All Entertainment articles – Page 109
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AnalysisBooks etcetera
Distracted by the allure of online, consumers might be forgiven for turning their backs on bookshops. So are booksellers offering anything to persuade them otherwise?
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News
Downer plans business review and store closures at Borders
Borders UK’s new chief executive Philip Downer plans to close stores and conduct an extensive review of the business following the departure of his predecessor David Roche last week.
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Opinion
Don’t just blame the market
It gives no one at Retail Week any pleasure that last week’s front page story about The Works being on the brink of administration came true even more quickly than expected.
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News
Amazon hires finance boss as it rethinks its offer
Amazon UK has appointed a financial director to boost its senior team as it considers new categories for 2008 including food and digital downloads.
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Opinion
The Works’ collapse has a silver lining
Having lunch last Friday in a typical property haunt, I noticed one agent give another a knowing nod. He was referring to the collapse of bargain books retailer The Works, which went into administration that day.
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News
The Works enters administration
Bargain bookseller The Works has gone into administration, as reported in this week’s issue of Retail Week .
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The Works on the brink
Bargain bookseller locked in emergency talks to stave off administration
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Amazon Q4 profits double but margins slip
Amazon has reported its fourth quarter profits have more than doubled, but Wall Street has reacted badly to a slump in margins.
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WHSmith to return £90m to shareholders
WHSmith reported a 2 per cent fall in like-for-like sales over the festive period and is to return 90 million to shareholders.
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Downer back in charge as Roche quits Borders
Borders chief executive David Roche has resigned with immediate effect and Philip Downer has been appointed in his place.
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HMV directors snap up shares
Senior HMV directors have bought shares in the retailer, signalling their confidence in its turnaround.
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EBay and Amazon lead the field online
EBay and Amazon have maintained their positions as the UK’s most popular online retailers.
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Games Workshop turnover flat
Games Workshop is continuing its store closure programme and rationalisation of its manufacturing and supply chain as part of a programme of cost reduction.
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News
HMV to roll out new look after Christmas sales soar
Following market-bucking Christmas trading, entertainment retailer HMV is to roll out its next-generation store format.
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Worth It is ticket to Woolworths’ return to profit
Woolworths expects to return its retail arm to profit this year, helped by the success of its Worth It value range.
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News
Borders to keep Books etc
Borders UK’s new owner Risk Capital Partners has vowed to retain its Books etc fascia, ditching the previous management’s plan to dispose of the chain.
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News
Hamleys to wow shoppers with flagship facelift
World-famous toy retailer Hamleys is to embark on a wide-ranging makeover of its flagship Regent Street store within the next month.
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Opinion
Spending: innovation will keep it up
The way to keep consumers buying is to offer something that is different and inventive
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HMV celebrates festive sales surge
Shares in HMV jumped 15 per cent this morning after the tills rang out at Christmas for the entertainment retailer.
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Borders to run software service
Borders is to test a service offering 1,500 software titles, while holding no stock, using a system that creates the appropriate disc at the point of sale.