All General merchandise articles – Page 243
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Carrefour profits set to be lower than forecasts
French retail giant Carrefour has warned that operating profits for this year will not meet original expectations.
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Retailers slide as M&S’s share dive leads wave of falling stocks
While Marks & Spencer’s terrible performance in food grabbed the headlines on Wednesday, it was the general retailers that got a battering, as Sir Stuart Rose warned the market was at its toughest since the early 1990s.
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Analysis
Bags of passion
Having launched Liberty of London’s standalone store, Tamara Salman tells Amy Shields about her aims for the luxury accessories brand’s expansion
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Analysis
Inside Westfield London
20 years in the making, the UK’s most eagerly awaited shopping centre is finally taking shape. Tim Danaher gets a preview of Westfield London as it gears up for its opening in October
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Findel sales up
Home shopping group Findel has disclosed a 3 per cent rise in group sales in its second quarter, compared with the same period last year.
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99p Stores cashes in on weak economy
Single price-point retailer 99p Stores has reported strong growth as shoppers flock to its stores in an effort to better control their purse strings.
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Opinion
This is not just the market…
He may have been the coldest fish to have occupied a senior role in retail in recent memory, but it’s hard not to feel a degree of sympathy for Steven Esom over his spectacular fall from grace.
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Matalan seals deal to launch in Middle East
Matalan is to make its overseas debut in the Middle East, with 15 stores opening in the region over the next five years. The value fashion retailer, which this week revealed an 89 per cent increase in full-year pre-tax profits to 53.2 million, has signed an agreement with a ...
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Instore split over takeover bid
Variety store group Instore is divided over a 5p-a-share offer by Seaham Investments to take majority control of the retailer.
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Rose may be forced to step down
Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose may be forced to step down or resign after yesterday’s shock profit warning wiped 1.2 billion off the value of the retailer.
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Rubik's Cube to be Christmas best-seller
Vintage 1980s toy the Rubik’s Cube is likely to be a Christmas bestseller, according to variety store group Woolworths.
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Beales sales slump
Department store operator Beales has recorded a 6.4 per cent drop in like-for-like gross sales and warned there will be no uplift for the remainder of its financial year.
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John Lewis sales down, but Waitrose robust
John Lewis Partnership posted a group sales rise of 2.7 per cent in the week to June 21. Revenues at the eponymous department stores fell 1.2 per cent, but grocery chain Waitrose reported a 5.2 per cent rise.
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Analysis
Foot on the pedal
Halfords’ bold poaching of David Wild from Wal-Mart indicates that it is serious about boosting its overseas presence. But that doesn’t mean it will take its eye off the UK. George MacDonald assesses the new chief’s likely impact
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Opinion
Store manager’s diary: Liverpool launch has been inspiring for staff
It’s a really exciting time at John Lewis at the moment. We are moving full swing into the biggest period of expansion that we have undertaken to date, doubling the size of the business over the next decade.
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Cash-strapped consumers are trading down
Shoppers are less likely to treat themselves and are increasingly choosing value retailers or retailers’ own-label brands, according to an ICM poll carried out exclusively for Retail Week .
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Debenhams 'extends payment terms to suppliers'
Debenhams has extended payment terms to its suppliers as it continues to be hit by unrelenting tough trading on the high street, according to weekend reports.
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Opinion
The big question for Woolworths
“Good management, bad business.” If Trevor Bish-Jones had a pound for every time someone said that about his time at Woolworths, his pay-off would pale into insignificance.
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Fraser’s new house unveiled
House of Fraser has unveiled its vision for stores as part of plans to become a premium national department store group.
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Home Retail Q1 stable but tough times ahead
Home Retail Group recorded flat first-quarter like-for-like sales at its flagship Argos chain – ahead of expectations – but warned that the outlook remains challenging.