All Retail Week articles in January 14 2011
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsSignet UK sales slump over Christmas
Retail jewellery giant Signet’s UK like-for-likes dropped over Christmas as the snow impacted sales.
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NewsSainsbury's emerges Christmas winner, says Kantar
Sainsbury’s has emerged the Christmas winner among the big four grocers as it was the only one to have increased its market share over the festive period, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsSainsbury's reports record Christmas
Sainsbury’s has reported a record Christmas with like-for-like sales excluding petrol up 3.6% for its third quarter in the 14 weeks to January 8.
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NewsShop price inflation rises to 2.1% in December
Shop price inflation rose to 2.1% in December, up from 2% in November, as rising costs pushed prices up.
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NewsN Brown like-for-likes grow but cold snap dampens sales
N Brown’s like-for-like sales grew over the Christmas period although the cold snap took its toll on trading.
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News£14m windfall for Hobbs
Hobbs has secured £14m of new investment from its private equity backer 3i, and parachuted in turnaround specialist Iain MacRitchie to replace retail veteran Tony Campbell as chairman.
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NewsTesco explores opening in Vietnam
Tesco is understood to be looking to open in Vietnam, in a move that would extend its empire to 15 countries.
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NewsRussian oligarch Mamut increases his stake in HMV
Russian oligarch Alexander Mamut has increased his stake in HMV again, to more than 6%.
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NewsSuperGroup Christmas sales soar
SuperGroup, the owner of fashion chain Superdry, has revealed a bumper Christmas, with retail sales surging 93.6% to £51.7m.
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NewsPhase Eight could be bought by private equity firm
Womenswear chain Phase Eight could be bought by private equity firm Towerbrook Capital for almost £80m, according to reports.
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NewsPeacocks Group sales and profits soar
Peacocks Group, which operates value chain Peacocks and mature womenswear business Bonmarche, said EBITDA and sales rose across the group last year.
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NewsFortnum & Mason reveals record Christmas
Luxury department store Fortnum & Mason has notched up a record Christmas despite, it said, the snow, tube strikes and student riots in central London.
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NewsHMV begins staff consultation across group
HMV and Waterstone’s head office staff are in consultation as parent HMV Group strives to make cost savings across the business.
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NewsAsda sells 39 Netto stores as part of OFT disposal deal
Asda has sold 39 out of the 47 Netto stores it had to dispose of as part of its £778m acquisition in summer last year.
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NewsDreams founder Mike Clare sets up new furniture venture
Entrepreneur Mike Clare, who founded beds giant Dreams, has set up a new mid-to-high-end furniture retailer.
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NewsSelfridges' Anne Pitcher promoted to managing director
Selfridges has promoted buying and merchandising director Anne Pitcher to managing director of the iconic department store chain.
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NewsRetailers protest against Scottish rate hike
Major retailers across Scotland including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis have protested against the Scottish Government’s proposed business rate hike for large retail stores which they warn will jeopardise job growth.
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NewsArgos-owner Home Retail reports better than expected Christmas
Argos-owner Home Retail Group took a sales hit of between £20m and £30m hit over Christmas because of the snow but full-year profits are likely to be better than feared.
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NewsNew Look sales plunge at Christmas
Fashion retailer New Look suffered a 9.1% plunge in like-for-likes at its core UK business during the peak Christmas period, when group sales slid UK 3.4%.
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NewsTesco reports modest Christmas growth
Tesco has reported modest growth over Christmas with UK like-for-like sales for the six weeks to January 8 up 0.6%, saying it was “hindered” by the snow.