All General merchandise articles – Page 261
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Shoppers lap up Sales after playing it safe at Christmas
Retailers have celebrated a strong start to the post-Christmas Sales after facing harsh trading conditions for much of December.
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Ocado to push into general merchandise
Ocado, the home shopping business in which retailer John Lewis is a stakeholder, is to push into new categories including babywear and flowers.
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Kesa enters exclusive talks to sell BUT
Anglo-French electricals giant Kesa has confirmed that it is in exclusive talks to sell its French furniture and electricals business BUT to a private equity consortium.
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Instore snaps up Ponden Mill stores
Value retailer Instore has bought 33 of the stores that trade as Ponden Mill, the homewares retailer that went into administration last week.
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Nisa Tomorrow
Adding members and fighting back against the supermarkets is top of Nisa Today’s chief executive Neil Turton’s agenda now that the in-fighting is over at the symbol group. James Thompson reports
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John Lewis sales up 6%
John Lewis has reported a 5.6 per cent uplift in sales for the week so far from Sunday.
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The Works axes openings after downturn bites
The Works is to put its store opening programme on hold next year, following mixed sales in the run-up to Christmas.
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Brighthouse sales up
Hire-purchase retailer Brighthouse posted double-digit growth for the year, boosted by new store openings.
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Matalan profits climb
Pre-tax profits at value retailer Matalan rose 8.5 per cent to 28.1 million in the 52 weeks to February 24.
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T-Mobile and 3 to pool networks
Mobile phone retailers T-Mobile and 3 will pool their networks, in an initiative that has sparked speculation that the two rivals might merge.
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Argos Ireland strike called off
Strike action at catalogue store group Argos’ Irish shops has been called off. Staff at the retailer’s stores in The Republic of Ireland had been due to walk out today in a dispute over pay.
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John Lewis smashes the £100 million sales mark
Weekly sales at John Lewis have broken the 100 million mark for the first time.
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Duke Street Capital buys Original Factory Shop
Value store group Original Factory Shop has been sold to private equity giant Duke Street Capital for 70 million.
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Poundland launches blog
Value retailer Poundland has launched an online blog called Polar Pete and Friends which is updated daily with products news. The retailer already has two appreciation societies on Facebook. Poundland chief executive Jim McCarthy said: “As a fast moving retailer we need to regularly communicate with our customers to update ...
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Bensons eyes distinct premium bed format
Bensons for Beds is mulling the launch of a standalone format for its top-end range of beds.
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Staples pushes into India
Staples has become the first stationery chain to launch in India following the debut of a Staples Future Office store as part of a joint venture with Future Group.
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United we stand
When Peter Marks joined the Co-op in 1967 it was the largest grocer in the UK. Times have changed but, as James Thompson finds out, he plans to put Co-operative Group back on top
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Duke Street Capital buys Original Factory Shop
Value store group Original Factory Shop has been sold to private equity giant Duke Street Capital for 68.5 million.
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John Lewis sales up 7.4 per cent
John Lewis sales rose again this week, up 7.4 per cent year on year between Sunday and Wednesday this week.
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Asda takes on Amazon with online book launch
Asda has launched 300,000 book titles online to grab a bigger slice of the Amazon-dominated market.