All articles by George MacDonald – Page 259
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Hamleys chief to step down after four years
Hamleys chief executive Nick Mather is to leave the legendary Baugur-owned toy retailer after four years at the helm.
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Shoppers’ food bills climb £800 a year
Family food bills have surged by almost 800 a year, as food inflation forces up supermarket prices.
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Thorntons celebrates sales rise
Upmarket confectioner Thorntons has bucked the tough trading trend to deliver its sixth consecutive quarter of growth.
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London retail outperforms UK
London’s retail sales outperformed the UK last month, but were well below those achieved the previous March.
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Opinion
Daring thinking needed at DSGi
If you fancy a new plasma TV, you could help out DSGi boss John Browett by buying a Philips model from Dixons.com for £569.99. But one of Browett’s problems is you can get the same telly on Amazon for £550.09.
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Piper buys into The Rug Company
Piper Private Equity has taken a minority stake in 12-store retailer The Rug Company to help fund its international expansion.
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JJB Sports: the City view
Despite historic problems and challenging prospects, JJB Sports is at a “turning point”, according to chairman Roger Lane-Smith.
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Tesco full-year results lift spirits but general retailers disappoint
Tesco’s impressive full-year numbers helped recover sentiment, especially after bullish comment about the US, and grocers enjoyed a good week.
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Boots’ Pessina vows to accelerate growth
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina has pledged to ramp up earnings by at least 10 per cent a year while he runs the business.
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Body Shop sales rocket
Body Shop – the ethical cosmetics retailer owned by L’Or al – sales increased 7.4 per cent in the first quarter. Sales were up 1.9 per cent on a like-for-like basis.
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Credit crunch to hit Findel profits
Home shopping group Findel became a victim of the credit crunch after warning that bad debt would hit profits.
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JJB makes £25m store closure provision as profits plummet
JJB Sports has made a provision of 25 million to cover the cost of closing 72 shops, but is to roll out a new store model following the success of a pilot.
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NewsEthel Austin falls into administration
Value fashion retail Ethel Austin has gone into administration.
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Debenhams profits fall but targets hit
Department store group Debenhams managed to meet profit expectations in its first half and is to make efficiencies and improvements in expectation of continued tough trading conditions.
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Analysis
The green agenda
Times may be hard in fashion, but no one told Sir Philip Green. Tim Danaher and George MacDonald meet him to discuss the secrets of retail success
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Opinion
Court’s no place for Tesco verdict
Whatever the rights and wrongs of its case, Tesco is likely to emerge a loser from any courtroom catfight with The Guardian.
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Woolies to extend its kids’ brands overseas
Woolworths has struck two deals with overseas partners to bolster its Chad Valley and Ladybird brands internationally.
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Matalan poaches Debs trio for fashion assault
Matalan has lured three executives from Debenhams’ young women’s fashion brand Red Herring to oversee the relaunch of its own young-fashion offer.
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Topshop and Topman set for record years
Young-fashion chains Topshop and Topman are on course for record years despite the savage downturn in the fashion market, owner Sir Philip Green revealed this week.