All General merchandise articles – Page 244
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Borders lines up suitors for Paperchase
Borders is understood to have received indicative offers from Luke Johnson and WHSmith for its stationery chain Paperchase.
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Woolies seeks new chief as Bish-Jones makes shock exit
Woolworths chief executive Trevor Bish-Jones’ shock decision to stand down has prompted fevered speculation about who might succeed him in one of retail’s most challenging roles.
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Wal-Mart man to take charge at Halfords
Halfords has appointed David Wild as chief executive, with effect from August 4.
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Opinion
The Retail Week - June 20, 2008
It’s goodbye to Woolworths from Trevor Bish-Jones, but probably not a farewell to retail. I suspect we’ll hear more of Bish-Jones, assuming he doesn’t decide to sit back and enjoy spending his pay-off.
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Land of Leather plans rescue deal as sales collapse
Land of Leather has announced plans to secure a rescue financing deal of 14.8 million, gross of expenses, by way of placing almost 30 million shares, underwritten by its brokers.
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May online sales hit £4.5 billion
Online spending in May rose to more than 4.5 billion, an increase of 1.6 per cent on April, according to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
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Summer Fair to host Mary Portas
TV celebrity and retail branding expert Mary Portas is gearing up to speak at the Summer Fair, which starts this Sunday.
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Wal-Mart targets Russia
Wal-Mart is considering opening in Russia and surrounding countries as it initiates a new round of international expansion.
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Bish-Jones steps down from Woolies
Trevor Bish-Jones is stepping down as chief executive of Woolworths.
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3G iPhone sparks massive interest
Interest in the next generation 3G iPhone is almost four times than that for its 2G predecessor according to mobile phone retailer O2.
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Park Group shows signs of recovery
Consumer confidence in Christmas savings schemes has begun to return slowly, as The Park Group reported orders for Christmas 2008 up 17 per cent.
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Instore bidder emerges
The owner of Crown Crest Group, a Leicester cash-and-carry and wholesale company, has emerged as the likely bidder for discount variety chain Instore.
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Instore mulls sale
Variety store chain Instore has announced that it has been in preliminary discussions about a possible takeover bid.
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Staples closes on deal for Dutch rival
Staples has this week been invited to enter talks with Corporate Express, after the US stationery retailer upped its offer for the Dutch business by 14 per cent.
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Halfords outshines the sector with profit jump
Motor accessory and bikes retailer Halfords has outperformed the sector, as customers swap cars for cycles.
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WHSmith: the City view
Bookseller and stationer WHSmith notched up 6 per cent sales growth between March 1 and May 31, but that reflected recent acquisitions.
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Opinion
We have become a scapegoat
Whether it’s binge drinking, food prices or shoplifting, retailers are getting the blame
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AnalysisSix promising luxury brands
Making it in the cut-throat world of luxury retail is undoubtedly tough, but six of the most promising brands are being mentored by top names in the sector. By Charlotte Dennis-Jones
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Borders to cut jobs as systems are overhauled
Borders is to axe an undisclosed number of jobs as it implements “fundamental change”.