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Focus launches budget range to be ‘Lidl of DIY’
Focus has launched a range of value-priced products as it guns to become the “Lidl of DIY”.
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O2 unveils new format at Manchester Arndale
Mobile phone retailer and network operator O2 unveiled the first of its revamped stores this week at Manchester Arndale.
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High pay for retailers ‘not helping strategy’
Retail chief executives are paid disproportionately more than their counterparts in other industries but have less time than ever to spend on strategy, a study has claimed.
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Ton Sur Ton eyes UK comeback
Iconic 1980s fashion brand Ton Sur Ton is to be resurrected with as many as 80 standalone stores slated to open in the UK within five years.
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Tesco: The City View
Tesco is budgeting for like-for-like growth of only 2 per cent at its core UK business in contrast to the 3 to 4 per cent it has traditionally targeted.
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Share prices languish as talk of recession heightens City’s fears
Only two retailers managed a share price rise over the week as the market took fright at the looming recession.
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Opinion
Can the food discounters steal shoppers this Christmas?
Speak to any chief executive at the moment and they will all say that Christmas will be tough.
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Opinion
Sainsbury’s will ride this storm
Feed your Family for a Fiver seems not just to be a Sainsbury’s promotional campaign but a whole new way of grocery shopping.
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Carpetright ventures into e-tail but warns of tough times ahead
Flooring retailer Carpetright is to launch a transactional web site next year, but still warned that trading will remain tough for the next 18 months.
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DSGi rating reviewed as downturn takes toll
Ratings agency Moodys has put DSGi under review for a possible downgrade after the retailer suffered a first-half like-for-like tumble of 7 per cent.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Hollister, Brent Cross
Abercrombie & Fitch fashion brand Hollister finally made it off the UK starting blocks this week with stores in Westfield London, which opened yesterday, and at Brent Cross (pictured), which welcomed its first shoppers last Saturday.
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Asda opens wooden eco-store
Asda opened its wood-clad, timber-framed eco-store at Bootle in Merseyside on Monday.
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Crabtree & Evelyn to roll out fresh look after pilot
Health and beauty retailer Crabtree & Evelyn has pushed the button on the roll-out of its new store format after a two-month trial.
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Giant shopping mall pulls out all the stops in Dubai
The eagerly anticipated Dubai Mall opened yesterday, on the same day as Westfield London in White City.
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Carrefour and Ahold buck slump with robust Q3 sales
French giant Carrefour and Dutch grocer Ahold bucked the downturn to reveal resilient third quarter sales in the face of global economic turmoil.
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Analysis
Leeds: Retail space 'over capacity' but still expanding
Leeds is already one of the country’s top retail cities, but with two centres opening in the next four years, Ben Cooper asks if it really needs the 1.5 million sq ft of space that’s on the way.
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AnalysisTechnology spending: A time to make do and mend?
The credit crunch is forcing consumers to keep their wallets in their pockets, but does it mean that the purse strings are also tightening for IT departments? Joanna Perry finds out.
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AnalysisSelfridges: A twist on Christmas tradition
Selfridges’ Christmas windows are always a visual extravaganza and this year the department store has brought in Santa Claus to cheer up the cash-strapped crowds. John Ryan gets a preview.
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Analysis
Tony Brown: A natural born seller
Department store retailer Beales has changed its direction since ex-Bhs chief Tony Brown joined, with morale on the way back up. He tells Amy Shields how he is reviving the loss-making chain.