All General merchandise articles – Page 262
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M&S steps up Plan A with ethical factories
Marks & Spencer will work with suppliers to create six “ethical factories” to bolster its commitment to improved labour standards in developing countries.
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Home Retail profit lifted by Argos Christmas success
General merchandise giant Home Retail expects full-year profits to be at the upper end of expectations after sales at catalogue chain Argos held up over Christmas.
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NewsArev buys majority stake in Aspinal of London
Retail investment group Arev has taken a majority stake in luxury leather goods retailer Aspinal of London.
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WHSmith adopts document manager for accounts
WHSmith has implemented a document management system to increase productivity in its accounts department.
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Woolworths vows to return stores to profit this year
Woolworths’ retail arm unveiled a fall in comparable sales this morning, with like-for-likes down 3.2 per cent for the 49 weeks to January 12, but said that the stores business would return to profitability this year.
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Clinton Cards enjoys positive Christmas
Clinton Cards, the UK’s largest specialist greetings card retailer, reported group like-for-like sales for the Christmas period up 2.5 per cent.
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M&S fills second anchor spot at Leeds scheme
Marks & Spencer has signed as the second anchor at Hammerson and Town Centre Securities’ Eastgate Quarters scheme in Leeds.
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Blacks Leisure unveils turnaround plan
Blacks Leisure expects full-year profits to be below market estimates, although like-for-like sales over Christmas rose 2.8 per cent and total sales climbed 2 per cent.
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Theo Fennell Christmas sales rise
Theo Fennell, the AIM-listed jeweller, has posted a 2 per cent rise in sales for December.
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Ideal Shopping Direct sales rocket
TV and internet retailer Ideal Shopping Direct unveiled a sharp sales hike for the 17 weeks to December 30, 2007.
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Instore Christmas sales flat
Variety store group Instore has reported flat trading over the Christmas period, after positive sales growth in its second half slowed in December.
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Landmark fuels bid talk as it ups Debenhams stake
Dubai-based Landmark Group, headed by retail guru Micky Jagtiani, has edged up its stake in Debenhams to 8 per cent in a move that will further fuel speculation that it is to bid for the retailer.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – January 11, 2008
It may have been a black week for retail, but that doesn't mean that the City should lose faith in the industry
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John Lewis storms into new year
Department store chain John Lewis has maintained its strong sales momentum in the new year, racking up 10.9 per cent growth in the week to January 5.
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Unhappy Christmas for US retailers as sales fall
Many US retailers have suffered just as disappointing a Christmas as their UK counterparts, December sales figures showed.
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Target boss to retire
Target chief executive and chairman Bob Ulrich is to retire after more than 40 years at the US general merchandise giant.
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Beales issues profit warning
Department store chain Beales has announced a profit warning and a fall of 6 per cent in like-for-like sales for the nine weeks to January 5.
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John Lewis named UK's favourite shop
Department store business John Lewis has been named the UK’s favourite retailer in a survey of 6,000 shoppers.
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Lessons learnt: Zavvi keen to be seen as entertainment, not just music, specialist
Tech Guys has revealed storming sales of its Tech Friend subscription computer support service in the UK, while parent DSGi posted a group profit warning.
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Metro Group full-year sales soar
Metro Group reported a record sales growth in its 2007 full-year report, with group sales up 10 per cent to €65.9 billion ( 49.62 billion).