All HMV articles – Page 31
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NewsThree retailers sign for space at Wood Green
Two retailers including a new anchor tenant have signed for space at The Mall Wood Green in north London, while a third is moving to larger premises in the scheme.
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AnalysisLoyal to the last: the right loyalty schemes can pay off
As cash-strapped shoppers chase the best deals and lowest prices some say loyalty has gone out the window. Yet, as Joanna Perry finds, the right loyalty schemes can still be useful to retailers
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AnalysisTop 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league
It’s 18 months since Retail Week’s last look at the UK’s top retailers by sales and margins and much has changed in that time. Retail Knowledge Bank senior partner Robert Clark reports
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NewsShoppers flock to buy Michael Jackson music
Entertainment retailers have reported a surge in sales of Michael Jackson’s albums after the sudden death of the music legend last week.
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NewsPromising updates lift general retail stocks
Encouraging weekly numbers from John Lewis, hopes that Marks & Spencer’s first-quarter update would beat bearish expectations and a profits rise at HMV helped lift general retailers.
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NewsLagging Waterstone’s fails to dampen resurgent HMV
Entertainment group HMV impressed the city with improved profits, despite difficulties at its Waterstone’s books chain.
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NewsHMV Group posts robust results
HMV Group delivered an 11.5 per cent rise in pre-tax profit to £63m in its full year results.
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NewsMichael Jackson’s death prompts album sales surge
The sudden death of pop legend Michael Jackson has prompted a surge in sales of his albums.
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NewsSteady Game trading gets mixed reaction from City
Computer entertainment group Game reassured that trading has remained “in line with expectations” in recent months but did not disclose exact numbers.
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NewsHMV introduces system to tackle staff shrinkage
HMV is cracking down on staff fraud and procedural failures after introducing a loss prevention system to analyse its transaction data.
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NewsHMV working with Clarity Commerce for real-time loyalty system
HMV plans to extend its purehmv loyalty card to its live venues and cinemas once it is satisfied with its membership base.
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NewsHMV rolls out system to track supplier deals
HMV is to bring in a deal-terms management system to help buyers track negotiations with music, DVD and games suppliers.
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OpinionWaterstone’s must turn the page
Has HMV’s takeover of Ottakar’s paved the way for Waterstone’s high street domination as opponents of the deal predicted?
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AnalysisDiversification: A lucrative sideline or fatal distraction?
Retailers eager to boost business may expand into categories beyond their comfort zone, but do they risk stretching themselves too far?
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NewsReassuring updates propel retail shares again
Once again, the only way was up for store stocks as the general retailers’ rally maintained momentum following a raft of reassuring updates and results.
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NewsHMV reports strong growth but books remains weak
HMV UK and Ireland has reported like-for-like growth of 4.3 per cent for the 16 weeks ending April 25 while Waterstone’s like-for-likes slumped 4.5 per cent.
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NewsHMV to trial cinemas
HMV will open its first cinema this autumn as it continues to expand its reach beyond core entertainment retailing.
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HMV calls time on trial store at service station
HMV has terminated the service station trial that it launched in April last year.The retailer said it felt there were “better opportunities that we could pursue elsewhere”.HMV said at the time it felt that service stations were an “interesting, low-risk opportunity worth exploring”. The store was located in a service ...
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Games sales help retailers defy downturn
Entertainment retailers were lifted by rising sales of computer games last year, according to the Entertainment Retailers Association.