All Electricals articles – Page 164
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News
DSGi to slash store count
Electricals giant DSGi is expected to cut its dividend and announce the closure of up to 200 of its 700 stores in the first stage of new chief executive John Browett’s strategic review this week.
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Analysis
Sales drivers
Motorway service areas are becoming a new destination for retailers as they throw off their dismal image. Charlotte Dennis-Jones takes to the highway
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Retailers’ stock rises as shorts buy and the weather improves
Retailers’ stock surged last week as shorts covered their positions and fine bank holiday weather was forecast.
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Comet gets ready to tap into the social networking revolution
Electricals giant Comet is considering joining the social networking retail revolution.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – May 9, 2008
Magic Circle member Simon Fox has performed a skilful conjuring act at entertainment group HMV.
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News
Bolton’s Victoria Plaza scheme gains four more
Bolton’s Victoria Plaza development has secured four additional tenants.
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DSGi installs ex-Tesco man to shake up ops
Electricals giant DSGi has hired a former Tesco director to take up the new position of operations development director as chief executive John Browett prepares to unveil turnaround plans next week.
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AnalysisJohn Browett’s bulging in-tray
All eyes are on John Browett as next week’s strategic update looms. George MacDonald examines some of the options open to DSGi’s chief executive
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Opinion
Dunstone’s retail double
Very few retailers have transformed the face of the industry twice within a generation, but Charles Dunstone can claim that honour – and he’s still only 43.
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News
Carphone Best Buy deal: City reaction
The creation of an electricals joint venture by Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy is likely to be bad news for European groups such as DSGi, Kesa and Metro-owned MediaMarkt.
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Best Buy strikes deal with Carphone to transform European electricals retailing
Carphone Warehouse and US giant Best Buy have created a joint venture likely to become one of the biggest electricals retailers in Europe.
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UniEuro store cuts ignite talk of DSGi withdrawal from Italy
Electricals group DSGi’s decision to assess 40 UniEuro stores for closure in Italy has prompted City speculation that it may eventually close its entire business in the country.
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T-Mobile retail chief targets broadband sales
The new retail boss of T-Mobile has vowed to ramp up sales of mobile broadband products.
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DSGi to close 40 UniEuro stores
International electricals giant DSGi is to slash the number of stores at its troubled Italian chain UniEuro by a third.
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T-Mobile appoints new retail director to drive growth
T-Mobile UK has appointed Andrew Coull as director of retail as it eyes further retail growth.
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GalleryNokia - Regent Street
Nokia opened its Regent Street flagship store with a flourish in Spring 2008.
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News
John Lewis sales ‘defiant’
John Lewis has reported a “defiant” week of trading, but remains cautious as it braces itself to come up against tough comparatives from last year.
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Analysis
Retail Barcelona!
Barcelona was a fitting location for the World Retail Congress, offering retail experiences ranging from dead pigs to contemporary stores. John Ryan takes a look around Spain’s second city
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NewsOn the critical list
Retail in the emergency room as it faces the harshest trading conditions since the 1990s, with the worst still to come
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Analysis
Finding light in dark times
Retail is getting tougher in the developed world and this year’s World Retail Congress discussed the challenges facing retailers. Tim Danaher and Katie Kilgallen report from Barcelona