All General merchandise articles – Page 41
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NewsCard Factory hails 'strong' Christmas trading period
Card Factory has hailed a “strong” Christmas trading period despite flat full-year like for likes.
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NewsDebenhams suffers festive sales slide
Debenhams has suffered a slide in Christmas sales but insisted it remains “on track” to meet full-year expectations.
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DataRetail league table: Christmas trading 2018
Find out how retailers performed during the critical Christmas 2018 trading period, with our league table comparing sales.
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NewsM&S hires ex-Tesco Clubcard boss Andrew Mann
Marks & Spencer has drafted in the former boss of Tesco Clubcard, Andrew Mann, as its new head of insight and customer loyalty.
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NewsShop price inflation accelerates despite festive discounting
Shop price inflation accelerated at the highest rate for more than five years in December, despite widespread discounting in the build-up to Christmas.
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NewsGear4music cautions on profits despite Christmas sales spike
Gear4music has warned that full-year profits will fall “slightly below” those achieved last year, despite a spike in sales during the crucial Christmas quarter.
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NewsOnline sales reach milestone in November, ONS reports
Retail sales rose by volume and value last month, official data indicated.
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NewsPoundstretcher profits decline as sales dip
Poundstretcher’s full-year profits have fallen by a quarter as it looks to rejig its store estate to focus on larger retail park leases.
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NewsBlack Friday deals drive sales online in November
A third of all cash spent on non-food products in November was transacted online as Black Friday “cemented” its position as “an increasingly digital event”.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Retirement must wait for Wilko's new exec
Taking early retirement is the dream for many executives, but not everyone is cut out for a life of golf and gardening.
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NewsInflation edges up spurred by rising food prices
Inflation has risen for the third month in five years this November as grocery price rises accelerated and the rate of deflation in non-food categories slowed.
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NewsPets at Home profits tumble amid vet business review
Pets at Home has suffered a slump in half-year profits amid plans to buy back around 55 veterinary practices from joint venture partners.
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NewsWilko hires ex-Asda exec Moore as commercial boss
Wilko has appointed former Asda executive Andrew Moore as its new chief commercial officer, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsArgos opens new DC and collection points for Black Friday
Argos has opened a new regional distribution centre and 100 extra Sainsbury’s collection points in time for Black Friday.
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AnalysisMove of the Week: Poundland's high-value hires
The arrival of experienced pair Tim Bettley and Dave Williams marks the completion of Barry Williams’ top team at Poundland, just over a year after the former Asda man took on the role of UK and Ireland managing director.
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NewsMothercare losses swell in first half as UK sales tumble
Mothercare has suffered ballooning half-year losses as sales tumbled within its core UK business.
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GalleryFirst look: Inside Sainsbury's Selly Oak 'experiment'
Sainsbury’s has thrown open the doors to its “experimental” store in Selly Oak, Birmingham, in a departure from its existing supermarkets.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has B&M bitten off more than it can chew?
On the surface, B&M’s interim results would be the envy of many a high street operator, with pre-tax profit up 32.5% to £115m and group sales up 16% to £1.5bn.
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NewsB&M like-for-likes creep up as profits rocket
B&M has reported soaring profits at its half-year mark despite UK like-for-likes only rising slightly.
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DataRetail weather: Another mild week and very dry
The retail weather forecast from Saturday November 17 through to Friday November 23, 2018: Warm, dry and sunny