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OpinionDuddy must stop Argos’s slide
News editor Nicola is has worked on the news desk at Retail Week for three years, covering property, furniture, DIY, and entertainment.
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OpinionTesco has tripped up but it will fight back
George MacDonald has written for Retail Week for more than 10 years, covering various sectors. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on retail trends and issues.
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AnalysisEtail has left the future of hypermarkets in doubt
The 1960s were a momentous decade for retail.
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NewsOnline sales soar 16.5% over Christmas
Online sales jumped 16.5% in December as £7.9bn was spent on the web.
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NewsPeacocks crisis could reshape value sector
Debt and market conditions have been blamed for bringing value fashion group Peacocks to the point of collapse yesterday (Wednesday).
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NewsCocosa to launch full price site
Online private Sales site Cocosa is set to launch a full price site in 2013, a second major steer away from its original private sales business model in six months.
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NewsBuffett ups stake in Tesco
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has increased its shareholding in Tesco.
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NewsHalf of Peacocks head office staff axed
Almost half of Peacocks’ head office staff have been made redundant after the value clothing retailer collapsed yesterday.
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NewsKidswear chain Pumpkin Patch hits the buffers
Kidswear retailer Pumpkin Patch has fallen into administration.
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NewsMulberry posts soaring like-for-likes over Christmas
Luxury goods retailer Mulberry delivered a strong Christmas, with like-for-likes rocketing 35% in the six weeks to January 14.
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NewsPrimark reports 'exceptional' Christmas trading
Value fashion retailer Primark has reported strong Christmas trading and double-digit growth for its first quarter.
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NewsComet suffers Christmas sales slump
Sales plummeted at electricals retailer Comet over Christmas and net debt rose.
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NewsAsos sales and margin up in third quarter
Fashion etailer Asos UK sales were up 10% to £62m in its third quarter.
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NewsPlay mulls payment-on-delivery model to boost shoppers’ options
Etailer Play.com is considering the introduction of a payment-on-delivery offer, which would be a UK first as the retailer looks to offer better customer service under its new owners.
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Rewe Group to acquire Citistore chain
Rewe Group’s supermarket division Billa in Russia is to acquire the Citistore chain operating 17 retail stores in Moscow.Citistore, formerly known as Migros Turk’s Ramstore, consists of seven owned and 10 long-term leased stores with a total sales area of 215,000 sq ft. Billa has opened just 72 stores since ...
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Culture Convenience Club posts rise in book and magazine sales
Culture Convenience Club has posted a 106% rise in book and magazine sales to ¥102.4bn (£871.5m) at its Tsutaya store network for 2011.The home entertainment retailer attributed the increase to the strengthening of its catalogue stock, resulting in an uplift in the number of subscriptions, as well as utilising its ...
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Beauty retailer Sa Sa reports sales increase
rise of 28.9% to HK$1.81bn (£152.1m) for the third quarter ended December 31, 2011. Sales soared 25.9% (20.7% on a like-for-like basis) in Hong Kong and Macau. Chairman and chief executive Dr Simon Kwok said of the performance: “The group remains cautiously optimistic on the retail sector of the Asian ...
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NewsAnything but mint pricing
Tesco’s Big Price Drop may have been called into question following its sales slump last week but it truly does offer fantastic savings to its customers – that’s if its in-store marketing is to be believed.
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NewsDixons holds its own against supermarkets
Dixons boss John Browett maintained the electricals retailer has beaten off competition from the supermarkets through its renewed focus on customer service.
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NewsCrocs snaps up Chan from La Senza
Footwear brand and retailer Crocs has hired former La Senza retail operations director Ann Chan to join as European retail director.