All General merchandise articles – Page 235
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News
Ideal warns on profits
Ideal Shopping Direct has issued a profit warning this morning, as the TV shopping group revealed its first-half results.
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Analysis
Plastic bags: Has the problem been exaggerated?
With a target of reducing plastic bag usage by 70 per cent by next spring, retailers are doing all they can to minimise their waste, but has the problem been exaggerated? Liz Morrell sorts fact from fiction
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Gallery
Selfridges, Oxford Street
The temptation to make Selfridges in Oxford Street store of the week on a fairly regular basis is always there for no better reason than that in a store of this size there is always something happening and, equally, always something worth looking at.
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News
John Lewis on mission to drive fashion status
John Lewis will unveil a radical new look for its fashion offer as it puts millions behind building its fashion credentials.
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Opinion
The news isn’t all bad – yet
Confused? Can’t understand the world around you? Don’t worry – you’re not alone. UK retail is a deeply confusing place right now and this week’s news does little to help clarify the picture.
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News
Casino targets UK with discount e-tail site
French retail giant Casino is to debut in the UK with the launch of its non-food discount web site Cdiscount.com.
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News
Argos homes in on value seekers
Catalogue store group Argos is offering four years’ interest-free credit on furniture for the first time, as it woos value-conscious shoppers.
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News
August blow cements September sales fears
Analysts fear non-food like-for-likes will dip further in September, after the BRC revealed a comparable store sales fall of 1 per cent in August.
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News
Trading toughens for Dunelm
Value homewares retailer Dunelm has posted a leap in preliminary profits, but like-for-like sales have plummeted in the new financial year.
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News
John Lewis Partnership profits crash
John Lewis Partnership pre-tax profits have tumbled in the first half as it is hit by the crisis in consumer confidence and the stalling retail and housing market.
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News
Argos like-for-likes nosedive in second quarter
The mighty Argos became the latest victim of the consumer recession, as like-for-likes plummeted during the second quarter.
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News
Carphone Warehouse ejected from FTSE 100
Carphone Warehouse has been ejected from the FTSE 100, bringing retail’s representation on the blue-chip index to the lowest in memory.
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News
John Lewis pushes on with IP CCTV roll-out
John Lewis has gone live with a networked CCTV system at its Leicester Highcross store, which opened last week.
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News
Clinton Cards managing director to stand down
Clinton Cards managing director Mike Bugler is to stand down at the end of January 2009.
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News
Credit crunch will drive Christmas shoppers online
Up to 68 per cent of shoppers are planning to shop online for Christmas presents this year.
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News
Asda to open five Asda Living stores this year
Asda will open a further five Asda Living stores across the UK this year, bringing its total to 21.
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News
John Lewis sales up
Sales at John Lewis were up 1.6 per cent in the week to August 30, driven by back-to-school sales and a strong performance in electricals and technology.
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News
Housing policy brings industry little comfort
The Government’s 1 billion raft of initiatives to kick-start the housing market is unlikely to improve retail trading, store chiefs and analysts have said.
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News
John Lewis still on growth trail despite delays
John Lewis will work with developers and councils to help remedy delays to developments caused by the credit crunch and said its ambitious expansion plans remain unchanged.
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News
Original Factory defies gloom with profit hike
Original Factory Shop has bucked the downward trend with a profit jump of 16.4 per cent to 7.7 million in its full year to March 31.