All articles by Jennifer Creevy – Page 106
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Tough market claims Habitat’s Irish stores
Habitat’s franchise partner in the Republic of Ireland has been forced to close its two stores because of a “severe downturn in sales”.
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Opinion
Better customer service will get you a slice of American pie
Over the past week, much has been made of US electricals giant Best Buy’s move into the UK. Above everything, many analysts believe that Best Buy will deliver a level of customer service in electricals retailing that does not yet exist in the UK, aside from at department store John ...
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MFI to slash a third of head office and support jobs
Furniture retailer MFI is to axe about a third of its head office and central support staff, as it enters a new phase of its five-year turnaround plan.
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Alliance Boots to unleash potential of power brands
Health and beauty market leader Alliance Boots is to establish a brands division to unleash the massive potential of its proprietary products in the UK and overseas.
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Wal-Mart to push customer service at Marketside stores
Wal-Mart has upped its game in its fight against Tesco’s Fresh & Easy format, promising to deliver “the highest level of customer service” at its small neighbourhood grocery stores.
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Bankers agree deal to offload Alliance Boots’ debt
KKR-owned Alliance Boots’ bankers are understood to have reached an agreement in principle to sell at least 2 billion of the health and beauty chain’s debt to a private equity consortium comprising Apollo, Blackstone and TPG.
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Tesco urges ASA to ban Ocado ad
Tesco has urged the Advertising Standards Authority to force Ocado to scrap its ad campaign claiming that it is price-matching the UK’s biggest supermarket on 3,500 branded products.
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Sir Tom Hunter fails to halt Dobbies rights issue
Tycoon Sir Tom Hunter has failed in his attempt to halt a rights issue by garden centre Dobbies.
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Dobbies refuses Sir Tom Hunter’s order
The board of Dobbies Garden Centres has confirmed that Sir Tom Hunter’s application for an interim order has been refused.
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Phones 4U to face Ofcom inquiry
Phones 4U faces investigation by telecoms regulator Ofcom for alleged phone mis-selling.
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Argos faces strike action
Home Retail Group faces possible strike action at its catalogue retailer Argos after union Unite said it will hold a ballot to take industrial action over pay.
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Opinion
Will Best Buy be retail parks’ saviour?
All eyes will be on new DSGi chief executive John Browett on Thursday when he reveals the first stage of his strategic review.
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New Heights enters administration
Upmarket furniture retailer New Heights has collapsed into administration, the latest furniture retailer to fall victim to the tough economic climate.
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April retail sales worst since 2005
UK retail sales values fell 1.5 per cent for April, compared with the same month last year, when sales were up 2.4 per cent.
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Travis Perkins expects slowdown
Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has reported turnover for the 17-week period to April 26 up 3.3 per cent in its retail division.
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New Heights shuts its shops
Upmarket furniture retailer New Heights has shut all its stores, as speculation mounts about the future of the company.
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Land of Leather and chief exec Briant fined by FSA
Struggling furniture retailer Land of Leather has been fined 210,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for allowing its sales force to sell Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) on loans without monitoring or training to ensure insurance was sold fairly.
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DSGi to slash store count
Electricals giant DSGi is expected to cut its dividend and announce the closure of up to 200 of its 700 stores in the first stage of new chief executive John Browett’s strategic review this week.
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Home Depot to axe 15 stores as US housing slump strikes
Home Depot is to rein in its store expansion programme and close flagship stores as the US housing market takes its toll.
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Analysis
Back of the net
Jonathon Brown’s work as B&Q head of multichannel will be under the microscope, as this area is a key priority for new Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire. Jennifer Creevy reports