All Home Bargains articles – Page 4
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NewsBoots boss warns discounters pose hypermarket threat
The high street discounters’ move into branded products will threaten the viability of hypermarkets, warned Boots boss Ken Murphy.
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OpinionThe largest retail groups in Europe are mobilising new strategies
Michael Poynor is managing director of Retail Expertise where he consults with retailers on operational, strategic and financial projects.
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NewsIceland buys Peacocks stores as value retailers size up the estate
Iceland has bought seven former Peacocks stores from the value fashion retailer’s administrator KPMG.
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NewsHome Bargains profits soar
TJ Morris, which trades as Home Bargains, has reversed last year’s slowdown in profit growth but said it cannot be complacent in the challenging conditions.
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Home Bargains launches transactional website
Discount retailer TJ Morris has launched a transactional website for Home Bargains.
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AnalysisRetail schemes: A zero-sum game?
The development pipeline has almost ground to a halt and, as Mark Faithfull discovers, more realism from councils and retailers will be required if schemes are to see the light of day.
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NewsHaldanes readies hard discounter model Ugo
Independent food group Haldanes is to invest in a raft of initiatives to revitalise the hard discounter model when it launches its “Netto plus” chain at the end of April.
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AnalysisQuality takes upper hand in value battle
Customers are redefining value and ‘returning to quality’. So what does the future hold for discount retailers?
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NewsHome Bargains warns of tough times ahead
Value retailer Home Bargains has reported another record year but warned that the value sector is heading for tough times as margins are squeezed in the face of rising costs, and competition hots up.
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AnalysisThe perks of the job
Offering discounts and free products to your staff can lift morale and sales, says Liz Morrell
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NewsHome Bargains ups security on delivery vehicles
Home Bargains, has invested in Manta electronic seals to increase security and eliminate unauthorised access to its transport fleet.
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News99p Stores launches new Woolworths-style fascia
99p Stores founders broaden offer with out-of-town variety chain Family Bargains
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NewsHome Bargains online clampdown catches thieves
Home Bargains’ online initiative to tackle in-store theft has led to more than 20 prosecutions.
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NewsDiscounters fear rise in VAT
Discount retailers have warned that a rise in VAT would smash their margins and result in some products being pulled off the shelves.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Home Bargains
The inside view from Laine Maw, HR manager of TJ Morris, trading as Home Bargains
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NewsHome Bargains launches £25m Northern Ireland expansion programme
Value retailer Home Bargains has launched a £25m expansion programme under which it will open in Northern Ireland for the first time.
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Analysis
Woolworths’ property portfolio: Well worth it?
Woolworths’ collapse left a scar on hundreds of high streets as 807 stores shut. One year on, Sara McCorquodale investigates what has been re-let and who has benefited
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AnalysisRetailers take crime prevention to the web
With retailers frustrated by the lack of police action on retail crime is it right for them to use the internet to take crime prevention into their own hands, asks Liz Morrell
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AnalysisDon’t believe the hype
This must count as one of the toughest, but most interesting, years for security, loss prevention and profit protection teams.