All Peacocks articles – Page 9
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Peacocks: value sector to thrive in 2010
Peacocks said the value sector will continue to “flourish” in 2010, after reporting solid Christmas trading and better than expected like-for-like sales in the new year.
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Peacocks celebrates ‘cracking’ Christmas
Value fashion group Peacocks reported “cracking” Christmas trading, boosted by the success of Pearl Lowe for Peacocks dresses.
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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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Peacocks to sell CDs as it goes after gap left by Woolworths
Value fashion chain Peacocks is to start selling CDs to take advantage of the gap left in the market since the collapse of Woolworths.
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TK Maxx and Peacocks begin Wembley facelift
TK Maxx, Peacocks and Bonmarché have begun fit-outs of their stores in the £90m redevelopment of Wembley Central in northwest London.
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Discounters lead way as 60% of Woolworths stores snapped up
Nearly 60% of the 800 former Woolworths stores have been let or are under offer, assuaging fears that the variety store group’s demise is turning town centres into ghost towns.
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Peacocks ramps up web operation with site revamp
Value fashion retailer Peacocks is to relaunch its website early next year as it seeks to drive its online sales.
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Analysis
The inspirations driving retail boardrooms
Sportsmen, philosophers and even the odd journalist have all inspired the UK’s retail chief executives. Charlotte Hardie talks to five familiar faces about those who have influenced them as they have scaled their very diverse career ladders
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Analysis
Is a wave of retail floats imminent?
The prospect of retail IPOs is rising, but the shaky economy and recent cash calls could make talk of floats so much hot air. By George MacDonald
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Peacocks extends store IT support relationship with Vista
Peacocks wants to expand on the communications system it uses to interact with stores, after extending its store systems support contract with Vista Retail Support.
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Analysis
Top 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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Analysis
Retail Week Technology Awards: the winners
In its first year rebranded as the Retail Week Technology Awards, we are delighted to announce the winners, who between them have shown how technology can be used for maximum impact across all operational areas of a retail business.
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Peacocks and New Look make appointments to drive growth
Value fashion retailers Peacocks and New Look have shaken up their senior teams as they plough on with expansion plans.
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Peacock Group signs two for White River Place
Peacock Group is to open two stores at White River Place in St Austell, Cornwall.
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Peacocks sales soar
Peacocks reported a surge of 8.3 per cent in like-for-like sales in the 14 weeks to March 28 after benefiting from its value position.
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Opinion
Marks & Spencer: margins & errors
Marks & Spencer boss Sir Stuart Rose appeared irked yesterday by journalists’ questions about the retailer’s lacklustre Christmas trading figures. Why, he complained, hadn’t the results from Debenhams and Next come under such scrutiny?
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Peacocks posts steady Christmas results
Fast fashion retailer Peacocks has reported a solid Christmas and secured a 20 mililon equity injection from its backers to fund expansion in 2009.
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Peacocks hit by credit insurer
Fashion retailer Peacocks is understood to have become the latest retailer to have some of its credit insurance cut.
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Peacocks shareholders inject £20m for expansion
Peacocks' shareholders have stumped up 20 million to allow the value fashion retailer to continue with its ambitious store opening plans.