All Electricals articles – Page 159
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Opinion
Act tough now and win later
As famed former Marks & Spencer boss Sir Richard Greenbury points out on page 23, retailers have had a good run. Such a good one, in fact, that many of today’s senior retailers won’t have worked through a recession. Not many of us here at Retail Week have either.
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News
Christmas in the balance
Sector braced for toughest season since the 1980s, with December like-for-like drop expected.
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News
Interest rate held at 5%
The Bank of England has held the interest rate at 5 per cent for the fifth month running despite increasing fears of an imminent recession.
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DSGi suffers poor first quarter
Electricals giant DSGi has revealed that like-for-like sales and margins have continued to fall during its first quarter.
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Out-of-town retail parks to ‘lead retail renaissance’
Out-of-town retail is set to bounce back from the economic gloom and will be more successful than town centres in instigating a retail resurgence, a Verdict survey has claimed.
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News
Up-for-sale DSGi chains get poor reception
DSGi is thought to have received a muted response after putting its Spanish, Italian and Eastern European divisions up for sale.
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Carphone poised to fall out of FTSE 100
Carphone Warehouse faces the prospect of eviction from the FTSE 100 next month, taking retail’s representation in the blue chip index to its lowest level within memory.
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News
35 retailers back Green’s letter to landlords
Sir Philip Green has written to some of the UK’s biggest landlords on behalf of 35 retail groups in an attempt to bring key aspects of how retail property is leased into the modern era.
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Analysts forecast DSGi sales drop as update approaches
Electricals group DSGi is expected to reveal a sales decline at next week’s AGM.
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Russia still on West’s retail map despite political chill
International retailers are likely to push on with expansion in Russia despite a return to icy relations between the Kremlin and the West.
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Worst retail figures in 25 years, CBI reports
Wet weather and difficult trading conditions have resulted in the worst retail performance for 25 years.
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Westfield London 96 per cent let as luxury brands sign
Westfield London has revealed its White City development is 96 per cent let, 10 weeks before it is due to open on October 30.
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News
Abrupt end to respite as sector share prices take turn for worse
After the party, the hangover. Retail’s rally proved short-lived and once again the sector headed south as food groups and general retailers alike underperformed the market.
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Analysis
Will Best Buy be best in UK?
News of Best Buy’s UK launch has caused a storm, but will it really transform electricals retailing? Joanna Perry speaks to Best Buy chief Bob Willett about how it plans to replicate its US success.
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Opinion
Aim to be valued, not value
Quality of service, not just product, will protect specialists from the grocers and the web.
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News
London sales growth slows but still outperforms UK
Sales growth in central London has slowed by more than half compared with the same period last year, but continues to outstrip the rest of the UK.
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DSGi finance director to earn £375,000 a year
DSGi group finance director Nicholas Cadbury will be paid 375,000 a year in his post, which he took up today.
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Sale of DSGi’s overseas operations moves a step closer
DSGi has drafted in adviser Deloitte to guide the sale of its Spanish, Italian and Eastern European businesses.
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AnalysisBlazing a trail in electronics
From its humble beginnings as a battery charging enterprise in Hull, Comet has flourished into a multichannel pioneer. Charlotte Hardie takes a look back on its 75th anniversary.
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News
Vodafone to ramp up retail presence
Vodafone is eyeing another 50 retail stores in the UK and hiring 500 staff to try and improve customer service.