All General merchandise articles – Page 228
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Original Factory hits six-month sales high
Value retailer Original Factory Shop continued to defy the downturn, revealing its strongest six months to date.
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Retail sales remain flat
Retail sales volume growth remained flat in the three months to September compared with the previous three months, according to the latest ONS figures.
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Woolies' biggest shareholder slams £1 Hilco talks
Woolworths' biggest shareholder Ardeshir Naghshineh has criticised the potential sale of the retailer to Hilco, saying the group's stores are worth much more than the nominal price that has been tabled.
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Halfords profits climb
Halfords said it is confident it will hit full-year expectations as profit before tax climbed 3.2 per cent to 49.1 million in the 26 weeks to September 25.
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Mallplace.com: Virtual mall launches with affiliate offer
A virtual mall has launched this week that hopes to become a destination for consumers to browse stores on the web in a similar way to how they would in real life.
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Sir Stuart Rose: 'step-down' in trading in last fortnight
There has been another marked fall in consumer spending in recent weeks, Marks & Spencer executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose has said.
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Woolworths in talks to sell retail arm to Hilco for £1
Woolworths is understood to be in talks to sell its high street business to specialist distressed fund Hilco for 1.
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Marks & Spencer prepares for promotional showdown with Debenhams
Marks & Spencer will launch a high-profile 20 per cent off promotion on Thursday as retailers compete more aggressively for share of Christmas spend.
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John Lewis sales fall again
Department store business John Lewis suffered a 14 per cent sales fall last week, it is understood.
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London sales continue to slide
London's like-for-like retail sales slipped 1.8 per cent in October, outperforming the UK average, which was down 2.2 per cent, although the gap between the two narrowed.
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Woolworths legend Roger Jones dies
Former Woolworths managing director Roger Jones, who spent almost 50 years at the variety store group, died on Sunday aged 71.
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Top Woolworths shareholder: business is worth £340 million
Property magnate confident the chain has a future or a buyer could be found, despite City critics.
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Marks & Spencer: Top marks
M&S’s new store at Westfield London is a prototype in many ways, but it is also the outcome of more than four years’ work on different store formats. John Ryan tours its latest development.
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AnalysisCost cutting: The lean machine
In these cash-strapped times deep and sustainable cost cutting is the name of the game. Charlotte Hardie looks at how retailers can trim the fat without their service suffering.
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WHSmith: The City view
Analysts remained convinced of the merits of bookseller and stationer WHSmith following an update on Wednesday.
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Woolworths' EUK asks customers for upfront payment
EUK, variety store group Woolworths’ entertainment supply division, has been forced to ask customers for upfront payments as the credit crunch bites.
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New chief executive for Instore
Instore, which also trades as Poundstretcher, has appointed Aziz Tyub as its new chief executive.
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Marks & Spencer offers international delivery to online shoppers
Marks & Spencer is offering international delivery for online shoppers as it bids to increase sales at its direct business to 500 million by 2011.
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Entry deadline extended for the Oracle Retail Week Awards
The industry is currently making exceptional efforts to ensure margins are maintained whilst continuing to improve the customer experience.
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WHSmith cautious on Christmas outlook
Bookseller and stationer WHSmith posted a 4 per cent rise in total sales in the first 10 weeks of its financial year but warned Christmas trading would be competitive.