All articles by George MacDonald – Page 206
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NewsRetailers to enjoy best Christmas since 2007, Verdict forecasts
This Christmas will be the best for retailers since 2007 and sales are likely to rise 1.9% to £85.2bn.
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NewsMarks & Spencer to hire 20,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer is hiring 20,000 seasonal staff as the crucial Christmas trading season gets under way.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rise 7.2% in 'most challenging week'
Department store chain John Lewis generated a 7.2% sales rise to £59.5m last week, which it described as “probably the most challenging” of the half-year so far.
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OpinionHistory repeating itself at M&S
Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose could be forgiven for feeling he is experiencing a bittersweet groundhog day.
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NewsLacklustre sales fail to dent general stores
General stores rose over the week versus the All-share index, even edging up on Tuesday when the latest BRC sales data showed a lacklustre performance.
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NewsChristmas comes early for Argos with three-for-two toy promotion
Catalogue store group Argos shifted 2 million units during its three-for-two toy promotion a fortnight ago, staged to make an early play for Christmas sales.
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NewsWHSmith and Dixons join forces for ebook download app deal
Bookseller WHSmith has struck a deal with Dixons to embed an ebook download app on e-readers and tablet devices sold by the electricals group.
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NewsAsda to source an extra £270m of British food by 2013
Asda is to ramp up the quantity of food sourced from British producers, including local and specialist suppliers, as part of a sustainable agriculture push by parent Walmart.
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NewsKesa shares soar on Best Buy bid speculation
Speculation that a takeover of Anglo-French electrical group Kesa may be on the cards has prompted the retailer’s share price to soar.
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AnalysisAlistair McGeorge
While his decision to step down is a surprise, the enigmatic Matalan chief has undoubtedly made his mark at the value retail giant.
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NewsIkea breaks with history to reveal annual results
Furniture giant Ikea has broken its traditional habit and issued full-year results in acknowledgement of widespread interest in the business.
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NewsJohn Lewis reports 15% weekly sales rise
Sales at department store chain John Lewis rose 15.1% last week to £58.7m.
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NewsPeacocks calls off sale
Fashion retailer Peacocks will not be sold after there was insufficient interest from potential buyers, Retail Week has learned.
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AnalysisIs John Lewis’s online pledge a game changer?
Online just got tougher as John Lewis rolls out its famous price pledge, but what does the initiative bode for the sector?
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OpinionSainsbury’s treads carefully
After hunkering down and sticking to the knitting during the recession, the attractions of trading in foreign climes are once again moving up the retail agenda despite the rather uncertain trading conditions at home.
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NewsSluggish growth puts brokers off their food
Food retailers’ shares looked far from scrumptious ahead of Tesco’s interim results next Tuesday and Sainsbury’s second-quarter update a day later.
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NewsM&S experiments with standalone beauty shop
Marks & Spencer has opened an experimental standalone beauty store in Mumbai with Indian partner Reliance.
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NewsJJB takes cautious approach as volatile trading continues
JJB Sports slashed losses in its first half but investors took fright at volatile trading conditions since.
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NewsJJB Sports funding concern prompts big broker downgrade
Broker Singer has slashed its price target for JJB Sports by more than a third to just 8p because of concerns about the retailer’s funding and punishing trading conditions.
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NewsMatalan chief executive Alistair McGeorge to stand down
Matalan chief executive Alistair McGeorge is to stand down and other boardroom changes are expected at the value retail giant.