All Electricals articles – Page 160

  • News

    DSGi to move Irish Dixons purely online as it steps up multichannel

    2008-08-07T11:41:45Z

    DSGi is to rebrand its Dixons stores in Ireland under the Currys brand and focus the Dixons brand solely online.

  • Analysis

    Tuned in

    2008-08-07T09:29:29Z

    If you think music in stores is merely background pleasantry, think again. It affects the way shoppers move, think and spend, as Charlotte Hardie discovers.

  • News

    Carphone to invest in staff scheduling tool

    2008-08-06T11:18:00Z

    Carphone Warehouse is to roll out an employee scheduling system to stores across seven European countries.

  • News

    Consumer confidence plummets again

    2008-08-06T08:38:17Z

    Consumers are becoming increasingly nervous, with consumer spending growth expected to slow to just 0.5 per cent next year, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report.

  • News

    Best Buy reveals aggressive expansion plans

    2008-08-05T08:43:24Z

    US electricals giant Best Buy plans to launch as many as 200 stores in the UK over the long term, according to the Financial Times .

  • News

    Consumer confidence nosedives

    2008-07-31T09:47:10Z

    Consumer confidence has plummeted to an all-time low as concerns over the economy and finances take hold.

  • News

    Retailers rethink business travel

    2008-07-31T09:29:10Z

    More than half of retailers say they have changed the way they consider business travel out of concern for the environment, a survey has revealed.

  • News

    Carphone seals Best Buy deal

    2008-07-31T09:06:04Z

    Carphone Warehouse has completed its deal with US electricals giant Best Buy to launch a European retail business.

  • News

    Argos distribution workers to strike

    2008-07-30T12:57:00Z

    Argos distribution staff are to go on strike over pay, after they rejected a renewed offer from the retailer.

  • News

    July sales volumes plummet

    2008-07-29T11:31:34Z

    The Summer Sales have bought no respite for beleaguered retailers as they reported plummeting sales volumes in July.

  • News

    Rent revolt

    2008-07-24T16:23:10Z

    Campaign to abolish quarterly rent gathers pace as raft of retailers join forces.

  • News

    BrightHouse pushes South as sales surge

    2008-07-24T15:53:11Z

    Sales at rent-to-buy specialist BrightHouse jumped 18 per cent in the first quarter and like-for-like growth was in double digits.

  • News

    Halfords: the city view

    2008-07-24T15:21:28Z

    Car accessories and bikes retailer Halfords has bolstered its pole market position, revealing a total sales rise of 1.7 per cent, writes Nicola Harrison.

  • News

    Share bounce does little to ease pressure as City remains bullish

    2008-07-24T15:18:38Z

    Retailers rallied after the misery of the past few weeks, but the mood among many sector analysts remained resolutely downbeat.

  • News

    Apple reveals record third quarter

    2008-07-22T09:34:35Z

    Apple reported its best third quarter in the company’s history, driven by record sales of Macintosh computers.

  • Analysis

    Waste not, want not

    2008-07-18T16:42:00Z

    Electricals retailers have found WEEE compliance far from straightforward. Katie Kilgallen asks how they are coping a year on and whether the Government has got the regulations right

  • Analysis

    People first

    2008-07-18T15:34:00Z

    In tough times, it can be tempting for retailers to revert to outdated top-down management as they squeeze costs. But losing sight of staff is the worst thing they could do, says Katie Kilgallen

  • Opinion

    The Retail Week – July 18, 2008

    2008-07-18T09:50:36Z

    Kingfisher chief executive Ian Cheshire has pulled off a real coup with the final additions to his top team charged with turning around the DIY giant.

  • Opinion

    Is Kingfisher only worth 92p?

    2008-07-17T13:58:08Z

    Kingfisher boss Ian Cheshire will report on how his DIY retail improvement project is going next Thursday, when a pre-close update is due.

  • News

    Jessops pins recovery hopes on three new store formats

    2008-07-17T13:52:51Z

    Jessops believes three new store formats could improve its fortunes, despite revealing a 5.5 per cent slump in like-for-likes in the 41 weeks to July 13.