All Value articles – Page 44
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NewsPoundworld buys 15 Peacocks stores
Single-price retailer Poundworld has acquired 15 former Peacocks stores in the south of England as it expands across the UK.
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NewsPoundland acquires eight Peacocks stores
Single price point retailer Poundland has confirmed it has acquired eight former Peacocks shops and is in discussions to take on more.
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NewsPoundstretcher: Taking advantage of gap left by Woolworths?
Has the value retailer made the right moves to take advantage of the gap left by Woolworths?
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NewsIceland buys Peacocks stores as value retailers size up the estate
Iceland has bought seven former Peacocks stores from the value fashion retailer’s administrator KPMG.
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NewsPoundland accepts American Express to attract middle class shoppers
Single price point retailer Poundland will accept American Express cards in all 385 stores from today to better serve its growing affluent customer base.
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AnalysisRetail’s work record under fire
Retail’s role in helping young people into work is under fire amid accusations of exploitation and pressure to make people do unpaid work, but protesters miss the point, reports Alex Lawson.
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NewsGovernment drops benefit sanctions from work experience scheme
Pressure from retailers has caused the government to backtrack and remove sanctions on Work Experience participants.
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NewsHMV reviews work experience scheme as Asda drawn into row
HMV is reviewing its unpaid work placements following the row over the Government’s Work Experience scheme.
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NewsPoundland pulls out of government work scheme
Poundland has withdrawn from the government’s controversial work programme after media pressure has put the scheme under the spotlight.
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NewsValue retailer QD Stores targets online
Value retailer QD Stores will launch a fully transactional mobile-optimised website in time for Christmas.
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NewsPoundstretcher pounces to snap up 18 Ugo stores
UPDATED: Value retailer Poundstretcher has confirmed it has bought fledgling discount grocer Ugo, as revealed by Retail-Week.com this morning
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AnalysisIt’s a wrap: Christmas performance revealed
Christmas is over and many retailers’ hangovers were often less painful than anticipated, but was it really better than expected? Charlotte Hardie reports.
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NewsPoundstretcher scraps transactional website
Poundstretcher has axed its transactional website less than two years after it launched.
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NewsPoundland posts positive Christmas
Poundland enjoyed a “very encouraging” Christmas with like-for-like sales up 5.9%.
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NewsFormer Woolworths stores almost filled
Just over 100 former Woolworths stores vacated following its collapse in January 2009 remain empty.
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News£1.20 pricing structure in Poundland's Dealz store
Single price retailer Poundland is selling products at a brand new price point of £1.20 through its new Dealz store on the Isle of Man.
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NewsRetail gets ready for make or break Christmas week
Retailers bank on promotions to drive people into shops in the final few days.
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NewsPoundland to open first Dealz store outside Ireland
Value retailer Poundland will open its first Dealz store outside Ireland, on the Isle of Man this week.
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NewsPoundworld to launch wholesale site
Poundworld is to launch a wholesale transactional website next year in a bid to drive revenue growth.
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AnalysisIn for a pound
Poundland’s popularity has continued to grow thanks to the appeal of its single-price point and broad product range, and now boss Jim McCarthy plans to attract web customers too. By Tiffany Holland.