All Health & beauty articles – Page 121
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Retail failures up 17 per cent
More than a thousand retail businesses have hit the buffers in the past year, with more failures expected due to poor Christmas trading.
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CBI survey: Retailers fear dire Christmas
Retailers are expecting a lacklustre Christmas after reporting a decline in high street sales in November, according to the CBI's Distributive Trades Survey.
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Christmas TV ads: Will christmas ads woo the shoppers?
Retailers are spending huge amounts on Christmas advertising this year, but is it money down the drain? Charlotte Hardie and Saatchi & Saatchi’s Richard Huntington tune in to this year’s festive campaigns.
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Pre-Christmas discounting: Can you cut it?
High street retailers are slashing prices in the Christmas run-up, but is it the answer to their problems, asks Charlotte Hardie
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Green and Rose lead talks as retailers scramble to deliver VAT cut
Sir Philip Green and Sir Stuart Rose have led discussions among retailers scrambling to deliver the cut in VAT by the time it comes into force on Monday.
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Supermarkets up ad spend
Supermarkets have upped their ad spend while most other major retailers have slashed theirs in response to the economic crisis.
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VAT cut expected in pre-Budget report
Chancellor Alistair Darling is expected to cut VAT to 15 per cent in today's pre-Budget report as part of a raft of measures designed to stimulate the economy.
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Retail sales remain flat
Retail sales volume growth remained flat in the three months to September compared with the previous three months, according to the latest ONS figures.
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Urban Retreat web site plans user reviews
The e-commerce site of beauty brand Urban Retreat is introducing customer ratings and reviews as part of a plan to make the site into a beauty portal.
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Neal's Yard Remedies appoints new marketing director
Health and beauty retailer Neal’s Yard Remedies has appointed Shirin Valipour as director of marketing as it steps up its expansion plans.
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Debenhams sparks price war
Debenhams has ignited a high street battle by promising more than 200 million of pre-Christmas price cuts.
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London sales continue to slide
London's like-for-like retail sales slipped 1.8 per cent in October, outperforming the UK average, which was down 2.2 per cent, although the gap between the two narrowed.
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AnalysisCost cutting: The lean machine
In these cash-strapped times deep and sustainable cost cutting is the name of the game. Charlotte Hardie looks at how retailers can trim the fat without their service suffering.
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Entry deadline extended for the Oracle Retail Week Awards
The industry is currently making exceptional efforts to ensure margins are maintained whilst continuing to improve the customer experience.
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Retailers' Christmas will not be cancelled, survey shows
Christmas will retain its sparkle this year as the majority of consumers plan to spend the same amount as last year, according to new research.
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Retail sales worst for three years
Retail sales fell for a fifth month in a row in October and by the biggest amount in three years.
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Consumer confidence at record low
Consumer confidence has hit a record low, according to research by Nielsen and the British Retail Consortium.
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Downturn triggers rise in retail crime
The economic downturn is having a growing impact on shoplifting with thefts at Tesco up more than a third this year.
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Christmas e-tail sales to rise 15 per cent
Online spend will continue to grow this Christmas with year-on-year sales expected to rise 15 per cent.
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Sales pick up at John Lewis
Sales have begun to improve at John Lewis, down just 1.3 per cent last week, helped by the cold snap in the weather.