All Retail Week articles in March 4 2011
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsB&Q to invest £35m in multichannel operations
Market leading DIY retailer B&Q is to spend £35m improving its online business.
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NewsMorrisons poised for £1bn share buy-back
Morrisons is reported to be poised to return about £1bn to shareholders when it reveals its full-year results next week.
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NewsNorthern Ireland shopping bag tax rushed to raise revenue warns BRC
A new tax on shopping bags in Northern Ireland is being rushed through to raise revenue, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned.
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NewsWoman smashes up shop because it ran out of her favourite cup cake
Police are investigating after a shop worker was attacked by a shopper after she was told that they had sold out of her favourite cup cake.
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NewsJamie Oliver returns in Sainsbury's Comic Relief ad
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver will star in a new TV campaign for Sainsbury’s encouraging staff and shoppers to get into the Comic Relief spirit.
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NewsLinks of London to push mobile presence
Links of London is to ramp up its mobile presence with the launch of an iPhone app and mobile site this year.
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NewsTile Depot planning another 15 shops
Tile Depot wants to double its store portfolio over the next two years after increasing its warehouse capacity.
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AnalysisMulberry’s 40-year journey to the top
Mulberry’s luxury goods are in big demand and its shares are worth six times what they were a year ago. Rebecca Thomson finds out why
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NewsWickes online sales up 70% as it upgrades site
DIY retailer Wickes has increased the value of its online sales by 70% in the past year after introducing a range of initiatives on its website.
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NewsAnn Summers sets sights on fashion not spice
Ann Summers is seeking to inject more fashion into its lingerie offer.
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OpinionRetail surgery: With such focus on customer service do we need to up our game?
With all the focus being put on retailers’ customer service in the media, do we need to up our game?
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OpinionThe role of stores needs to evolve
In the past couple of years, the retail industry has faced some of the most challenging conditions for decades but online has remained a consistent star performer.
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GalleryHannSpree, Westfield London
Ever considered buying a crab-shaped TV, pincers included? A visit to HannSpree might make this improbable prospect at least a possibility.
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NewsRetail bosses warn Treasury urgent action needed
The chiefs of several major retailers have warned the Treasury that urgent action is needed to prevent a double-dip recession and the possible closure of thousands of shops.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy checks out
Sir Terry Leahy waved to staff as he left the Tesco head office in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire yesterday.
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NewsPets at Home launches iPhone app
Pets at Home has launched a free pet care application for iPhones and iPads allowing pet owners to receive news and offers.
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NewsEverything Everywhere to stock iPad 2
Everything Everywhere, the company formed from the merger between T-mobile and Orange, is the only mobile phone retailer, other than Apple itself, to have confirmed that it will stock the iPad 2.
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Massmart H1 like-for-likes jump 7.3%
Retail and wholesale group Massmart - in which a 51% majority stake is expected to be acquired by Walmart by April this year - has announced a 13.3% sales increase for the first half of its current financial year. Sales rose to R27.37bn (£2.4bn) in the period to December 26, ...