All Retail Week UAT articles in November 13, 2009 – Page 5
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NewsM&S targets £40m party food sales rise at Christmas
Marks & Spencer aims to boost sales of party food by up to 30% this Christmas on the back of three-for-two and half-price offers.
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NewsChip and PIN cards and sat-navs ‘most endangered’ technologies says DSGi
Chip and PIN credit cards, sat-navs and DVD players all feature on a list of 2010’s “most endangered technologies” compiled by DSGi-owned etailer Pixmania.com.
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NewsAlliance Boots loses out in Sweden
Alliance Boots is understood to have lost out in Sweden’s auction of part of its state-owned Apoteket pharmacy chain.
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News‘Middle-class shoplifters’ fuel surge in crime
Shoplifting has surged to unprecedented levels in the past year as the ‘middle-class shoplifter’ turns to crime to fund luxury lifestyles in the recession.
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NewsRetailers experience best October for seven years
Retailers have experienced the best October for seven years, with like-for-like sales up 3.8% on a year ago during the month.
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OpinionAmericans in London
Look at the tenant list for Regent Street and you have to wonder what’s happening. Why do American retailers making landfall in the UK seem to view this single London street as the most obvious destination to set up shop?
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NewsBurberry social network to celebrate trench coat
Burberry, the upscale retailer and brand, has launched a social networking site celebrating its famous trench coat.
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NewsAsda posts flat profits and is ‘sold’ in internal Walmart deal
Asda, the Walmart-owned grocery and general merchandise giant, generated profit before tax of £520.4m last year.
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NewsGoldsmiths owner Aurum agrees refinancing
Aurum, the jewellery group formerly backed by Baugur, has agreed a debt for equity swap with lenders and said recent performance has been ahead of expectations.
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NewsRicher Sounds profits slide while revenue soars
Hi-fi and televisions retailer Richer Sounds experienced a pre-tax profit decline of 8% to £3.4m in its full year.
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NewsBrightHouse like-for-likes rise 9.9% in first half
Rent-to-own electricals and furniture retailer BrightHouse’s like-for-likes climbed 9.9% in the six months to September 30.
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NewsBoots awaits decision on bid for Swedish chain
Alliance Boots is expected to learn this week whether it has been successful in its bid to buy part of Sweden’s pharmacy monopoly.
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