All Electricals articles – Page 165

  • News

    T-Mobile appoints new retail director to drive growth

    2008-04-25T09:28:36Z

    T-Mobile UK has appointed Andrew Coull as director of retail as it eyes further retail growth.

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    Gallery

    Nokia - Regent Street

    2008-04-21T12:54:00Z

    Nokia opened its Regent Street flagship store with a flourish in Spring 2008.

  • News

    John Lewis sales ‘defiant’

    2008-04-18T09:08:06Z

    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.

  • Analysis

    Retail Barcelona!

    2008-04-17T14:12:00Z

    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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    News

    On the critical list

    2008-04-17T14:02:00Z

    Retail in the emergency room as it faces the harshest trading conditions since the 1990s, with the worst still to come

  • Analysis

    Finding light in dark times

    2008-04-17T13:48:59Z

    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

  • Opinion

    Daring thinking needed at DSGi

    2008-04-17T12:04:19Z

    If you fancy a new plasma TV, you could help out DSGi boss John Browett by buying a Philips model from Dixons.com for £569.99. But one of Browett’s problems is you can get the same telly on Amazon for £550.09.

  • News

    Carphone Warehouse speeds up conversions to its wireless format

    2008-04-17T11:11:52Z

    Carphone Warehouse is to double the pace at which it converts UK outlets to its wireless store format.

  • News

    Morrisons poaches Otto buyer to beef up expansion of non-food

    2008-04-17T10:23:45Z

    Supermarket group Morrisons has hired a new non-food executive as it gears up to expand non-food ranges in stores this year.

  • News

    Carphone Warehouse downgrades forecast

    2008-04-15T10:29:25Z

    Carphone Warehouse has revealed robust mobile phone sales, but provided a weaker-than-expected outlook and growth in broadband customers.

  • News

    Carphone Warehouse eyes Tiscali

    2008-04-14T09:41:33Z

    Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone has confirmed that it is interested in acquiring Tiscali’s UK arm, in a move that could see it become the country’s largest broadband supplier.

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    Analysis

    Tesco: The people’s choice

    2008-04-10T16:05:00Z

    Tesco has been crowned the nation’s favourite once again in Retail Week’s annual consumer poll. Charlotte Dennis-Jones asks how the grocer continues to hold its customers in thrall

  • Opinion

    All the world’s a stage…

    2008-04-10T15:41:12Z

    During lunch with one of the leading bankers in the retail sector this week there was debate about whether retail deals could happen, despite the downturn in the market. His answer was enlightening. “The only story right now is international,” he said.

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    Analysis

    Walking on air: retail at Heathrow Terminal 5

    2008-04-10T10:24:00Z

    The opening of Heathrow Terminal 5 was a high-profile fiasco, but its retail offer will give passengers something to smile about. John Ryan takes a look at a new era of airport retailing

  • News

    DSGi issues another profit warning

    2008-04-10T08:49:42Z

    Electricals retailer DSGi said it expects full-year underlying pre-tax profits to miss forecasts.

  • News

    John Lewis like-for-likes swell at Easter

    2008-04-04T09:15:16Z

    John Lewis department stores achieved bumper sales lifts this Easter compared with last year.

  • News

    Dunstone refuses to disconnect online pirates

    2008-04-04T08:58:05Z

    Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone has rejected music industry proposals to disconnect internet customers who illegally download tunes.

  • News

    New look for Dixons and PC World at T5

    2008-04-03T15:50:20Z

    DSGi has unveiled a new look for its Dixons and PC World formats at Heathrow’s Terminal 5, which opened last week.

  • Analysis

    2028: A Retail Odyssey

    2008-04-03T13:06:34Z

    Personalised products, refrigerated packaging and automatic grocery deliveries. These are just some of the retail trends forecast for the next 20 years. Charlotte Dennis-Jones reports

  • News

    New-look stores get T5 off to flying start

    2008-04-03T11:15:48Z

    Cancelled flights, lost baggage and irate travellers grabbed the headlines, but the opening of Heathrow’s Terminal 5 represented a new dawn for travel retail.