All General merchandise articles – Page 256
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Harrods to sell £250-a-glass champagne for Valentine’s
Iconic department store Harrods is to have a sparkling Valentine’s Day by selling champagne at 250 per glass.
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M&S voucher drive sparks stock fears
Marks & Spencer has distributed 800,000 discount vouchers offering 20 per cent off clothing, food and homewares this weekend as the retailer attempts to drive sales in the final weeks of its financial year, according to a report in The Daily Telegraph .
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John Lewis tests ban on cheques
Department store John Lewis has taken a step away from accepting personal cheques with a trial in two of its branches.
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US retail sales performance lacklustre
The mixed performance of US retailers has signalled a shift in consumer spending patterns as sales still fail to sparkle during the sub-prime credit crunch.
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Harrods unveils interactive window campaign
Harrods has unveiled an interactive window campaign to encourage its customers to experience its iconic store via the five senses.
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John Lewis sales slower than expected
The John Lewis Partnership had a week of mixed fortunes, with new year sales growth slower than expected at the department store business.
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AnalysisWhy low prices are not enough
People may be watching what they spend, but that hasn’t saved value specialists from collapse. George MacDonald surveys their prospects as they enter another tough year
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Warehouse Express eyes expansion on high street
Multichannel camera retailer Warehouse Express is to take on rival Jessops with plans to open more stores.
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Downer plans business review and store closures at Borders
Borders UK’s new chief executive Philip Downer plans to close stores and conduct an extensive review of the business following the departure of his predecessor David Roche last week.
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Allders expands out of Croydon with bed shop
Allders has opened its first store outside Croydon since new management took over in 2005.
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Opinion
Don’t just blame the market
It gives no one at Retail Week any pleasure that last week’s front page story about The Works being on the brink of administration came true even more quickly than expected.
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Boots and TK Maxx in supply deal
Boots and fashion retailer TK Maxx have teamed up to generate supply chain efficiencies with deliveries to their stores on the Isle of Man.
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Boots and TK Maxx in supply deal
Boots and fashion retailer TK Maxx have teamed up to generate supply chain efficiencies with deliveries to their stores on the Isle of Man.
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Halfords sales growth slows as boss quits
Motor accessories retailer Halfords has posted a slowdown in the rate of its like-for-like sales growth, as it emerged that its chief executive is leaving.
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Halfords boss quits to join Coles
Halfords chief executive Ian McLeod has quit to join Australian grocer Coles as managing director.
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Shop price inflation climbs 1.2 per cent
Shop price inflation in the UK was 1.2 per cent higher in January compared with the previous year, up from 1 per cent in December.
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Littlewoods uses web monitor to enhance sites
Littlewoods Shop Direct has improved its web sites after studying data from an external performance monitoring service.
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Woolworths hires non-exec director
Woolworths has appointed Peter Bamford to its board as a non-executive director.
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The Works enters administration
Bargain bookseller The Works has gone into administration, as reported in this week’s issue of Retail Week .
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John Lewis sales climb 6%
Department store chain John Lewis piled pressure on its high street rivals by posting a 6.1 per cent sales uplift for the week to January 26.