All General merchandise articles – Page 197
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NewsBarclays eyes Poundland
Poundland has received an expression of interest from Barclays Private Equity to buy the retailer for around £200m, according to The Independent.
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NewsClinton Cards profits soar after buying back Birthdays
Clinton Cards has reported a 28.8% increase in interim profits, on the back of group sales up 20.8%, driven by the re-acquisition of the Birthdays business.
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NewsPark Group to launch pre-paid cards
Christmas hamper company Park Group is launching a range of pre-paid cards to for its customers that will redeemable at major high street chains.
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NewsAdvent considers Poundland sale
Private equity firm Advent has hired Close Brothers to advise on a possible sale of value retailer Poundland.
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NewsHalfords rolls out mobility range
Car parts and bicycles retailer Halfords is rolling out the sale of mobility products after a trial over the past year.
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Encouraging BRC data helps lift retail shares
A rally late last week and evidence from the BRC February sales data that non-food sales recovered after January’s snow hit helped general retailers rise above the All-Share index.
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Tesco muscles in on the growing bicycle market
Tesco has quietly opened “bike shops” in eight of its stores, muscling in on specialists such as Halfords and Evans.
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NewsArgos suffers customer data security breach
Argos has acted to improve online shoppers’ security after it emerged an undisclosed number of customers’ credit card details could have been made vulnerable to fraud.
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NewsHobbyCraft picks six suitors for second-round bids
Arts and Crafts retailer HobbyCraft has narrowed its list of suitors to six bidders.
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NewsCard Factory founders set to rake in £400m
Card Factory has received bids for the business from several private equity groups that could result in the founders taking home a £400m windfall.
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NewsPoundland founder to launch mid-market variety chain
Dave Dodd unveils vision for 200-strong national chain Hub, with first stores to be open in three months
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News99p Stores to build stores empire as it targets turnover of £1bn
99p Stores is gunning to open more than 200 stores by 2014, taking its store count to 350, and is targeting turnover of £1bn by 2016.
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NewsRWC2010: Chris Dawson expects more retail failures in 12 to 14 months
Colourful entrepreneur and owner of The Range, Chris Dawson, has predicted that he will be picking up stock from more failing retailers a year from now.
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OpinionRetail's political struggle
The general election, already in full swing though yet to be declared, has been unsettling retail sector investors all year.
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AnalysisWhat it's like to work at Go Outdoors
The inside view from human resources and recruitment manager Simon Clayton
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NewsFindel mulls offloading home shopping brands
Findel is understood to be planning to divest two of its home shopping brands, Confetti and I Want One of Those.
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NewsMike Ashley’s intervention hits Blacks shares
General stores and food retailers both had a dull week, with each sector lagging the market.
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AnalysisAndy Bond: Asda is ready for battle ahead
Asda hasn’t become ‘boring’ and is approaching 2010 in an aggressive mood with a raft of new initiatives, chief executive Andy Bond tells Jennifer Creevy
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Customer satisfaction with top retailers improves
Customers’ satisfaction with retailers improved for the first time after three quarters of small declines, according to the National Customer Satisfaction Index.
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NewsAirport retail sales soar on weak pound
Duty-free shopping and the weakened pound drove sales at London’s airports to their highest levels for a decade last year.