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Gap posts £2.2bn Q1 sales
Gap has posted net sales of $3.33bn (£2.2bn) in its first quarter, a rise of 6% on the same period last year. Like-for-like sales increased 4% and net income rocketed 40% to $302m (£200m).Chairman and chief executive Glenn Murphy said: “Fuelled by our strengthened economic model, we are in a ...
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A&P posts Q4 loss of £113m
Tengelmann-controlled A&P has announced its fourth-quarter and full-year results for the 12 and 52 weeks ended February 27, 2010.Fourth-quarter net loss was $171.4m (£113.85m), up 53% compared with the net loss of $112.1m (£74.46m) a year earlier. Overall sales fell 12.9% to $2bn (£1.33bn), while like-for-like sales were down 4.8%. ...
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Ronato focus on growing market share
During 2010 and 2011, home improvement retailer Rona plans to focus primarily on growing its market share in Ontario and Western Canada while reinforcing its strong position in Quebec.The retailer expects to grow its share of the Canadian home improvement market from 17% to 20% by the end of 2011.By ...
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Shoppers Drug Mart sales up 5.7%
Drugstore chain Shoppers Drug Mart’s sales jumped 5.7% to C$2.32bn (£1.5bn) in the first quarter of 2010. The company continues to enjoy sales growth in all regions of the country, led by gains in Quebec and Western Canada. Like-for-like sales increased 3.1% over the quarter.Net earnings increased 8.2% to C$116m ...
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Office Depot sales fall 4.7%
Office Depot saw sales fall 4.7% to $3.1bn (£1.9bn) during the three months to March 27, 2010. Operating profit came in at $56m (£36m), compared with a loss of $60m (£39m) in the first quarter of 2009.Net profit was $29m (£19m), an improvement on the $55m (£36m) loss in the ...
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JC Penney aims for £14.2bn sales by 2014
JC Penney has set new, five-year operational and financial targets to reflect a focus on driving profitable, top-line growth and expanding market share.By the end of its 2014 financial year, the retailer is aiming to increase total sales by more than $5bn (£3.1bn) to reach about $23bn (£14.2 bn).In the ...
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Neiman Marcus testing new discount format
Department store operator Neiman Marcus is testing a new discount concept, according to US consumer fashion website Women’s Wear Daily.The 11,000 sq ft store, which opened this month in Dallas, offers designer brands such as Michael Kors, Badgley Mischka and Diane von Furstenberg, with prices ranging between $45 and $300 ...
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Saks to close 53 stores
Premium department store chain Saks plans to close up to 20 of its 53 full-line Saks Fifth Avenue stores over time.The exact number of store closures and their timing has not yet been announced, although the company closed its Portland, Oregon store last month. Instead, Saks is pursuing growth through ...
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Borders sets aside space for e-reader category
Borders is setting up “Area-e” sections inside all its stores that will be dedicated to the growing e-book and e-reader category.The book retailer will offer a wide variety of e-readers for sale as well as a comprehensive array of accessories and extended warranty programmes. Borders expects to complete the roll-out ...
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Fresh & Easy launches EatWell range
Tesco’s Fresh & Easy Neigborhood Market has launched EatWell, a line of 17 new healthy, ready-to-eat prepared meals and sides.The range includes salads, soups, noodle dishes, main courses and other options, with most options selling for $3.99 (£2.46).The EatWell range has been designed to contain fewer than 500 calories in ...
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Grocery accounts for majority of Walmart US sales
Walmart revealed that its US division generated a majority of its sales from grocery categories for the first time in its history last year.Grocery sales - including meat, produce, deli, bakery, dairy, frozen foods, floral and dry groceries, as well as consumables such as health and beauty aids, household chemicals, ...
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Barnes & Nobel e-commerce boss becomes chief executive
Barnes & Noble has promoted William Lynch, who currently heads Barnesandnoble.com, to the position of chief executive, replacing Steve Riggio.The bookseller said that Riggio will be actively involved with the company and will stay on as vice-chairman.Lynch has been president of Barnes & Noble’s website since February last year and ...
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AnalysisUS department stores see benefits of discount shops
The recession has breathed new life into US off-price clothing chains as consumers look for thrifty ways to shop without compromising on style.
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US multiples’ like-for-likes up 3.3%
Retail Metrics reported that its index of multiple retailers’ same-store sales figures rose 3.3% - higher than the 2.4% forecast and the fifth successive month of positive year-on-year sales growth shown by the index.During January high street retailers and department stores reported an increase in sales.Macy’s same-store sales climbed 3.4% ...
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Movie Gallery to close 805 stores
Film rental chain Movie Gallery plans to close 805 poorly performing US stores after falling sales and mounting losses led to its second bankruptcy in three years.The closures affect a third of the retailer’s 2,415 US stores and several thousand of the company’s 19,100 employees are likely to lose their ...
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Dollar General to open 600 stores this year
Fixed-price retailer Dollar General is gunning to open a further 600 stores over the next 12 months, creating about 5,000 jobs. The 5,000 anticipated new jobs come on the heels of about 4,000 jobs created by Dollar General in 2009, according to the retailer.Meanwhile, Dollar Tree reported record net sales ...
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Walmart cuts 300 head office jobs
Walmart is to cut 300 jobs at its headquarters in Arkansas as chief executive Mike Duke attempts to cut costs and make the retailer more efficient.In a memo sent to employees, Duke said managers were asked to look for opportunities to eliminate duplication and reduce costs when deciding which jobs ...
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AnalysisWalmart savings will fund improvements to US stores
Staying true to the first promise in its strapline “Save money. Live better”, Walmart is embarking on a series of organisational changes in an attempt to drive further efficiencies across the company.
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NewsLoblaw man Dalton Philips to succeed Marc Bolland at Morrisons
Dalton Philips, chief operating officer of Canadian grocer Loblaw, has been appointed chief executive of Morrisons.
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GalleryStore of the week: Superdry, New York
The eyes of many British retailers seeking to advertise that they are global brands seem, in many high-profile instances, to turn more readily towards the US than Europe when a judgement is made about where to go next.