All Retail Week UAT articles in November 13, 2009 – Page 4
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NewsArgos launches financial services price comparison site
Argos has today launched a financial services price comparison website called Argos Compare.
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NewsJohn Lewis ponders VAT delay
Department store group John Lewis may steal a march on the rest of the high street by not passing on the higher rate of VAT until the end of January.
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NewsGreggs eyes 100 Threshers stores
Bakery specialist Greggs is considering taking on 100 stores from Threshers owner First Quench, the off-licence group that collapsed into administration a fortnight ago.
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NewsM&S considers taking Simply Food into Western Europe
Marks & Spencer has enlisted advisors to scout locations in Western Europe for Simply Food stores, it is understood.
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NewsWHSmith posts 1% group sales fall
Bookseller and stationer WHSmith disclosed that total sales fell 1% in the first 10 weeks of the financial year and it is planning for competitive trading conditions at Christmas.
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NewsDebenhams acquires Danish retailer Magasin for £12.3m
Department store group Debenhams is to push into mainland Europe following the £12.3m acquisition of Danish department store business Magasin du Nord.
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NewsBest Buy International boss to make surprise departure
Bob Willett, chief executive of Best Buy International, is to leave the retailer just months before the US electricals giant makes its high-profile UK debut.
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NewsEx-MD buys back failed pet retailer Acorn
The former managing director of Scottish chain Acorn Pet Centres has led a rescue of the business.
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NewsLondon retailers launch West End traffic-free day
Retailers including Arcadia Group boss Sir Philip Green and Harold Tillman, owner of Jaeger and Aquascutum, were among store chiefs who gathered this morning to promote the fifth traffic-free Christmas shopping day in London’s West End.
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NewsMarks & Spencer offers online shoppers 1p delivery
Marks & Spencer has kick-started its Christmas online sales campaign by offering shoppers delivery for a penny.
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NewsPeacocks to sell CDs as it goes after gap left by Woolworths
Value fashion chain Peacocks is to start selling CDs to take advantage of the gap left in the market since the collapse of Woolworths.
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OpinionLies, damned lies and shoplifting statistics
Loss prevention and retail security staff do not despair – the figures all over the press yesterday about shoplifting being up by 20% are not quite as cut and dried as they seem.
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NewsJohn Lewis to launch Christmas ad campaign on Sunday
John Lewis will launch its Christmas television campaign on Sunday, aimed at rekindling the excitement felt by children when they open their presents on Christmas Day.
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NewsThreshers franchisees form action group
Updated: 55 of the 65 Threshers’ franchisees have formed an action group to resist being bought by a buyer they view as “unfavourable”.
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NewsSainsbury’s posts 18.5% interim profits rise
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s has unveiled a leap in interim profits and said customer numbers have surged,highlighting how effectively it has responded to tough retail conditions.
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NewsTesco gains market share for first time in two years
Grocery market leader Tesco has increased its market share on a 12-week basis for the first time since 2007, the latest TNS data showed.
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NewsTesco strikes partnership with DreamWorks
Tesco has struck an exclusive partnership with film studio DreamWorks to offer DVDs and merchandise in its stores.
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NewsPeter Williams: Retail locations need reinvention to meet web challenge
Today’s retailers need as few as 100 stores to achieve national coverage compared with up to 300 three years ago, meaning a “seismic change” is needed in many high streets and shopping centres, former Selfridges chief Peter Williams told the BCSC conference in Manchester today.
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NewsGames retailers cheer at Call of Duty release
Games retailers will be rubbing their hands in glee today with the release of the most anticipated title of the year, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.