All Retail Week UAT articles in October 23, 2009 – Page 3
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NewsHolland & Barrett kicks off TV campaign for in-store deal
Health foods retailer Holland & Barrett has launched a TV campaign to promote its buy-one-get-one-half-price offer on everything in-store, which it claims is a first for any retailer in the UK.
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AnalysisHome Bargains: A home-grown retailer bargaining on success
Home Bargains has set out a no-holds barred expansion target as it plans to treble in size. Operations director Joe Morris tells Nicola Harrison why the company wants more, more, more
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Is furniture getting back on its feet?
Furniture retailers may no longer be dropping like flies, but that doesn’t mean the sector’s troubles are over just yet. Nicola Harrison reports.
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Tengelmann close to selling its Plus discount operations in Austria, Romania and Bulgaria
Tengelmann is close to selling its remaining Plus discount operations in Austria, Romania and Bulgaria.The stores in Austria are likely to be sold to Spar (Austria), while the network in Romania is likely to be picked up by Delhaize Group, and the young operation in Bulgaria by Schwarz Group’s Lidl.Closure ...
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Woolworths’ attempt to enter the DIY market under threat
The country’s largest retailer Woolworths’ attempt to enter the DIY market looks under threat after its takeover of hardware retailer Danks has been put in doubt.The competition regulator has raised concerns about Woolworths planned takeover. In a 13-page document, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said the purchase of Danks ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: Assessing beginners to retail
Since the recession began, we have had a lot of people applying for positions in our stores who have never worked in retail. How can we tell if they would work well in our industry?
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NewsArgos to undergo brand revamp
Catalogue store group Argos is to revamp its brand, including its logo, to reflect how the business has changed in recent years.
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NewsArgos pushes range via mobile videos
Argos customers can now receive product videos to their mobile phones after its supplier Wow! Stuff created the service to promote its Science Museum range.
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NewsFewer, bigger stores for Arcadia as profits soar
Arcadia’s future lies in fewer, bigger stores, Sir Philip Green said this week as he revealed that profits at his fashion group have increased despite the recession.
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NewsAnthropologie opens its first European store on Regent Street
The US women’s fashion and lifestyle retailer has opened its first European store on Regent Street.
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Retail sales in America fall in September
Retail sales in America fell by the largest amount so far this year in September – 1.5% – but the fall was not as bad as expected.The drop in sales was attributed to car sales plummeting following the end of the country’s scrappage scheme. Car sales dropped by 10.4%, but ...
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Walmart enters into a price war with Amazon
Walmart has entered into a price war with Amazon and the nation’s book retailers, lowering prices on certain highly anticipated hardback titles to $9 (£5.49).The retailer listed prices for some upcoming hardcover releases, such as Dean Koontz’s Breathless and Stephen King’s Under the Dome at $10 (£6.10), which was answered ...
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NewsClinton to expand store chains after better than expected trading
Greetings cards retailer Clinton Cards is gunning to grow its store base from 876 to 1,200 within six years and has revealed better than expected full-year trading.
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NewsBrokers mixed after Morrisons visit
Grocer Morrisons held an investor day on Monday, when it took analysts on a tour of new small-format stores and a regional distribution centre on the south coast.
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NewsFood hots up after Sainsbury’s bid talk
Investor appetite grew for food retailers as speculation swirled that Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund was once again considering a bid for Sainsbury’s.
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NewsGIVe adopts planning system for products
George Davies’ latest retail venture GIVe has introduced a planning and product development system from Decision Systems to support its operation and help the new chain optimise its merchandise mix.
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NewsAdams plots expansion to claw back position under new owner
The new owner of Adams Childrenswear has vowed to return the retailer to its former position as a high street leader with an aggressive store expansion programme and more premium offer.
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NewsDwell hires chairman as it eyes Habitat acquisition
Mid-market furniture retailer Dwell has made Neil McCausland chairman and is considering bidding for all or parts of Habitat if it is put up for sale by Ikea owner ICAF Antillen.
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Jumbo wins the battle to acquire Casino’s subsidiary Super de Boer
Dutch supermarket group Jumbo has won the battle to acquire Casino’s subsidiary Super de Boer after raising its original offer.The new offer values the company at E552.5m (£503.5m). Super de Boer has become something of a prized asset, with various supermarkets bidding for the chain after Jumbo’s original offer.“This is ...
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Lotte Shopping has agrees to acquire Times
Lotte Shopping has agreed to acquire Chinese hypermarket operator Times.A Lotte Group spokesman said: “We have in effect acquired Times, although some processes [to complete the deal] remain.”Lotte Shopping will purchase a 72.3% stake in the company from chairman Kenneth Fang. The South Korean retailer is believed to have outbid ...