All General merchandise articles – Page 255
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Woolworths to axe 60 HQ jobs
Woolworths is to cut approximately 60 central jobs to deliver efficiencies and make the business more customer-focused.
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Harrods dresses its lifts for start of Senses promotion
Luxury department store Harrods has kicked off two months of in-store visual merchandising events with a series of installations in its Grade II listed lifts, writes John Ryan.
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There’s value in Woolies yet
We reveal this week that variety store group Woolworths has slimmed down central staff numbers. About 60 have gone from the London headquarters and its Castleton satellite, near Rochdale.
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WHSmith to return £90m to investors
WHSmith shareholders will net 90 million through a special dividend and share buy-back programme.
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Phones 4U snaps up online rival
Mobile phone specialist Phones 4U has bought online retailer Dial-a-Phone for 9 million.
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Specsavers seals £4.5m global broadband deal
Specsavers has signed a 4.5 million five-year deal with Vanco to provide a broadband network spanning six countries.
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Arnotts to axe 580 jobs
Irish department store group Arnotts has said it will make up to 580 staff redundant.
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Strong West End footfall
Footfall in London’s West End was up 5.6 per cent year on year for January, according to the New West End Company.
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Retailers face candle tax blow
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has attacked plans by the EU to impose a tax on candles from China, labelling it “another slap in the face” for retailers and consumers. Today the EU launched an anti-dumping investigation into claims by some European candlemakers that China is selling candles into the ...
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Halfords chief quitting for Oz presents an opportunity
The resignation of Halfords chief executive Ian McLeod could prove a “perverse” opportunity for the motor accessories retailer, broker Shore Capital has argued.
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Macy’s to shave $100m off costs as it axes regional HQ
Iconic department store group Macy’s has closed its Marshall Field’s regional headquarters in a restructure to cut its operating costs by US$100 million ( 51.3 million) a year.
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Ryman aims for 300 shops as it expects a record year
Stationery retailer Ryman expects record profits for the year to March 31, as it ramps up its store opening programme.
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Firebox seeks £5m to launchUS offensive
Online gadget retailer Firebox wants to raise 5 million of venture capital investment to fund domestic growth and expansion in the US.
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The Works boss Boardman mulls rescue package
The Works chief executive Chris Boardman is understood to be considering a management buy-out following the retailer’s collapse at the start of the month.
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Delia release sparks bookseller price war
Borders has joined the battle for sales of Delia Smith’s hotly anticipated new recipe book by slashing the price when it goes on sale today.
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Opinion
Baugur can get past its issues
“Is Baugur’s UK retail empire on the verge of meltdown?” So began a story in The Sunday Telegraph last month.
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Signet: the city view
Signet, the world’s biggest specialist jewellery retailer, posted a 6.7 per cent group like-for-like fall in the fourth quarter, propelled by an 8.6 per cent drop in the US.
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John Lewis eyes up India
Department store giant embarks on hunt for a partner to make its debut on the sub-continent
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Sainsbury’s hires 150 in non-food
Sainsbury’s is to hire 150 staff to support its burgeoning non-food operation.
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Theo Fennell to step down
Luxury jeweller Theo Fennell has revealed its eponymous creative director will step down in 12 months time, to focus on a more ambassadorial role within the business.