All General merchandise articles – Page 255
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WHSmith seals hospital and motorway deals
WHSmith has bolstered its travel division with two deals in hospitals and motorway service stations.
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M&S chairman's pay-off angers ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has upped the pressure on Marks & Spencer by signalling that it could oppose any pay off to Lord Burns, the retail giant’s outgoing chairman, according to The Times .
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Baugur chief faces more fraud charges
Baugur executive chairman J n sgeir J hannesson faces fresh charges of fraud relating to personal income tax and company tax that was due between 1998 and 2002.
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Supermarket non-food customers soar
The number of customers regularly buying non-food items from supermarkets has risen 40 per cent in the past five years.
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Flying Brands like-for-likes slump
Home shopping group Flying Brands reported a like-for-like sales dive of 13 per cent in the year to December 28 last year.
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John Lewis sales fall
John Lewis blamed unseasonable weather, Mother’s Day and televised sporting events for a 1.4 per cent fall in sales in the week to March 8.
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John Lewis hires ex-Figleaves chief for online
John Lewis has appointed former Figleaves chief operating officer Robin Terrell as managing director of its John Lewis Direct online arm.
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John Lewis Oxford Street food hall a hit
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has revealed that the food hall at John Lewis’s Oxford Street department store is delivering sales of about 400,000 a week.
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House of Fraser raises curtain on High Wycombe
House of Fraser has opened its second store in a week in High Wycombe.
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Original Factory sets sights on Irish stronghold
The Original Factory Shop is to embark on a substantial store opening programme in Northern Ireland.
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City supports Rose’s power shift but draws line under Morrisons
Marks & Spencer’s share price shrugged off controversy over Sir Stuart Rose’s shift into the role of executive chairman in June. Although down, the retailer’s share price performed better than the general retail sector over the week.
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Rose defends his dual M&S role as sparks fly
Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose has accused his corporate governance critics of adopting an “ideological” stance and insisted that controversial boardroom changes are in the retailer’s best interests.
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RWC08: ethics still second to price, claim value chiefs
Value retail shoppers are more concerned about price than ethical sourcing, according to a panel debate at the Retail Week Conference.
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The house that John built
John King is making strides towards realising his ambition of turning House of Fraser into a UK Nordstrom. He talks to Amy Shields
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Sports Direct to hit market expectations
Sports Direct has reported in its interims that it is set to meet market consensus EBITDA in its full year, but has not provided detailed current trading figures.
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Argos sales rise, but Homebase struggles
Home Retail Group posted a mixed set of sales for its catalogue giant Argos and DIY chain Homebase for the 8 weeks to March 1 and warned on the outlook for consumer spending.
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RWC08: Rose braces for two-year downturn
Sir Stuart Rose said that M&S is braced for a downturn that will last until at least 2010 at the Retail Week Conference today, though he hopes that the UK economy can avoid full-blown recession.
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Chancellor confirms Government to charge for plastic bags
In his first Budget speech, Chancellor Alistair Darling has said that laws will be introduced by next year to charge shoppers for using plastic bags, unless the supermarkets take action to do this.
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RWC08: Mayfield to push JLP value
Charlie Mayfield has declared he would hate to be the chairman of the John Lewis Partnership who made the decision to axe the “Never knowingly undersold” strapline.
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Liberty pre-tax losses sink to £6.4m
Luxury department store Liberty has posted a pre-tax loss of 6.4 million, largely as a result of the cost of rolling out its Liberty of London brand.