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Online searches for post-Christmas Sales soar
Boxing Day was the busiest online shopping day of 2007 and the number of bargain hunters searching for post-Christmas Sales online more than trebled during the festive holiday period.
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Opinion
Online Sales have a long way to go
Newspaper images of shoppers fighting their way into stores would have deterred many from the high street Sales.
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Opinion
Out of the frying pan, into the fire
It looks as if 2008 may be the year of living dangerously for retailers.
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City forecasts winners as tough 2008 dawns
Analysts face hard choices this year as they weigh up recommendations after the stock market savaging of 2007.
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Analysis
Storing up trouble
Inefficient storage of data damages both the environment and retailers’ profits. Joanna Perry finds out how John Lewis is making its IT systems eco friendly
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Opinion
Still basking in the warm glow of Christmas
Christmas has been and gone and it was really busy here. We all had a great time. A surprise big seller was Russell Brand’s autobiography My Booky Wook. The comic seems to be on TV every day and public interest in him has been phenomenal – he’s definitely captured the ...
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Asda reignites supermarket price war with ad drive…
Asda is to spark another price war among the big four grocers with an ad campaign that launches today.
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Dolcis owner insists chain is safe as backer pulls out
John Kinnaird vows Dolcis will break even this year, despite crisis talks to secure new investor
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Analysis
Temporary truce
Temporary units in centres can anger permanent retailers – particularly at Christmas. Ben Cooper reports
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Stylo non-exec to retire
Barry Morris, non-executive director of Bradford-based shoe retailer Stylo, is to retire from the company.
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Carpetright: The City View
Founder Lord Harris called off his attempt to take Carpetright private just before Christmas.
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Analysis
Flower power
Cath Kidston’s relocated store in Bath shows why this blooming retailer is a force to be reckoned with. John Ryan reports
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Opinion
New year brings a wealth of challenges
Retail is one of the most dynamic and important sectors of the economy. Usdaw, the main trade union for shop and distribution workers, had a successful 2007, with the biggest membership increase since 1990.
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AnalysisMinimum wage, minimum effort
Retailers have always prided themselves on paying their workers above the minimum wage. But, with the rate racing ahead of inflation, they are struggling to keep pace. Liz Morrell reports
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Opinion
Grocers dominate 2007’s risers as all eyes are on January totals
Last year was a tale of two retail sectors. While grocers’ valuations – buoyed by bid speculation – raced ahead of the All Share index, general merchandisers’ stock sank by almost 26 per cent.
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Opinion
It’s not all just doom and gloom
Retailers must look for silver linings, or else they will talk themselves into a new year slump
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MFI to up marketing team in product push
Furniture giant MFI is to expand its commercial and marketing team by nearly a quarter as it seeks to continue its recovery this year.
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Analysis
Secure your store
As retailers calculate the damage of shoplifters’ Christmas thieving sprees, Charlotte Dennis-Jones asks how they can help empower staff to tackle the problem
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Play.com offshoot ups ante against Amazon
Play.com has intensified its march on Amazon’s market share as it aims to double the size of its product exchange site PlayTrade.
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West End BID picks new chief as retailers back five-year extension
The New West End Company (NWEC) has hired former East Midlands Tourism boss Richard Dickinson as chief executive.