More on Me + Em – Page 2910
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News
Retailer critical list grows
Retailers are set to face further distress in 2009 after the number of companies facing bankruptcy soared 81 per cent in the final quarter of 2008, according to a survey.
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Focus appoints new commercial director
DIY chain Focus has appointed Penny Teale as its commercial director.
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Tesco to invest £19m slashing clothing prices
Tesco will invest 19m lowering its clothing prices and has begun by slashing prices on over 700 key clothing lines.
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BrightHouse sales up as consumers opt to rent
Rent-to-buy electricals and furniture specialist BrightHouse has revealed underlying revenue increased 13.5 per cent in the 13 weeks to December 28.
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Matalan outperforms at Christmas
Discount retailer Matalan has bucked the gloom to post a 5.9 per cent like-for-like increase in sales over Christmas.
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Worst Christmas sales growth in London since 2004
London retailers experienced their worst like-for-like growth this Christmas since 2004. December sales in the capital were 0.7 per cent lower than a year ago on a like-for-like basis.
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Selfridges' profits to climb after Christmas sales rise
Department store business Selfridges notched up like-for-like growth of 5 per cent in December.
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Pets at Home like-for-likes up 10.4 per cent
Pets at Home has defied the economic gloom by posting a 10.4 per cent increase in like-for-likes in the six weeks to January 8.
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DSGi picks new chairman
John Allan will take over as chairman of electricals group DSGi when incumbent Sir John Collins retires in September.
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Asos sales soar
Fashion e-tailer Asos has enjoyed another bumper Christmas with sales in the nine weeks to January 16 up 118 per cent year on year.
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Analysis
Backing UK Retail: The heart of the community
As our Backing UK Retail campaign celebrates the industry’s role in supporting the economy, Ben Cooper looks at how retail developments have revitalised the country’s towns and cities.
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Analysis
Co-op: Southern comfort
Southern Co-operatives is trialling four new formats aimed at giving the in-store experience a warmer, less clinical feel. John Ryan samples the ambience at pilot stores across the South.
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Analysis
Supply Chain: Reverse psychology
Returns can be a costly burden, yet retailers’ supply chains are often ill-equipped to deal with them. Charlotte Hardie asks where savings can be made as unwanted gifts fly back to stores.
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Opinion
Retail can and will survive this recession
So that’s it. Credit crunch Christmas 2008 is over, the decorations are back in their boxes and the administrations came as fast as new year resolutions fell by the wayside.
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Opinion
Economies are always cyclical
Retailers are finally learning that a long-term view is still important in times of recession.
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AnalysisPre-pack administrations: The last resort?
A sign of the times, pre-pack administrations have become a popular solution for failing businesses. But are they ‘legalised robbery’, as some in the industry claim? Amy Shields reports.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Oil & Vinegar, Newcastle
To judge from what’s happening in the wider economy, you might think that being a niche retailer is not the finest thing in the world at the moment.
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Opinion
Primark: good housekeeping
Hoover the floor, change the sheets, clean the windows. All of these activities come under the umbrella term “housekeeping” and are what most people do a little of from time to time. It’s also a word used in retailing to indicate that the floors have indeed been polished, the carpets ...
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Discounters enjoy spoils of the downturn
Discount retailers are benefitting from the global downturn as shoppers around the world continue to trade down, according to a report.
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Bargain Booze to expand after sales jump
Drinks and convenience group Bargain Booze is to ramp up its expansion plans after bucking the high street gloom to report strong Christmas trade.