All General merchandise articles – Page 247
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News
Phones 4U to face Ofcom inquiry
Phones 4U faces investigation by telecoms regulator Ofcom for alleged phone mis-selling.
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Clinton posts flat sales
Clinton Cards’ sales were flat in its third quarter and it faces more challenging conditions on the high street.
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Argos faces strike action
Home Retail Group faces possible strike action at its catalogue retailer Argos after union Unite said it will hold a ballot to take industrial action over pay.
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News
Rising inflation deals rate blow
The annual rate of inflation leaped to 3 per cent in April, from 2.5 per cent in March, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
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Analysis
Sales drivers
Motorway service areas are becoming a new destination for retailers as they throw off their dismal image. Charlotte Dennis-Jones takes to the highway
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Analysis
Essex buoys
It may be approaching its 20th birthday, but Essex’s Lakeside remains a key retail destination. John Ryan visits to see how its retailers are coping in a fiercely competitive environment
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M&S investors could force vote on Rose's role
Rebel Marks & Spencer shareholders are considering whether to force a vote on Sir Stuart Rose’s controversial promotion to executive chairman at the retailer’s AGM in July.
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John Lewis and Waitrose sales growth steady
Department store group John Lewis and stablemate grocer Waitrose posted solid sales for the week to May 3.
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Opinion
Sunshine brings cheer for retail
“If you open your door in the morning and there’s a blizzard, you’re not going to buy a summer dress.” So said Sir Philip Green in his interview with Retail Week last month. So Green and many other retailers like him must have been celebrating as some decent weather finally ...
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Oxford Street to say goodbye to ‘Golf Sale’ men
Oxford Street’s infamous “Golf Sale” man, an emblem in the eyes of many of everything that is wrong with London’s premier shopping thoroughfare, faces exile within months.
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Signet shines in UK but struggles in US
Transatlantic jewellery giant Signet has revealed a strong performance in the UK in the first quarter, but has been dragged back by its US business.
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Soaring food prices drive retail inflation
Annual retail prices rose 1.2 per cent last month fuelled by a surge in year-on-year food prices of 4.7 per cent, up from annual inflation of 4.1 per cent the previous month, according to figures released by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) today.
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News
The Works sale confirmed
Beleaguered discount bookseller The Works has been bought by private equity company Endless, as reported by Retail Week Online yesterday (May 6).
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Endless buys The Works
Beleaguered discount bookseller The Works is understood to have been bought by private equity company Endless, as forecast by Retail Week (March 28).
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News
Instore picks finance director
Value retailer Instore has appointed Ebrahim Suleman as group finance director.
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Bhs puts freeze on refits to ride out tough times
Bhs is to temporarily halt its store refurbishment programme from the end of this month.
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John Lewis sales robust, as Waitrose shines
Department store chain John Lewis posted a solid set of figures for the week to April 26 and stablemate supermarket chain Waitrose delivered a strong performance.
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News
Next takes Home Retail to court over copycat furniture claims
Fashion-to-homewares retailer Next has begun legal action against Argos over alleged design infringement of its children’s bedroom furniture range Storm.
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News
Sound Control falls into administration
Sound Control, the UK’s biggest musical instruments retailer, has collapsed into administration.
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Analysis
Home Retail Group: the City view
Argos, Home Retail’s flagship chain, delivered record profits last year, but the outlook is cloudy.