All General merchandise articles – Page 174
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NewsStruggling Clintons suffers profit plunge
Greetings card retailer Clinton Cards has suffered a slide in full-year profits but is embarking on a turnaround programme and has agreed a credit extension with lenders.
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NewsToys R Us gears up for Christmas
Toys R Us is gearing up for the crucial Christmas trading period with a new ad campaign and the opening of six new shops.
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NewsHalloween sales growth slows
Sales growth in Halloween products is expected to slow this year as consumers rein in their spending in the tough climate.
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NewsTop Toys for Christmas revealed
A boardgame called Doggie Doo and a tablet computer for kids are among the top toy picks predicted by toys retailer The Entertainer.
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NewsThe Range revamps website
Furniture and homewares retailer The Range has revamped its website to simplify the buying process.
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NewsArgos launches TV shopping on Freesat
Multichannel retailer Argos’s TV shopping operation has extended its reach through a tie-up with satellite TV firm Freesat.
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NewsPets retailer Jollyes profits rise
Pets retailer Jollyes Group has posted a 7.6% increase in EBITDA to £6m in the year ended 31 May 2011.
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NewsMetrocentre attracts new Primark flagship
Primark is to open a 58,700 sq ft store at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, which celebrates it 25th anniversary this week.
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Lawson reports net profit fall
Convenience store operator Lawson has reported its financial results for the six months ended August 2011.Net profit fell 27% to ¥8.96bn (£68.6m) from ¥12.29bn (£90.6m) for the same period last year. The drop was due in part to losses related to new accounting standards. Operating profit experienced an 8% gain, ...
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AnalysisSimon Smith
Travel has become a vital part of WHSmith’s growth, as recognised by the chief operating officer’s promotion to managing director. Tiffany Holland profiles him.
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AnalysisWiggle room
From humble roots Wiggle has grown to be a multinational etail pioneer – and now it is even considering stores. Nicola Harrison reports.
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OpinionThe importance of start-up spirit
New businesses and job creation will be driven by entrepreneurs, says David Wild.
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NewsIn focus: Halfords
People are spending less on their cars, so the retailer is investing in the booming cycling market by Tiffany holland.
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OpinionWHSmith pushes the envelope
WHSmith has never been the most exciting of retailers. In the last few years its City updates have followed the same reassuring yet predictable path – rising profits as further cost savings are found, and falling sales, particularly in its high street arm.
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NewsSuperstore roll-out on the cards for Kiddicare
Morrisons-owned nursery retailer to open national chain of destination stores in multichannel push.
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NewsRetail suffers as bad news hits confidence
The overall market was up but retail shares were down over the week, with a raft of bad news and concern about consumer confidence hitting the stores sector.
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AnalysisAsda Toy price comparison
Aggressive and ambitious, Asda’s latest campaign pits it head-to-head with Argos and starts a price war on toys.
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OpinionDavid Wild leads Halfords to success
The continually evolving but highly profitable Halfords is one of the more complex, but certainly most instructive, case studies of recent British retailing.
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OpinionHow to create a knockout brand
Necessity is deemed the mother of invention, but adversity can be its father.
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NewsWiggle to appoint UBS ahead of potential float
Bikes etailer Wiggle is on the verge of appointing investment bank UBS to manage a potential flotation, it is understood.