All Electricals articles – Page 113

  • Rose is chairman of Mobile Money Network
    News

    Rose mobile commerce venture goes live

    2011-11-03T12:16:00Z

    An innovative mobile payment system fronted by Sir Stuart Rose that launches tomorrow will play a pivotal role in the development of m-commerce, the former Marks & Spencer boss has claimed.

  • Christmas spending set to slump this year
    News

    Christmas spending set to slump

    2011-11-03T12:07:00Z

    Christmas is unlikely to bring much relief to hard-pressed retailer with spending set to slump this year.

  • John Lewis' first flexible format store will open in Exeter next year
    News

    John Lewis to open smaller format store in York

    2011-11-02T10:41:00Z


    John Lewis has revealed plans to open another smaller format department store, in York.

  • Dixons Darth Vader
    Gallery

    In pictures: Darth Vader to star in Dixons ads

    2011-11-01T11:05:00Z

    Electricals group Dixons is to reprise its Star Wars-themed TV advertising , this time featuring arch-villain Darth Vader.

  • Asda targets Argos in electronics price war
    News

    Asda targets Argos in electronics price war

    2011-10-31T10:25:00Z

    Asda is gearing up to launch a price war on electronic goods this week singling out Argos as its number one target.

  • Morrisons has store trials in place aimed at reducing labour to make 30% capital expenditure savings on the cost of building a store.
    Gallery

    Store design: Balancing cost and creativity

    2011-10-31T07:00:00Z

    How do you strike the right balance between conceiving a good-looking store and the cost of creating it. John Ryan investigates.

  • Sales rose 4% at John lewis last week
    News

    Sales rise at John Lewis as Christmas buying begins

    2011-10-28T08:17:00Z

    Signs of early Christmas shopping were evident last week at John Lewis department stores and sister supermarket business Waitrose.

  • Carpetright is finding trading tough
    News

    Retailers feel the heat as consumers save

    2011-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Store stocks nudged up over the week, but analysts and retailers alike wrung their hands about trading prospects and consumer health as the countdown to Christmas continued.

  • George MacDonald
    Opinion

    Argos will have to fight in China

    2011-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Back in the summer, at the time of Home Retail Group’s full-year results, I asked Terry Duddy whether international expansion might make sense for Argos.

  • News

    Media-Saturn to cut jobs at its headquarters

    2011-10-27T07:00:00Z

    Metro Group-controlled Media-Saturn is to cut 61 of 139 jobs at its headquarters. The electronics retailer said the decision has been prompted by the economic crisis that has led to a drop in consumer confidence, the rise of internet sales and the cost structure of the headquarters.The retailer’s board is ...

  • News

    Electronics retailer Komplett reports sales increase

    2011-10-26T12:17:00Z

    Norwegian online electronics retailer Komplett has reported sales increased 3.7% to NOK1bn (£112.9m) for the third quarter ended September 30. Direct sales contributed the largest share with a rise of 3.5% to NOK706m (£79.72m). Although direct sales climbed 33.4% to NOK53m (£5.99m) in Denmark and 6.2% to NOK479m (£54m) in ...

  • News

    Electronics retailer Bic Camera posts net sales increase

    2011-10-21T07:00:00Z

    Electronics retailer Bic Camera posted a 0.6% increase in net sales to ¥612.1bn (£4.7bn) for its financial year ended August 31. Operating profit for the period soared 35% to ¥19.9bn (£152.4m), while net profit rocketed 51.7% to ¥9bn (£68.9m).Bic Camera said sales of household appliances had benefited from the government’s ...

  • Comet
    News

    Kesa manoeuvres to keep ‘economic interest’ in Comet

    2011-10-21T00:00:00Z

    Kesa could keep an economic interest in Comet, the embattled electricals chain it has put up for sale, under a proposal being discussed with private equity firm OpCapita.

  • International remained strong at Asos
    News

    Retail suffers as bad news hits confidence

    2011-10-21T00:00:00Z

    The overall market was up but retail shares were down over the week, with a raft of bad news and concern about consumer confidence hitting the stores sector.

  • Dixons_Westfield_Stratford
    News

    Dixons hunts for UK boss so Browett can focus on strategy

    2011-10-19T09:11:00Z

    Dixons, owner of electricals retailers Currys and PC World, is preparing to hire a new head of its UK operations early next year, it has been reported.

  • Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones is in the running to become executive chairman at embattled electricals retailer Comet.
    News

    Dragon's Den star in line for chairman job at Comet

    2011-10-17T09:16:00Z

    Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones is in the running to become executive chairman at embattled electricals retailer Comet, under plans being drawn up by would-be owner Hilco.

  • News

    Amazon announces launch of Kindle e-reader in France

    2011-10-17T07:00:00Z

    Amazon has announced the launch of its Kindle e-reader in France. The Kindle is now available for pre-order with a price tag of E99 (£86) via Amazon.fr with delivery from October 14.Amazon’s Kindle e-book selection comprises 35,000 titles in French and includes 4,000 free classics and 28 L’Express bestsellers. French ...

  • Warm weather held back John Lewis's sales in the south last week
    News

    North beats south in flat week at John Lewis

    2011-10-14T08:39:00Z

    Sales at John Lewis department stores were sluggish in the week week to October 8, when the continuing hot weather in the south at the start of the period proved a drag on sales.

  • The team from Hong Kong Polytechnic University who were winners of the Retail Futures Challenge
    Analysis

    World Retail Congress: The view from the top

    2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

    The industry’s biggest names from across the globe met at the fifth World Retail Congress to tackle the big issues of the day. George MacDonald and Rebecca Thomson report from Berlin.

  • The Winners: M&S
    Analysis

    The online battle for traffic

    2011-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Which websites have lost or gained the most visitors in the past year? Charlotte Hardie considers the usefulness of unique visitor numbers analysis