All General merchandise articles – Page 267
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Piasecki steps down from Goldsmiths
Goldsmiths chairman Jurek Piasecki is to step down as chairman after more than 25 years with the jewellery retailer.
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M&S’s Lane Fox backs online social networking
Marks & Spencer non-executive director Martha Lane Fox has highlighted the benefits of online social networking to retailers.
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Is small about to become the new big?
Once a year, Pricewaterhouse-Coopers (PwC) invites partners and directors from around the world, who specialise in retail and consumer goods, to attend a two-day business school to discuss the big issues of the day with leading industry guests.
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Shoppers need confidence back
Christmas could be a washout if retailers can’t persuade their nervous customers to spend
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Poundland unveils plan for international debut
Discount retailer Poundland plans to launch overseas as it expands rapidly in the UK.
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Mothercare sales skyrocket as ELC deal begins to bear fruit
Mothercare’s acquisition of Early Learning Centre (ELC) helped push group sales up 38.3 per cent in the 13 weeks to October 13, exceeding City expectations.
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Flying Brands profits hit but expansion continues
Home shopping retailer Flying Brands is to push ahead with global expansion, despite issuing a profit warning this week.
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Groundbreaking green store to debut in London
An eco-department store is understood to have received 2 million backing to open in London’s East-end next year.
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Retailers are braced for bumper Halloween as adults drive sales
Stores are expected to enjoy a record Halloween this year, partly driven by adults splashing out on themselves.
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Amazon profits soar in third quarter
Online retail giant Amazon revealed a four-fold leap in profits to US$80 million ( 39.1 million) in the three-months to September 30, boosted by strong sales of the final Harry Potter book, which became the fastest selling book of all time.
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Argos drives Home Retail profits up
General merchandise to DIY group Home Retail has posted a surge in first-half profits, powered by the Argos catalogue store chain.
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Flying Brands downgrades expectations
Strikes, the weather and Australian launch cited as home shopping group Flying Brand posts downbeat trading update.
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Mothercare social networking site ready for debut
Maternity specialist Mothercare will launch a social networking site for parents this week, as first revealed by Retail Week (September 28).
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Opinion
How long can Swann work magic?
Retail has its fair share of conjurors, but WHSmith chief executive Kate Swann must be the sorceress supreme.
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Instore slashes losses in first half
Variety store group Instore has halved its losses in the first half to August 25, but does not expect the benefits of its improvement strategy to have a full impact until next year.
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Rugby World Cup lifts Waitrose, but slows John Lewis
John Lewis Partnership-owned supermarket chain Waitrose enjoyed bumper sales in the week to October 13, driven by the rugby World Cup and warm weather.
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Boots’ first beauty salon opens at Kingston shop
Alliance Boots has struck a deal with beauty guru George Hammer to open a salon on the first floor of its Kingston store.
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Boden backer hits jackpot as it exits business
Private equity group Piper has sold its stake in home shopping retailer Boden for 30 times what it invested originally.
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Hamleys ups web ante with £50m sales target
Hamleys is ramping up its online business with a sales target of 50 million in the next five years, up from the 4 million it has forecast for the year to March.
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Wyevale commits to being carbon neutral by 2010
Garden centre chain Wyevale has published a consultation document called the Ten Commitments detailing how it will deliver its plan to become carbon neutral by 2010.