All Matalan articles – Page 16

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    Matalan defies retail gloom

    15 June 2009

    Matalan has revealed that like-for-likes rocketed 8.2 per cent in the 14 weeks to June 6 after posting robust full-year results.

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    Strong trading pushes Matalan store expansion

    20 January 2009

    Value fashion retailer Matalan is to expand its store portfolio following a strong Christmas trading period.

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    Matalan outperforms at Christmas

    19 January 2009

    Discount retailer Matalan has bucked the gloom to post a 5.9 per cent like-for-like increase in sales over Christmas.

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    Raft of retailers snap up 300 Woolworths stores

    16 January 2009

    Grocers, value retailers and fashion players are among those that have agreed deals to take on Woolworths stores.

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    Matalan payment terms attacked

    19 August 2008

    The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has put Matalan into its Hall of Shame following the retailer's decision to cut payments to suppliers by 2 per cent.

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    Worse to come

    4 July 2008

    As M S like-for-like sales plunge, fears grow industry may never fully recover from downturn

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    Matalan seals deal to launch in Middle East

    3 July 2008

    Matalan is to make its overseas debut in the Middle East, with 15 stores opening in the region over the next five years. The value fashion retailer, which this week revealed an 89 per cent increase in full-year pre-tax profits to 53.2 million, has signed an agreement with a ...

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    Matalan profits double

    30 June 2008

    Value clothing and homewares group Matalan almost doubled profits last year.

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    Matalan signs LK Today sponsorship deal

    4 April 2008

    Value fashion retailer Matalan has signed a 1 million sponsorship deal with ITV’s morning show LK Today .

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    Analysis

    Why low prices are not enough

    7 February 2008

    People may be watching what they spend, but that hasn’t saved value specialists from collapse. George MacDonald surveys their prospects as they enter another tough year

  • News

    Matalan to overhaul stores as profits rise

    20 December 2007

    Matalan will revamp more than half of its store portfolio next year after pre-tax profits rose 8.5 per cent in the year to February 24.

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    Matalan profits climb

    19 December 2007

    Pre-tax profits at value retailer Matalan rose 8.5 per cent to 28.1 million in the 52 weeks to February 24.

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    Jamey Hargreaves backs Julien Macdonald venture

    28 November 2007

    Jamey Hargreaves, son of Matalan founder John Hargreaves, has invested money to help designer Julien Macdonald create a luxury brand around his name.

  • Analysis

    Desperately seeking chairman

    1 November 2007

    Controversial store group Sports Direct has been having trouble finding a chairman, so Retail Week has turned headhunter in a bid to help out. George MacDonald compiles our shortlist of 10 candidates with the skills for the most challenging role in the industry. Over to you, Mr Ashley…