All Electricals articles – Page 149
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News
Farewell to Dixons luminary Robert Shrager
Former Dixons finance director Robert Shrager has died from cancer at the age of 60.
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Retail like-for-likes fall 1.8 per cent in February
Retail sales slid 1.8 per cent on a like-for-like basis in February, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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BRC urges the Government to delay VAT increase
The British Retail Consortium has urged the Government to delay plans to increase VAT to 17.5 per cent on December 31.
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UK non-food like-for-likes fall in February
UK non-food retail like-for-like sales slumped 8.1 per cent in February, according to BDO Stoy Hayward's Like 4 Like Club figures, which revealed fashion sales were down on homewares.
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Opinion
Business rates issue can’t wait
Alistair Darling is a busy man at the moment, so perhaps it’s an achievement in itself that he has responded to Retail Week’s Rate Rage campaign and acknowledged the severe problems that retailers are facing.
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News
DSGi calms fears as trial formats take off
DSGi is to revamp 100 stores this year after a successful trial and has played down speculation it is in danger of breaching banking covenants.
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NewsBest Buy postpones UK launch
US electricals giant Best Buy has postponed the launch of UK operations.
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News
Carphone Warehouse sells South African call centre subsidiary
Carphone Warehouse has completed the sale of its South African call centre subsidiary The Phone House.
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News
DSGi to roll out new store formats
DSGi has revealed its store transformation programme is performing ahead of expectations and will roll out the new formats over the next 12 months.
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BRC urges EU to cut VAT on more green products
UK retailers are urging the European Commission to lower VAT on energy-efficient household products on the day the Retailers’ Environmental Action Plan (REAP) is launched.
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280 Comet staff in consultation
Electricals retailer Comet has begun a consultation with 280 of its office-based staff as it consolidates its head office functions and closes four of its 18 service centres.
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Tax ruling goes against DSGi
Electricals group DSGi, owner of the Currys and PC World chains, has had a tax ruling made against it.
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House of Fraser consults on jobs
Department store group House of Fraser has begun consultation with some staff as part of an efficiency drive.
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Carphone Warehouse to cut jobs
Carphone Warehouse is expected to reveal about 400 job losses as part of a cost-cutting programme.
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Online retailers lead the way in customer service
Play.com and Amazon have topped a customer satisfaction poll to find which retailers hit the mark when it comes to customer service.
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News
Retailers renege on VAT cuts
Some retailers are not passing VAT cuts on to their customers, a Sunday Times investigation has found.
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John Lewis sales continue to suffer with poor weather
John Lewis sales fell for the fourth consecutive week, down 3.2 per cent in the week to February 14, as poor weather continued to hit trade.
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News
Richer Sounds buys Empire Direct's online business
Electricals retailer Richer Sounds has bought the website of failed counterpart Empire Direct.
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Majority of store chiefs gloomy about 2009 outlook
Two thirds of retailers do not expect trading conditions to improve before the end of this year.
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Inflation slows to 3 per cent in January
Annual Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation dropped to 3 per cent in January from 3.1 per cent in December, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).