All Electricals articles – Page 92
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Opinion
Comment: Jessops' failure reflects declining market
The failure of Jessops would represent the latest in a long line of casualties within the UK electricals market.
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News
UPDATED: Jessops collapses into administration, store closures expected
Jessops has collapsed into administration with PwC appointed as administrator, as tipped by Retail Week this morning.
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News
Food price inflation eases
Food price inflation fell in December as a result of competition in the grocery sector and easing commodity prices.
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News
Phones 4U Christmas like-for-like sales surge 15.8%
Phones 4U retail like-for-like sales soared 15.8% in December following momentum built up over a strong year.
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News
Christmas retail like-for-likes edge up 0.3%
Retailers are preparing for a flat trading year after like-for-like sales edged up just 0.3% in the critical December trading period, against a 2.2% increase in the same month the previous year.
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Interview
Q&A: 'We'll end 2013 mid to high single digits up', says John Lewis boss Andy Street
John Lewis managing director Andy Street talks to Retail Week about the snowman ad, tax evasion and prospects for 2013.
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News
Retailers brace themselves for another tough year in 2013
Next year looks set to be as tough as 2012 for retailers, with “shaky consumer confidence” likely to continue into 2013.
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News
Retailers offer up to 90% discounts on Christmas Eve
Retailers are offering discounts of up to 90% to tempt shoppers on Christmas Eve as more than a third of adults have left their gift buying to the last minute, according to research.
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News
Retail sales values rise 1.5% in November
The value of retail sales jumped 1.5% year-on-year last month, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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News
Former Comet staff claim there was a closure 'dummy run'
Concern has been voiced that there was a ‘dry run’ of Comet’s closure as early as last summer.
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Opinion
Comment: The US is still a land of opportunity
On the assumption that the world has not ended today, and that Retail Week is still being read beyond Bugarach, attention will carry on being devoted to transatlantic developments.
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News
Electricals chain Reliance Digital aims to ramp up store count
Consumer electricals chain Reliance Digital is aiming to ramp up its store count from 104 to 500 by March 2014.To strengthen back-end operations, the company plans to up its warehouse count from 21 nationwide to one in every state.
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Opinion
Comment: The best retailers have thrived in 2012
Pictures of the shutters coming down on Comet stores for the final time this week are a fitting, but unfortunate, image with which to close out 2012.
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Analysis
2012: The year in review - Retail winners and losers
From big administrations to political hot potatoes, retailers have seen it all. Caroline Parry charts the big moments in the year that was.
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Opinion
Comment: Cable’s Comet investigation – what can we expect?
The collapse of electronics giant Comet has sent ripples through the business community that extend well beyond the retail sector.
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News
OpCapita promises full assistance in Government's Comet probe
Former Comet owner OpCapita promises full assistance in the Government inquiry into why the retailer collapsed into administration.
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News
Currys’ toaster is a crumby deal
As Christmas approaches, there are still many deals to be had.
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News
13 million Christmas shoppers expected to hit stores on 'panic Saturday'
Retailers are bracing themselves for ‘panic Saturday’ as 13 million shoppers are expected to flock to high streets and shopping centres to stock up on last minute Christmas items this weekend.
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Analysis
Comet: View from the shopfloor as shutters come down for the last time
As Comet closes its remaining stores today, Alex Lawson met staff and shoppers in the last few hours before the shutters came down for the last time.
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News
Video: Currys and PC World launch Christmas gadget trolley on trains
Currys and PC World is to launch a trolley of gadget gifts which will be sold aboard East Midlands Trains service from tomorrow for commuters looking for last minute presents.