All Retail Week UAT articles in November 27, 2009 – Page 5
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NewsGrocers’ non-food sales to increase 40% by 2014
Non-food sales from grocers are expected to increase by 40% to £16.2bn in 2014, representing nearly 10p in every pound spent in supermarkets.
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NewsSports Direct appoints chairman
Sports Direct has appointed a non-executive chairman, Dr Keith Hellawell, to join its board.
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NewsSignet UK arm to be hit by the weakness of sterling
Total sales for the UK arm of jewellery giant Signet fell 4.75% on a reported basis to $154.4m (£93.1m) for the 13 weeks to September 31.
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NewsEbay technical hitch raises fears about retailer listings
Ebay’s technical failure on Saturday has raised fears about the auction site’s ability to handle bulk listings by large retailers.
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NewsAsda Income Tracker: Average family £10 a week better off
The average UK family is £10 a week better off compared to October 2008, according to the latest report from the Asda Income Tracker.
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NewsMalcolm Walker tapped for cash by ex-Baugur chief
Malcolm Walker, chief executive of frozen foods retailer Iceland, is understood to have been tapped up by Jon Asgeir Johannesson, founder of collapsed high street chain Baugur, about investing in his Hagar retail empire.
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NewsTopps Tiles proposes share placing as profits fall
Topps Tiles has announced a proposed share placing as it reported adjusted full-year pre-tax profits of £16.3m, down from £29.5m the year before.
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NewsBorders UK stops taking orders online
Borders UK has stopped taking orders from its website as the future of the books retailer hangs in the balance.
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Torex to hand over hardware maintenance to partner
Retail software supplier Torex is to transfer its hardware maintenance business to partner Phoenix IT Services from February next year.
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NewsBlacks CVA approved
Blacks Leisure’s Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) has been approved by 98% of its landlords at a creditors meeting.
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NewsReiss redesigns stores for luxury
Luxury fashion chain Reiss has refreshed areas of selected stores in support of its capsule 1971 collection, the year in which the retailer opened its first store.
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NewsPPR looks to sell some retail businesses
French luxury and retail group PPR is reported to be considering the sale of part of its retail portfolio to raise cash to buy new brands.
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NewsToy buying pushes up sales at John Lewis
Sales at John Lewis department stores for the week ending November 21 have jumped 15% on the same period last year to £78.5m as shoppers start buying gifts for Christmas.
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NewsWoolworths owner looks at return to the high street
Woolworths could come back to the high street as a 200-store chain as part of a plan by Shop Direct Group to move it from an online-only operation.
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NewsBlacks CVA vote expected to be passed today
Blacks Leisure is expected to have its Company Voluntary Arrangement passed by landlords today, potentially securing the future of the outdoor specialist.
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NewsMark Price named contender to replace Marc Bolland at Morrisons
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has been named as a leading contender to replace Marc Bolland as chief executive of Morrisons.
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OpinionAn Anthropologie lesson
In this unseasonably warm period of goodwill to all men, there is much to be leant from the way in which Anthropologie is pulling them through doors by the simple expedient of quick-fire change.
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