All General merchandise articles – Page 249
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Jessops sales plummet after stores close
Struggling camera chain Jessops sales slumped 24.7 per cent to 134.8 million in the six months to March 30.
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NewsClinton cards: the city view
Greetings card specialist Clinton Cards notched up a 1.2 per cent rise in third-quarter group like-for-likes, but is cautious about the outlook.
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Maxeda beats market with impressive year-end profits
Maxeda, the private equity-backed Dutch store group run by former Asda boss Tony DeNunzio, has posted a surge in profits and expects to weather more difficult trading conditions.
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AnalysisThe weirdest jobs in retail
From professional pet food tasters to the man who makes a living blowing up toasters, Charlotte Dennis-Jones talks to the people with the most unusual jobs in retail
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ONS retail sales growth slows
Sales volume growth has slowed over the past three months as the household sector reported the largest fall in sales volumes for three years.
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Private equity firms circle Paperchase
Private equity firms HgCapital, Isis Equity Partners and Change Capital are understood to be the frontrunners to buy stationery retailer Paperchase.
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M&S profits top £1 billion
Marks & Spencer’s pre-tax profit has topped 1 billion, but the retailer warned that the market would remain challenging for the forseeable future.
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Opinion
Coin a phrase and you’re a star
Every retailer should aim to get itself into the dictionary if it wants to be a household name
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M&S staff face bonus cuts
Marks & Spencer staff will see their annual bonuses slashed despite the retailer generating profits of more than 1 billion last year.
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Borders puts Paperchase on market following review
Paperchase has been put up for sale by its US owner Borders.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – May 16, 2008
The arrival of sunshine over the past couple of weeks was greeted by some as the panacea for all of retail’s woes.
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Analysis
Come together
Retailers are introducing greener supply chains, but they are still not thinking innovatively enough. They need to change how they work with suppliers, says Katie Kilgallen
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Phones 4U to face Ofcom inquiry
Phones 4U faces investigation by telecoms regulator Ofcom for alleged phone mis-selling.
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Clinton posts flat sales
Clinton Cards’ sales were flat in its third quarter and it faces more challenging conditions on the high street.
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Argos faces strike action
Home Retail Group faces possible strike action at its catalogue retailer Argos after union Unite said it will hold a ballot to take industrial action over pay.
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Rising inflation deals rate blow
The annual rate of inflation leaped to 3 per cent in April, from 2.5 per cent in March, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
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Analysis
Sales drivers
Motorway service areas are becoming a new destination for retailers as they throw off their dismal image. Charlotte Dennis-Jones takes to the highway
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Analysis
Essex buoys
It may be approaching its 20th birthday, but Essex’s Lakeside remains a key retail destination. John Ryan visits to see how its retailers are coping in a fiercely competitive environment
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M&S investors could force vote on Rose's role
Rebel Marks & Spencer shareholders are considering whether to force a vote on Sir Stuart Rose’s controversial promotion to executive chairman at the retailer’s AGM in July.
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John Lewis and Waitrose sales growth steady
Department store group John Lewis and stablemate grocer Waitrose posted solid sales for the week to May 3.