All Electricals articles – Page 111
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News
Kesa chiefs confident of Comet sale
Directors of electricals group Kesa are confident that the sale of UK business Comet will go ahead as planned.
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News
Everything Everywhere to launch transactional site
Everything Everywhere, the company formed after the merger of mobile phone firms Orange and T-Mobile, is to launch a transactional site.
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November retail like-for-likes down 1.6%
Retail like-for-like sales in November fell 1.6%, the weakest performance since May.
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Comet deal financing delayed
The proposed sale of Comet has hit a stumbling block because its prospective buyer has not yet secured a key part of its financing.
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News
Post-sales service vital for multichannel offer
As multichannel sales continue to rise, retailers aim to make customer experience and service consistent across all channels.
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Opinion
Look hard enough, and retail’s glass is half full
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement will have prompted a brief sigh of relief from retailers.
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News
Store stocks tick up as consumers fret
Store stocks of all types ticked up over the week as the market overall improved, but general retailers still significantly lag the All-share index over the year.
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Opinion
Learn from the competition
Rivals can make retailers up their game and help drive innovation, says David Wild.
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News
Co-op revamps electricals site
The Co-operative is ramping up its electricals online offer and launching click-and-collect for the first time.
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Analysis
Parks and recreation
Harvester pub restaurants, banks and ‘health villages’ are popping up where once stood DIY stores and furniture shops. Mark Faithfull asks what such changes mean for the world of retail parks
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Gallery
In pictures: Everything Everywhere new store model, Westfield, London
Mobile phone retailer Everything Everywhere opens a new store model at Westfield on Monday.
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Analysis
Multichannel Now: Executive Summary
Retail Week brings you highlights of our second definitive report into the state of multichannel retailing in the UK.
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News
Mega Monday sparks battle for festive spend
Retailers have kick-started the race for online Christmas spend this week with a raft of offers as they capitalise on Mega Monday, traditionally the busiest day of the year for etailers.
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News
Dixons group losses widen despite improved UK performance
Electricals group Dixons underlying pre-tax losses widened from £6.9m to £25.3m in the 24 weeks to October 15 however the UK performance strengthened in the period.
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News
WHSmith launches social networking e-reader Kobo Vox
WHSmith has launched Kobo Vox, a new e-reader that connects readers of the same book via Facebook and Twitter.
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News
Amazon set to launch smartphone
Amazon is set to launch its own smartphone which could debut next year.
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Opinion
Topman and Currys/PC World’s changing faces
The best retailers work to move with the times and if this means shops that don’t conform to the norm, then so be it.
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News
John Lewis reports rising spend on Christmas goods
Sales of Christmas lines have soared at John Lewis department stores this week but the retailer warned that trading conditions generally remain harsh.
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Analysis
What next for Comet?
After last week’s £2 sale of Comet, debate is raging over whether its new owners can turn the ailing electricals retailer around. By Rebecca Thomson.
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Analysis
After the riots: Retail rebuilds
It’s three months since the riots. Charlotte Hardie investigates how retailers have restored normality, and finds there’s still much to do.