All General merchandise articles – Page 259
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Downer plans business review and store closures at Borders
Borders UK’s new chief executive Philip Downer plans to close stores and conduct an extensive review of the business following the departure of his predecessor David Roche last week.
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Allders expands out of Croydon with bed shop
Allders has opened its first store outside Croydon since new management took over in 2005.
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Don’t just blame the market
It gives no one at Retail Week any pleasure that last week’s front page story about The Works being on the brink of administration came true even more quickly than expected.
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Boots and TK Maxx in supply deal
Boots and fashion retailer TK Maxx have teamed up to generate supply chain efficiencies with deliveries to their stores on the Isle of Man.
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Boots and TK Maxx in supply deal
Boots and fashion retailer TK Maxx have teamed up to generate supply chain efficiencies with deliveries to their stores on the Isle of Man.
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Halfords sales growth slows as boss quits
Motor accessories retailer Halfords has posted a slowdown in the rate of its like-for-like sales growth, as it emerged that its chief executive is leaving.
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Halfords boss quits to join Coles
Halfords chief executive Ian McLeod has quit to join Australian grocer Coles as managing director.
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Shop price inflation climbs 1.2 per cent
Shop price inflation in the UK was 1.2 per cent higher in January compared with the previous year, up from 1 per cent in December.
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Littlewoods uses web monitor to enhance sites
Littlewoods Shop Direct has improved its web sites after studying data from an external performance monitoring service.
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Woolworths hires non-exec director
Woolworths has appointed Peter Bamford to its board as a non-executive director.
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The Works enters administration
Bargain bookseller The Works has gone into administration, as reported in this week’s issue of Retail Week .
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John Lewis sales climb 6%
Department store chain John Lewis piled pressure on its high street rivals by posting a 6.1 per cent sales uplift for the week to January 26.
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WHSmith looks overseas for expansion
Stationery and book retailer WHSmith is eyeing Ireland and Scandinavia as it seeks to expand overseas.
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Woolworths withdraws girls' Lolita bed
Variety retailer Woolworths has withdrawn from its web site bedroom furniture for young girls bearing the sexually charged name of Lolita, after outraged mothers launched an online campaign.
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Non-food cannot afford to slip the net
Even against modest forecasts, the January trading statement season was miserable.
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American Golf back on par as full-year sales rise 18%
American Golf has bounced back from a difficult 2006 with a jump in sales for the year to January 27.
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Opinion
Future looks bleak for minnow Beales
While most department store groups celebrated a happy Christmas, there had to be one that woke up to an empty stocking.
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Woolworths names new chief to drive EUK arm
Woolworths has appointed Steve Lewis as EUK managing director to boost the performance of its entertainment wholesale arm.
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Jagtiani silences talk of a bid for Debenhams
Retail tycoon Micky Jagtiani has ruled out making a bid for Debenhams despite upping his stake in the department store group to more than 9 per cent.
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Amazon Q4 profits double but margins slip
Amazon has reported its fourth quarter profits have more than doubled, but Wall Street has reacted badly to a slump in margins.