All Instore articles
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AnalysisProfile: Aziz Tayub, Poundstretcher owner, chairman and chief executive
He may shun the spotlight, but the Poundstretcher boss has drawn the industry’s attention with plans to expand into the Middle East.
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NewsWaitrose to install self-service nationwide
Waitrose will roll out self-service checkouts across branches nationwide in a bid to provide customers with more multi-channel payment options.
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NewsPoundstretcher opens transactional website
Discount retailer Instore, which trades as Poundstretcher, has launched a transactional website selling items from 99p up to £150.
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NewsInstore to unite shops with faster broadband link
Value retail group Instore is upgrading the broadband connections to its stores in a 12-month project following the renewal of a telecoms deal with Vodat International.
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NewsInstore narrows losses and delists from stock exchange
Value retailer Instore has narrowed its pre-tax losses in its first half as it reveals it is to delist from the stock exchange.
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NewsInstore reports uplift but expects tough trading
Poundstretcher owner Instore has enjoyed an uplift in trade with the sunny weather but warned that the positive trend does not yet signal a turnaround for the retailer.
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NewsInstore losses more than double
Losses at mixed-goods retailer Instore have more than doubled from £2.2m to £5.8m. Like-for-likes fell 0.8 per cent in the year to February 28 and the total was down 0.3 per cent to £295.8m.
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NewsInstore pins hopes on Poundstretcher as losses mount
Instore will target the value market by converting all of its core store portfolio to its Poundstretcher fascia as it seeks to curb losses that more than doubled in the year to February 28.
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Instore festive sales hit by Woolworths discounting
Value retailer Instore has reported like-for-like sales down 1.9 per cent for the five weeks to January 3 as it was hit by the heavy discounting at Woolworths in the run-up to Christmas.
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New chief executive for Instore
Instore, which also trades as Poundstretcher, has appointed Aziz Tyub as its new chief executive.
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Instore losses deepen but current trade picks up
Instore, the owner of Poundstretcher, has increased its losses, revealing a 6.3 million net operating loss before exceptional items for the 26 weeks to August 30.
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Instore independent directors warn shareholders
Instore’s independent directors are continuing to warn shareholders not to accept Seaham Investment’s 5p-a-share offer.
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Instore like-for-likes fall
Instore has revealed a fall in like-for-like sales and that its chief executive will step down.
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Seaham gains majority share of Instore
Seaham Investments has confirmed it now owns a 51 per cent stake in Instore.
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Instore directors stand down
Three Instore directors have resigned as part of a deal between shareholders Seaham Investments and Tradegro.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – July 4, 2008
The magic has well and truly evaporated from the retail Camelot created at Marks & Spencer by Sir Stuart Rose.
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Instore split over takeover bid
Variety store group Instore is divided over a 5p-a-share offer by Seaham Investments to take majority control of the retailer.
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Instore bidder emerges
The owner of Crown Crest Group, a Leicester cash-and-carry and wholesale company, has emerged as the likely bidder for discount variety chain Instore.
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Instore mulls sale
Variety store chain Instore has announced that it has been in preliminary discussions about a possible takeover bid.
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Instore picks finance director
Value retailer Instore has appointed Ebrahim Suleman as group finance director.