All articles by Tim Danaher – Page 13
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NewsMost retailers expect sales to fall in 2011, BRC says
Most retailers expect sales to fall in 2011, with weak consumer confidence and inflationary pressures hitting the sector’s performance, according to a BRC survey.
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NewsRecord sales for Go Outdoors
Fast-growing outdoor retailer Go Outdoors has reported record sales, with even the cold snap not derailing its growth.
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NewsIrish retailers fear record low sales in December
The body representing Irish retailers expects December will be “the weakest period of trading in recent history.”
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NewsIMRG predicts record Christmas Day online sales
Online spending on Christmas Day is set to pass the £150m mark for the first time this year, online retail group IMRG has predicted.
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Opinion
What's going on?
Some sales lost due to the snow might be recouped, but its fanciful to think they all will be
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NewsTesco launches online 'Boxing Day' sale
Tesco has attempted to get a headstart in the race for non-food sales by launching its ‘Boxing Day’ Sale online today.
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NewsTillman calls for VAT increase to be delayed
Jaeger and Aquascutum owner Harold Tillman has called for the government to delay the January VAT increase
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NewsProgress on monthly rents too slow, BRC claims
There has been no increase over the past year in the proportion of retail leases where rents are paid monthly, the BRC said this morning.
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Opinion
Not so super
Supergroup’s stratospheric share price had to go into reverse eventually, but it faces bigger issues than the cotton price
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OpinionRetailers need a thaw for a happy Christmas
Retailers are in the habit of blaming the weather when things don’t go to plan, but this Christmas it’s a genuine excuse.
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NewsSales rise in November
Retail sales rose 3.6% by value and 1.8% by volume in November compared to the same month last year.
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NewsTesco poised to start search for new chairman
Tesco is preparing to start the search for a new chairman to replace David Reid.
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OpinionUnited Kingdom?
Plans to levy an extra business rate on the biggest retailers in Scotland are another sign of why devolution is bad news for retailers
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Opinion
A consumer crime-fighting Christmas carol
The spirit of Christmas was certainly on display on Friday at new London shopping centre One New Change, when four robbers targeting a jewellery store faced the ire of the City’s late-night shoppers.
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NewsWest End stores open as normal after riots
Stores on Oxford Street and Regent Street are trading as normal this morning despite rioting last night by student protesters.
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OpinionThe heat is on to make up lost sales
A successful retail Christmas is all about planning, but even the best laid plans can’t take account of the extreme cold snap that has paralysed large parts of the country over the past fortnight.
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Opinion
Multichannel Now
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