All General merchandise articles – Page 262
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Analysis
Where’s the festive spirit?
Running a first-class store operation during the Christmas period is a challenge. Charlotte Dennis-Jones takes a walk down Oxford Street with Itim Consulting partner Simon Puryerto give their verdict on which retailers are holding up best under the festive pressure this year
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News
Woolworths: the city view
The variety store group had a torrid week as its shares fell to just 13.5p.
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News
Fears for new year take shine off upbeat week for general retailers
General retailers were the week’s beneficiaries as they outperformed their food peers and the FTSE. Lower interest rates were welcomed, but analysts remained downbeat about prospects.
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Jessops sales plummet
Sales at Jessops plummeted 26.6 per cent year on year in the 10 weeks to December 9. Like-for-like sales also fell, by 7.3 per cent.
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Mayfield appointed to Government Commission
John Lewis Partnership chairman Charlie Mayfield has been appointed to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
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John Lewis bullish on Christmas after top week
John Lewis has forecast record Christmas sales after the department store registered its biggest ever weekly sales.
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Woolworths gives stores Simpsons branding for DVD push
Woolworths is to transform its fascias to canary yellow next week to promote The Simpsons Movie , which is released on DVD on Monday.
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John Lewis sales up
John Lewis department stores revealed sales were up 6 per cent in the week to Wednesday year on year and rose 15 per cent on last week, driven by sales of toys, electronics and beauty.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – December 7, 2007
Yesterday’s interest rate cut was a welcome early Christmas present for retailers.
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News99p Stores outlines aggressive growth agenda to revive profits
Discount retailer 99p Stores has vowed to return to profitability next year following two years of losses.
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Norman to whip Coles into shape with revival strategy
Asda saviour Archie Norman is to be “chief coach” to Australian store group Coles following its sale and intends to transform its business culture.
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Argos hit by Irish strike in key Christmas period
Catalogue store group Argos has been hit by strike action at its Republic of Ireland division at the height of the Christmas trading period.
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HoF backs concessions to take home upmarket
House of Fraser is to introduce a raft of upmarket concessions and ramp up its Linea own label in an effort to create a premium offer for its home division.
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John Lewis pushes price pledge to bolster appeal
John Lewis is promoting its Never Knowingly Undersold promise for the first time by displaying discounts on products in stores.
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Interest rates left unchanged
The Bank of England (BoE) reduced interest rates by 0.25 per cent today handing retailers a much-needed pre-Christmas boost.
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Templeman: Spindler is not my replacement
Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman has scotched speculation that he would leave the retailer following the appointment of Angela Spindler as managing director.
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Theo Fennell hires chief executive
Luxury jewellery retailer Theo Fennell has appointed former Burberry Group executive Pamela Harper as chief executive, after unveiling sparkling interim sales results.
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MFI set for distribution centre opening
Furniture retailer MFI will open its massive warehouse and distribution centre in South Yorkshire tomorrow.
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Woolworths stores 'worthless'
Investment bank Citi has said Woolworths has no future in its present form and has called its stores “worthless”.