All Department stores articles – Page 156
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NewsJohn Lewis to sell Barnes & Noble e-reader the Nook
John Lewis will become the first UK retailer to sell US bookseller Barnes & Noble’s e-reader the Nook.
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NewsIn pictures: Debenhams launches new ad campaign as it makes Russian debut
Department store chain Debenhams is to launch its next instalment of its ‘Life Made Fabulous’ TV campaign as it opens its first Russian store.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales soar as Olympic feel-good factor continues
John Lewis sales soared 14.5% in the week to August 18 as the Olympic feel-good factor continued beyond the Games.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Ireland
This week’s final instalment of our On the Road series visits Cork, where food specialist Musgrave is in expansion mode, before heading to Tallaght to visit department store chain Heatons, and Dublin’s upscale department stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas.
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NewsBaird Group boss Peter Lucas to stand down
Baird Group chairman and chief executive Peter Lucas is to stand down from the menswear specialist.
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NewsPotential Allders bidders wary on property fears
Allders administrator Duff & Phelps is struggling to sell the iconic department store because of doubts over the property.
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GalleryStore gallery: George arrives on the Channel Islands
Asda’s George brand has opened stores on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey as part of its international expansion plans. John Ryan reports on its evolution from supermarket to standalone.
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NewsHouse of Fraser in M&Co tie-up
Fashion retailer M&Co is set to open its first concessions in a department store through a tie-up with House of Fraser.
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NewsOlympics boosts John Lewis sales 14.9%
Department store John Lewis sales surged 14.9% to £60.8m last week as Olympic fever once again boosted sales.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Southwest and Wales
We visit Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Jersey and Guernsey.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils pop-up shop details
Department store group John Lewis has revealed details of its first pop-up shop that will open next month in Exeter and act as a click-and-collect “hub”.
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Sales fall at department store group JCPenney
Department store group JCPenney’s sales fell 22.6% to $3.02bn (£1.92bn) for the second quarter ended July 28. Like-for-like sales were down 21.7%. Online sales were $220m (£140m) in the period, a fall of 32.6%. The retailer said the results included the effects of its exit from its outlet business and ...
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OpinionComment: Retailers weren't welcome at the Olympics
As a confirmed internationalist, I watched the Olympic opening ceremony with a mixture of embarrassment and dread.
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NewsGordon Brothers to snap up Dublin department store Clerys
Restructuring firm Gordon Brothers is on the verge of acquiring iconic Dublin department store Clerys.
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GalleryStore of the week: Shinsegae Uijeongbu, Seoul
With a ground floor measuring 150,000 sq ft and a further 10 floors above it, the new Shinsegae department store, in Seoul’s affluent Uijeongbu district, is massive by any standards.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rocket 22% as Olympic feel-good factor kicks in
John Lewis sales growth has rebounded as the Olympic feel-good factor, milder weather and new ranges boosted takings.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Midlands
We visit Birmingham, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Nottingham and Leicester.
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Central Retail plans first Central Department Store
Central Retail plans to open its first Central Department Store in Jakarta in 2014, taking advantage of the country’s growing retail market.It will have four floors, totalling 230,000 sq ft, and be in the Grand Indonesia shopping centre in central Jakarta.The retailer plans to open five more department stores in ...
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NewsRetailers rise from the ashes of last year’s riots
One year on from the riots retailers remain engaged with local communities.
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El Corte Inglés to join buying group AMS Sourcing
El Corte Inglés will join buying group AMS Sourcing from next January.Its inclusion will give AMS 14 retail members including Ahold, Delhaize Group, Esselunga, Jerónimo Martins and Morrisons in 28 European countries and with combined annual retail sales of approximately E130bn (£103.39bn).AMS managing director Bert Swartsenburg said: “We are more ...