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NewsIan Harding flies in for Majestic board role
Champagne corks aplenty popped last week as fizz specialist Majestic Wine toasted the appointment of Kingfisher group communications director Ian Harding to its board as a non-executive director.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Auchan on course to become €100bn retailer
Auchan’s sales jumped 5.8% to E46.9bn (£39.9bn) in the year ended December 31, fuelled by expansion and like-for-like performance.
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AnalysisMy retail life: Lysa Hardy, chief marketing officer, NBTY Europe
Lysa Hardy, Chief marketing officer at NBTY Europe, owner of Holland & Barrett, speaks to Retail Week about her life working in retail.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Trinity Leeds brings city a retail showcase it deserves
As the only big mall opening of the year and the first since Westfield Stratford City in September 2011, Trinity Leeds needed to make a splash. It did.
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OpinionComment: Multichannel success for fashion and homeware retailer Next
Next’s full-year figures showed that the fashion powerhouse remains a pastmaster in multichannel retailing.
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OpinionComment: Striking the right professional management balance
I’ve always been fascinated by the relationship between a company founder and the management they inevitably have to bring in.
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NewsKingfisher boss insists growth plan is on track despite profit dip
Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire has insisted that the DIY giant’s growth plan remains on track despite profits slipping for the first time in five years last year.
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NewsCold weather threatens to ruin Easter trading for DIY and garden retailers
DIY and garden retailers are bracing themselves for an Easter weekend sales freeze during the most important time of the year for home improvement categories, as wintry conditions continue to undermine performance.
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NewsEtailer Occa Home adds former Best Buy Europe boss Willett to board
Occa Home, the furniture etailer backed by Asos and The Hut investor The William Currie Group, has appointed former Best Buy Europe boss Bob Willett to its board.
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OpinionComment: The battle of the supermarkets heats up
Whilst Justin King can look proudly upon Sainsbury’s recent performance, he must be aware that Tesco has only just finished licking its wounds from the horse meat scandal and is slowly regaining strength.
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OpinionNick Bubb's Verdict: Kingfisher - How can it downsize in the UK?
Everybody knows that B&Q has too much space, including Kingfisher’s management, but how do you start to get rid of 27.5m sq ft of it?
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NewsMarch retail sales flat but retailers confident of rise in April
Retailers are confident sales will grow next month despite recording flat sales in March and bringing six months of growth to an end, according to the CBI Distributive Trades Survey.
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NewsBlockbuster to launch music as part of new owner's revival plan
Blockbuster’s new owners Gordon Brothers are locked in discussions with landlords about securing better terms as the restructuring firm plans to launch into music at the entertainment specialist.
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NewsVideo: Sainsbury’s and Waitrose record strong growth after horse meat scandal
Sainsbury’s and Waitrose have recorded strong sales growth as grocers not implicated in the horse meat scandal drew custom.
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NewsStaples hires new UK boss to lead multichannel strategy
Staples has today appointed new UK vice president Carlos Maia to lead a multichannel strategy, integrating its online operations with stores.
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AnalysisKingfisher full-year figures: What the analysts say
Kingfisher, the DIY group which owns B&Q and Screwfix, today posted an 11% drop in pre-tax profit to £715m for the year to January 31, 2013. Retail Week takes a look at what the City thinks.
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NewsB&Q owner Kingfisher posts full-year profits plunge
Kingfisher full-year group pre-tax profits plunged 11% to £715m in its year to January 31 as wet weather hindered sales in the UK.
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NewsSofa specialist DFS backs Irish retail market and eyes expansion
DFS has signalled its confidence in the Irish market despite some UK retailers putting their businesses through insolvency protection processes this year.
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Group sales increase for DIY retailer Hornbach
DIY retailer Hornbach’s group sales increased 0.8% to E3.23bn (£2.75bn) in the year ended February 28.The Hornbach-Baumarkt fascia achieved growth of 0.6% to E3bn (£2.5bn) year on year. Consolidated like-for-like sales dropped 1.4% from the previous year’s level of 2.8%.
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H&M suffers lower than expected first-quarter sales
Fast-fashion retailer H&M said its first-quarter sales did not reach expectations because of unfavourable weather and a tough economic climate.In the three months to February 28 sales increased 6%. However, when taking into account calendar and currency effects, sales rose 2% to SEK28.39bn (£2.87bn). Like-for-like sales fell 3% in the ...