value retailing booming amid the downturn, landlords have realised that the discounters they have shunned previously can fill voids and drive footfall. Ben Cooper reports.
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Woolworths courts bid speculation
Woolworths was the subject of bid speculation yesterday after stakebuilding by an overseas property tycoon.
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July shop price inflation driven by food
UK shop price inflation rose 3.2 per cent in July, according to the BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index.