All Electricals articles – Page 97
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News
Comet management confirms plan to enter administration next week
Comet’s management has confirmed to staff this morning that it plans to enter administration next week.
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Opinion
Comment: Uneven playing field as etail grows
There is nothing to beat actually making a purchase, in store or online, if you really want to know how a retailer is performing.
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News
Administration looms for Comet
Electricals retailer Comet is likely to file an intention to appoint an administrator as early as tomorrow (Thursday), putting 7,000 jobs at risk, Retail Week can reveal.
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News
Consumer confidence dips in October
Consumer confidence fell in October despite the economy moving out of recession.
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News
02 to franchise a quarter of company-owned stores
Mobile communications specialist 02 intends to franchise a quarter of its company owned stores over the next nine months.
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News
Maplin secures £20m credit facility to fund expansion
Maplin has secured £20m of credit to fund its expansion plans for 100 new stores and an enhanced online retail offer.
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News
Apple retail boss Browett in shock exit
Apple has parted ways with retail boss John Browett just six months after he joined with a £36m “golden hello”.
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Gallery
In pictures: EE replaces Orange, T-Mobile and Everything Everywhere fascias
The Orange, T-Mobile and Everything Everywhere fascias are set to disappear from the high street as 700 stores will be rebranded as EE from tomorrow.
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Analysis
Tablet launches: What retailers need to know
Retail Week takes a closer look at the raft of tablets hitting the market in the run up to Christmas and asks which retailers are likely to benefit
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News
John Lewis weekly sales rise 7%
Sales at John Lewis department stores advanced 7% to £69.4m last week.
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News
Sainsbury's makes play for mobile market with new shop-in-shops
Sainsbury’s is to open mobile phone shops in its supermarkets as it makes a play for the lucrative market which, among the grocers, is dominated by archrival Tesco.
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News
John Lewis starts selling holidays
John Lewis has partnered with travel firm Kuoni to sell holidays.
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Opinion
Blog: Managing to get more out of mobile
Mobile device? Check. In-store wi-fi? Check. Let the benefits of mobility begin…
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News
Fashion sales boost John Lewis performance
Sales at John Lewis were boosted by an uplift in fashion purchases last week.
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News
OpCapita considers Comet sale
Private equity firm OpCapita is considering a sale of electricals retailer Comet less than a year after purchasing it for £2.
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News
Government postpones business rates revaluation to 2017
The Government has been accused of delivering a “further blow to the country’s struggling high streets” by postponing the revaluation of business rates from 2015 to 2017.
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News
Richer Sounds fortunes improve as profits rise
Richer Sounds has turned around its fortunes to report an increase in full-year profits.
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News
Dixons to recruit 3,000 Christmas staff
Electricals retailer Dixons is recruiting 3,000 seasonal staff to work across the group this Christmas.
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News
Best Buy appoints president of global ecommerce
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy has appointed Scott Durchslag as president of global ecommerce. The retailer hopes the former Expedia Worldwide president will oversee its online transformation.Durchslag will be responsible for all of the company’s ecommerce channels, including BestBuy.com.The appointment comes at a time when Best Buy founder Richard Schulze ...
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Gallery
In pictures: John Lewis' first small department store, Exeter
John Lewis will open its first small department store in Exeter on Friday.