All General merchandise articles – Page 257
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News
WHSmith looks overseas for expansion
Stationery and book retailer WHSmith is eyeing Ireland and Scandinavia as it seeks to expand overseas.
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Woolworths withdraws girls' Lolita bed
Variety retailer Woolworths has withdrawn from its web site bedroom furniture for young girls bearing the sexually charged name of Lolita, after outraged mothers launched an online campaign.
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Opinion
Non-food cannot afford to slip the net
Even against modest forecasts, the January trading statement season was miserable.
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American Golf back on par as full-year sales rise 18%
American Golf has bounced back from a difficult 2006 with a jump in sales for the year to January 27.
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Opinion
Future looks bleak for minnow Beales
While most department store groups celebrated a happy Christmas, there had to be one that woke up to an empty stocking.
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Woolworths names new chief to drive EUK arm
Woolworths has appointed Steve Lewis as EUK managing director to boost the performance of its entertainment wholesale arm.
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Jagtiani silences talk of a bid for Debenhams
Retail tycoon Micky Jagtiani has ruled out making a bid for Debenhams despite upping his stake in the department store group to more than 9 per cent.
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Amazon Q4 profits double but margins slip
Amazon has reported its fourth quarter profits have more than doubled, but Wall Street has reacted badly to a slump in margins.
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No respite for Land of Leather
Land of Leather has reported a further slump in sales over the critical January period.
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WHSmith to return £90m to shareholders
WHSmith reported a 2 per cent fall in like-for-like sales over the festive period and is to return 90 million to shareholders.
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Downer back in charge as Roche quits Borders
Borders chief executive David Roche has resigned with immediate effect and Philip Downer has been appointed in his place.
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Woolworths agrees £385 million refinancing
Woolworths has agreed a refinancing package, with new four-year loan facilities totalling 385 million.
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McColl ploughs £19m into new PoS system
Convenience store operator and newsagent Martin McColl is to invest 19 million in a company-wide point-of-sale (PoS) system in the largest IT project it has undertaken to date.
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Mamas & Papas picks MD
Marek Laskowski has been promoted to managing director of Mamas & Papas retail business.
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January sales weak, but February outlook positive
Sales on the UK high street in January remained weak, but retailers are bullish about the prospects for February, according to the CBI’s Distributive Trades Survey.
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Landmark ups stake in Debenhams
Landmark Group has once more increased its stake in Debenhams to total more than 9 per cent, via its investment vehicle Milestone Resources.
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BrightHouse hires Pym as chairman
BrightHouse, the private equity backed hire purchase store group, has appointed Richard Pym as non-executive chairman.
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News
Marks & Spencer bans cheques
Marks & Spencer is the latest retailer to stop accepting cheques at its cash desks.
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Jessops chief nets £500,000 bonus
The chairman of beleaguered camera retailer Jessops collected a 500,000 bonus last year.
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Woolworths shakes up management
Variety store group Woolworths has made high-level management changes at its entertainment supply business EUK and retail division in an effort to drive the business forward this year.