All Entertainment articles – Page 91
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Morrisons wins Retailer of the Year for second year running
Morrisons was again named Retailer of the Year last night at the Oracle Retail Week Awards .
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A happy customer is a spending customer
A happy customer is a spending customer Focus your resource on pleasing your customers whilst limiting the barriers to their spending and your sales line will reap the benefits. 14.25 Panel discussion Gearing up your stores for service and sales Selling solutions, not products: offering an end-to-end service ...
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Home retailers most distressed, new data shows
Retailers selling homewears and non-discretionary food are feeling most pressure from the economic downturn, according to new data from KPMG.
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Debenhams buoyed by own-bought ranges
Debenhams like-for-like sales for its first half to February 28 were 3.6 per cent lower than last year on total sales up 0.3 per cent.
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Shopworkers seek help as redundancy fears grow
Shopworkers are becoming increasingly depressed and turning to alcohol as the threat of redundancy rises across the retail sector, the Retail Trust has found.
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AnalysisMatthew Moulding: Back of the net
Buying the Zavvi name has put e-tailer The Hut on the map. Founder and boss Matthew Moulding tells Lisa Berwin why he is focused on growth
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John Lewis reports 2.1 per cent weekly sales dip
John Lewis reported a dip of 2.1 per cent in its weekly sales as further uncertainty in the financial markets hit its business.
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HMV Group appoints Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan as non-executive
HMV Group has appointed Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan as a non-executive of the retailer.
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WHSmith launches site for entertainment offer
WHSmith has launched a dedicated entertainment website selling more than 200,000 products.
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The Hut hatches plans for unstaffed high street shops
E-tailer The Hut is in talks with shopping centre owners as it mulls the possibility of taking its online venture into bricks and mortar.
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Retail like-for-likes fall 1.8 per cent in February
Retail sales slid 1.8 per cent on a like-for-like basis in February, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor.
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BRC urges the Government to delay VAT increase
The British Retail Consortium has urged the Government to delay plans to increase VAT to 17.5 per cent on December 31.
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UK non-food like-for-likes fall in February
UK non-food retail like-for-like sales slumped 8.1 per cent in February, according to BDO Stoy Hayward's Like 4 Like Club figures, which revealed fashion sales were down on homewares.
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NewsThe Hut plots route to become ‘next Amazon’
E-tailer The Hut, which this week bought the rights to the Zavvi brand and website, wants to buy more struggling brands to turn into pure-play sites as it guns to become a serious competitor to Amazon.
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Topman backs new music
Sir Philip Green’s men’s fashion chain Topman this week launched a music platform to showcase emerging and growing talents.
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Risk Capital raises £75m to take advantage of credit crunch opportunities
Risk Capital Partners, the private equity business co-founded by Luke Johnson, has raised a 75m fund and aims to cash in on opportunities thrown up by the credit crunch.
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Blockbuster explores refinancing options
Blockbuster has hired lawyers to advise on restructuring its US$350m of debt.
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Borders restructures head office for second time in 12 months
Bookseller Borders has restructured its head office for the second time in 12 months, resulting in three people leaving the business and the creation of a merchandising department and two new director positions.
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BRC urges EU to cut VAT on more green products
UK retailers are urging the European Commission to lower VAT on energy-efficient household products on the day the Retailers’ Environmental Action Plan (REAP) is launched.