All North America articles – Page 23
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OpinionComment: Retailers gear up for Christmas
Get ready, Christmas is almost here. Yes, really. No sooner have the barbecues, pop-up tents and water pistols been consigned to the shed, then retailers’ minds shift towards Christmas.
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OpinionComment: Overseas growth beckons UK retailers
Two hundred years after Napoleon’s famous observation, we are still a proud nation of shopkeepers. But for many of us, future success will mean that we have to look beyond our national borders for new market opportunities.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: JC Penney buys itself some time with public offering
Last week, JC Penney (JCP) revealed plans to raise about $810m (£501m) in cash through a public offering of up to 96.6 million shares.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Celebrating 20 years of TV shopping channel QVC
Television shopping in the UK turns 20 years old this week as QVC celebrates its anniversary. Gemma Goldfingle speaks to boss Dermot Boyd.
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OpinionComment: Old-fashioned customer service goes a long way in retail
The battle between online and multichannel retailers shows no sign of abating, despite the Government seemingly dismissing the call for an online sales tax.
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NewsInternational analysis: Walmart sticks to strategy despite missing sales target
Walmart has failed to achieve its own results guidance for the second consecutive quarter.
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OpinionComment: Fears Walmart had cried wolf realised
After the horror show of the first quarter, Walmart had so much to prove domestically in the second quarter. And it has again come up short.
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OpinionComment: How reliable a source of growth is international retailing?
With demand flat and most retailers having too many stores, genuine growth has become challenging to achieve and sustain.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Are Alliance Boots and Walgreens a good match?
News that Walgreens has introduced Boots’ No7 men’s skincare products across its estate in the US marks a step closer towards an exchange of marriage vows between the two health and beauty giants.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Kroger plans to accelerate growth with new strategy
On the back of another quarter of solid trading, US supermarket giant Kroger has added colour to its various investment initiatives.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Lidl embarks on quest to fulfil American Dream
Lidl is pondering a market entry in the US. The Schwarz Group-owned discounter has tasked its Irish managers Kenneth McGrath and Kevin Proctor to do a feasibility and efficiency analysis for such a venture.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: How have UK retailers fared abroad?
The rise of global consumerism encouraged UK retailers to expand internationally from east to west. Mark Faithfull looks at how they fared.
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NewsAnalysis: Premium fashion retailer LK Bennett plans overseas expansion
The regular endorsement of one of the world’s most famous women has helped keep British premium womenswear retailer LK Bennett in good shape.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Target suffers disappointing first quarter
Target can now be added to the list of US general merchandise retailers, which already includes Walmart, JC Penney and Kohl’s, whose first-quarter results disappointed.
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GalleryStore gallery: Topshop’s evolutions in American store design
The design evolution of Topshop’s US stores shows that cookie-cutter openings have no place when establishing a fashion brand internationally.
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Target to team up with designer Phillip Lim
Target is teaming up with designer Phillip Lim on an exclusive autumn clothing line.The collection, branded 3.1 Phillip Lim for Target, will be available in the US general merchandiser’s stores from September 15.The 100-piece collection, described as “chic, affordable options for women and men on the go”, includes apparel and ...
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Amazon looks to expand Kindle range
Amazon is reported to be developing a wide range of new hardware devices to expand its Kindle line beyond ereaders and tablet computers.Reports suggest two smartphones and an audio-only streaming device are in development, in addition to a set-top box.The high-end smartphone is expected to be manufactured with a screen ...
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Dollar General targets more affluent shoppers
Because of the prolonged weak economic environment in the US, shoppers’ focus has shifted increasingly towards discount retailers.
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OpinionComment: UK retailers can find success trading overseas
For the past four weeks I’ve travelled around the world: Hong Kong, Australia and the Americas, South and North.
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GalleryStore of the week: HEB, Montrose, Houston
The US is frequently characterised as a country with relatively few coast-to-coast operators, but that has a host of large regional players that dominate a particular state or cluster of states.