All General merchandise articles – Page 276
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News
HMV pushes button on next-generation store roll-out
Entertainment retailer will open up to 40 next year
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News
Macy’s downbeat despite positive like-for-likes
August figure up 2.4%, but drop expected for September
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News
Mattel recalls third batch of Chinese-made toys
750,000 products recalled in fiasco with Chinese sub-contractors
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News
Apple's iPhone sales outstrip rivals in US
Sales of Apple’s iPhone have outpaced its rivals in its first full month on the market in the US. In a study by market research group iSuppli, sales of the smartphone in July beat those of the BlackBerry and other smartphone rivals. The phone accounted for 1.8 per cent of ...
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Woolworths gets go-ahead to buy Bertram
Competition Commission unconditionally clears the acquisition
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Opinion
Christmas crunch here we come
Now that the August bank holiday is out of the way and a torrid summer, in business terms, is coming to an end, what is the outlook for the sector as the year winds down?The back-to-school offensive is in full swing and Halloween is still to come but, from here ...
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News
Stores shares on the up as City readies for key updates
The whole stores sector – grocers and general merchandisers – was up last week and beat the All Share index, although general retailers continued to underperform against last year. The rise was driven partly by optimism about particular companies, such as Next (see opposite), as a raft of big retailers ...