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Fenwick to expand its floorspace at flagship
Department store group Fenwick is to enlarge its flagship store on London’s Bond Street by about 14,000 sq ft.
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Oli sales hit £23m in mixed maiden year
Otto has revealed sales of 23 million for its fashion brand Oli in its first full year of trading, as a new chief executive takes the helm of the UK arm.
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Harrods unveils interactive store promo to examine shopping habits
Harrods is to host an in-store promotion to find out how its customers’ shopping habits are influenced by merging shopping with theatre.
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NewsTJ Hughes grows again after fourfold profit rise
TJ Hughes has reignited its expansion plans after notching up full-year pre-tax profits more than quadruple the previous year.
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Tesco: The city view
Tesco’s share price fell a little this week, reflecting what analysts said was the “full” price paid for Tesco Personal Finance.
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Woolies update and CBI figuresdo nothing to dispel retail gloom
Plummeting sales at Woolworths and a gloomy CBI survey kept the downward pressure on store shares, but a better-than-feared update from Next and director share buying at Marks & Spencer provided some reassurance.
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Opinion
Tesco can bank on its canny deal
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has been a banker as well as a shopkeeper for 11 years, so the retailer’s decision to take full control of its personal finance business was not a shock.
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New-look JJB stores bolster lacklustre like-for-like sales
New storefits at JJB have helped increase like-for-like sales at refurbished shops.
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Kingfisher reverses UK decline as B&Q revives
Kingfisher, Europe’s biggest DIY group, posted a 1.5 per cent fall in second quarter like-for-like sales, but the City was impressed by its UK performance.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Life Time, Athens
Broadly, there are two schools of thought when it comes to selling children’s merchandise – commodity or lifestyle – and rarely anything in between.
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Selfridges gives technology area a makeover
Selfridges is to remodel the technology department at its flagship Oxford Street store to emphasise top-end branded merchandise.
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Borders UK to spice up web offer with series of podcasts
Books and entertainment retailer Borders UK is to launch an online audio podcast series in an effort to drive traffic to its web site.
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Opinion
Squeeze puts synergies back on agenda
Those of us old enough to have lived through retail downturns know that they present opportunity for the strong and fleet of foot, even as they spell oblivion for the weak and overstretched. How will the industry change during this downturn? There are several trends to watch out for.
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Consumer confidence nosedives
Consumer confidence has plummeted to an all-time low as concerns over the economy and finances take hold.
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Opinion
It’s up to us to turn it around
Instead of waiting for the Government to restore consumer confidence, why not take charge?
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Analysis
Nose for the job
The Perfume Shop chief operating officer Jo Walker is so passionate about her job that she hardly ever takes a holiday. Jennifer Creevy asks why scents mean so much.
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Analysis
Where there’s a wag...
Credit crunch? What credit crunch? For the footballers’ wives of Cheshire money is no object, but they expect a lot from their retailers. Charlotte Hardie pays a visit to WAG heaven.
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Analysis
Town fit for a king
With its affluent catchment and well-balanced stores offer, Kingston upon Thames is a fine example of dynamic retailing. John Ryan takes a tour with Echochamber’s Matthew Brown.
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Retailers rethink business travel
More than half of retailers say they have changed the way they consider business travel out of concern for the environment, a survey has revealed.
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Analysis
Fruits of our labour
Thanks to BlackBerries, retail executives are never off duty anymore, while e-mail into stores has often proved more of a hindrance than a help on the shopfloor. So how can retailers communicate in a way that is effective and doesn’t confuse staff, asks Alison Clements.