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AnalysisBooks etcetera
Distracted by the allure of online, consumers might be forgiven for turning their backs on bookshops. So are booksellers offering anything to persuade them otherwise?
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NewsHollister to make its UK debut at Brent Cross
Abercrombie Fitch sister brand Hollister has signed for its first store in the UK at Hammerson’s Brent Cross shopping centre in north London.
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Opinion
It’s time for the last word on rate cuts
I have been taken to task recently by one or two economic journalists for continuing to call for a cut in interest rates.
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Jaeger signs deal for Middle East stores
Jaeger has signed a franchise agreement to open up to eight stores in the Middle East over the next five years.
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Opinion
Who do we think we’re kidding?
Christmas sales might look pleasing, but are retailers really being honest with themselves?
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News
H&M to make Russian debut as sales climb
Swedish clothing giant H&M is to enter Russia next year after posting better-than-expected sales in its fourth quarter.
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Hugo Boss sales climb
Sales at designer fashion retailer Hugo Boss jumped 9 per cent to €1.63 billion ( 1.22 billion) for 2007, with net income soaring 20 per cent to €154 million ( 115.1 million).
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News
Land of Leather halves openings as sales flounder
Land of Leather is to halve its expansion plans for its next financial year following a continued slump in sales.
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Downer plans business review and store closures at Borders
Borders UK’s new chief executive Philip Downer plans to close stores and conduct an extensive review of the business following the departure of his predecessor David Roche last week.
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Arcandor kicks off ‘radical’ move to luxury at Karstadt
Arcandor has started transforming its Karstadt department stores into luxury destinations for brands in an effort to create a high-end pan-European chain.
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News
Sisley unveils spring 2008 ad campaign
Mens- and womenswear retailer Sisley has launched its spring ad campaign as it aims to strengthen its brand identity and ramp up international expansion.
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News
Sports Direct: The City View
Sports Direct moved up the City’s retail league after striking a deal with Chinese retailer ITAT.
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News
Allders expands out of Croydon with bed shop
Allders has opened its first store outside Croydon since new management took over in 2005.
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News
FreshXpress to expand by five stores this year
FreshXpress, the grocery chain that emerged from the Kwik Save administration last year, wants to open five stores this year.
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Opinion
Don’t just blame the market
It gives no one at Retail Week any pleasure that last week’s front page story about The Works being on the brink of administration came true even more quickly than expected.
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News
Boots and TK Maxx in supply deal
Boots and fashion retailer TK Maxx have teamed up to generate supply chain efficiencies with deliveries to their stores on the Isle of Man.
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News
Base on a knife-edge as poor trading bites
Men’s and boys’ fashion chain Base Menswear was locked in crisis talks to stave off administration as Retail Week went to press.
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News
Boots and TK Maxx in supply deal
Boots and fashion retailer TK Maxx have teamed up to generate supply chain efficiencies with deliveries to their stores on the Isle of Man.
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News
Morrisons’ soaring growth dents rival supermarkets’ share prices
Following share price rises in recent weeks, retail stocks went into reverse and food groups were hit most heavily.
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News
Ethical cotton crisis looms as Uzbek ban hits suppliers
Retailers face one of their thorniest dilemmas since ramping up commitments to ethical trading – reconciling human rights with the livelihoods of some of the world’s poorest people.