All General merchandise articles – Page 253
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News
RWC08: ethics still second to price, claim value chiefs
Value retail shoppers are more concerned about price than ethical sourcing, according to a panel debate at the Retail Week Conference.
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Analysis
The house that John built
John King is making strides towards realising his ambition of turning House of Fraser into a UK Nordstrom. He talks to Amy Shields
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Sports Direct to hit market expectations
Sports Direct has reported in its interims that it is set to meet market consensus EBITDA in its full year, but has not provided detailed current trading figures.
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Argos sales rise, but Homebase struggles
Home Retail Group posted a mixed set of sales for its catalogue giant Argos and DIY chain Homebase for the 8 weeks to March 1 and warned on the outlook for consumer spending.
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RWC08: Rose braces for two-year downturn
Sir Stuart Rose said that M&S is braced for a downturn that will last until at least 2010 at the Retail Week Conference today, though he hopes that the UK economy can avoid full-blown recession.
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Chancellor confirms Government to charge for plastic bags
In his first Budget speech, Chancellor Alistair Darling has said that laws will be introduced by next year to charge shoppers for using plastic bags, unless the supermarkets take action to do this.
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RWC08: Mayfield to push JLP value
Charlie Mayfield has declared he would hate to be the chairman of the John Lewis Partnership who made the decision to axe the “Never knowingly undersold” strapline.
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Liberty pre-tax losses sink to £6.4m
Luxury department store Liberty has posted a pre-tax loss of 6.4 million, largely as a result of the cost of rolling out its Liberty of London brand.
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House of Fraser opens High Wycombe store
House of Fraser will open its second store in a week on Thursday (March 13).
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Benetton family to buy World Duty Free
Airports operator BAA is to sell its World Duty Free chain to Italian company Autogrill, which is controlled by the Benetton family, for 546.6 million.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – March 7, 2008
Today will be a good day to go shopping in a John Lewis or Waitrose store.
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John Lewis profits soar, but second half slows
John Lewis Partnership has reported pre-tax profits up 18.7 per cent to 379.8 million in its full-year results, but expects trading conditions to remain challenging this year.
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AnalysisRegional retailers: Local heroes
Regional retailers may not be able to compete with the national heavyweights on size, but they have plenty else going for them. Katie Kilgallen takes a look at some of the most successful
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M and M targets £200m in sales with new warehouse
M and M Direct has leased a new warehouse as part of plans to triple sales to 200 million.
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Japan’s Aeon to focus on international growth
Japanese retail giant Aeon has announced plans to quadruple its annual investment in international operations while cutting back on domestic growth.
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Moss Bros shares spike as offer from Baugur fuels investor fight
Menswear retailer Moss Bros was the week’s biggest riser as a bad-tempered battle for control raged. Members of the founding families, the board and associates of potential buyer Baugur all laid into each other, which can hardly be helping store performance.
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Pets at Home to rev up store makeovers
Specialist retailer Pets at Home is preparing to ramp up the conversion of its stores to the model it revealed at Romford in Essex nearly 18 months ago.
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House of Fraser unveils Westfield London plans
House of Fraser has revealed the first images of its 103,000 sq ft (9,570 sq m) Westfield London store, which is set to open by Christmas and is one of five anchors at the scheme.
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John Lewis staff to be offered pension scheme early
John Lewis intends to cut the time its employees will have to wait before they can join its pension scheme from five years to three.
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Analysis
Sales of the unexpected
Whether the result of a Brit Awards coup or the latest Delia, being caught off-guard when demand for a product soars can lead to lost sales and unhappy customers. By Charlotte Dennis-Jones