All General merchandise articles – Page 231
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News
Retail sales growth slows further
Retail sales volume growth has continued to slow in the three months to September, rising only 0.1 per cent.
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News
Wal-Mart's supplier standards drive could hit profits
Wal-Mart has admitted that its profits could be dented by plans to force Chinese suppliers to meet new quality and environmental standards or risk losing its business.
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Verdict: Retailers facing dismal Christmas
Retailers are facing the “toughest trading environment ever” this Christmas according to research company Verdict, which is predicting the second lowest consumer spending growth in a fourth quarter for 20 years.
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News
Woolworths creates new board as four directors leave
Woolworths has made a raft of changes to its management structure, including the creation of a retail operating board, two new appointments and four senior management departures.
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News
Scotland: Worst retail sales growth since March 2006
Retail sales growth in Scotland was at its slowest rate in two and a half years in September, as consumer confidence and rising living costs squeezed spending.
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News
News distributors avoid Competition Commission referral
The magazine and newspaper supply sector should not be referred to the Competition Commission, the Office of Fair Trading has decided.
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Tough outlook for Home Retail as profits fall
Home Retail Group has posted a plunge in first-half profits and warned that the full-year figure will be at the low end of expectations unless trading conditions improve.
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New chief financial officer for Woolworths
Woolworths has appointed a new chief financial officer to replace Stephen East.
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Flying Brands sales fall
Sales for multi-channel retailer Flying Brands have fallen 19 per cent to 7.5 million in the three months to September 26.
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Selfridges’ Oxford Street windows closed in asbestos scare
Selfridges has been forced to close some of its Oxford Street window displays after asbestos was found.
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Retail round-up: October 19, 2008
What the Sunday papers said about the retail sector, including reports on Baugur, Asda, Carphone Warehouse, Debenhams, Ghost, DSGi, Home Retail, Sainsbury's, Game, JJB Sports, Woolworths and Tesco.
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News
London retail sales worst since 2005
Retail sales in London outperformed the rest of the country in September but were still the worst since summer 2005.
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NewsSir Alan Sugar’s bid to invest in Woolworths thwarted
Sir Alan Sugar’s attempt to stakebuild in struggling retailer Woolworths has been scuppered after his shares he thought he had bought failed to turn up, prompting speculation that the vendor may have been an Icelandic investor whose assets have been frozen.
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Woolworths chiefs axed as slowdown strikes
Two senior Woolworths directors have left the business as the downturn bites.
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Marks & Spencer hires heavyweight non-exec director
Marks & Spencer has named Jan du Plessis, chairman of British American Tobacco, as a non-executive director.
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Amazon offers free delivery on orders over £5
Amazon UK has reduced the threshold for free delivery from 15 to 5, in an attempt to drive sales in the run-up to Christmas.
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Mothercare records robust second quarter
Mothercare has posted a slight uplift in UK like-for-likes and a rise in international sales.
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Opinion
Baugur brands have a future
This week it’s been remarkable how retailers that for years have been proud to be portrayed as part of the Baugur empire are now saying they can carry on independently of the investment company.
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News
Clinton Cards to focus on staff as it battles to revive performance
Clinton Cards will focus on staff and leadership skills to drive sales back up, after posting a 5.2 per cent fall in like-for-likes at its Clinton’s chain and a decline of 2.5 per cent at its Birthdays fascia for the nine weeks to October 5.
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News
Poundland to widen base by selling online
Poundland is to launch a transactional web site, possibly before the end of next year, in an effort to attract consumers not served by any of its stores. The retailer is working with KPMG to develop a model, which will include a minimum spend and a range of delivery charges. ...