All Retail Week articles in 10 October 2008
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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News
Baugur rejects claim that retail businesses are for sale
Baugur has denied comments by Alchemy Partners chief Jon Moulton that he was offered a number of the Icelandic investor’s UK retail companies in the aftermath of the collapse of Iceland’s banking industry.
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Woolworths to sell nine store leases to Tesco
Variety store group Woolworths has struck an agreement to sell the leases on up to nine stores to Tesco for up to 9 million and will use the cash to reduce borrowings.
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Opinion
Sainsbury's covering all bases
Sainsbury’s delivered second-quarter results that were above expectations this week.
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News
Card group in administration
Celebrations Holdings Group, the gift card retailer with fascias including Card Warehouse and Cardfair, has gone into administration.
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Borders UK exposed to Landsbanki
Bookseller Borders UK has been dragged into Iceland’s financial difficulties as it has emerged that it received a loan from troubled bank Landsbanki earlier this year.
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John Lewis sales pick up
John Lewis reported a much-needed boost to the UK high street today with an improvement in its weekly sales.
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Coface pulls Baugur credit insurance
One of the UK’s three biggest credit insurers has withdrawn cover for suppliers to several Baugur-backed retailers as the situation in Iceland worsens.
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Sir Alan Sugar takes stake in Woolworths
The Apprentice star Sir Alan Sugar has reportedly acquired a near 4 per cent stake in Woolworths.
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News
Baugur insists 'business as usual' despite Icelandic meltdown
Icelandic investor Baugur has once again offered reassurance that its UK retail portfolio will be unaffected by the Icelandic financial crisis.
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News
Play.com widens digital offer
Play.com has extended its digital download store to include tracks and albums from all four major music labels.
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News
Top Baugur man’s role in flux as investment giant refocuses
The role of Baugur managing director of retail Jeff Blue is likely to change as the Icelandic investor adapts its strategy in changing circumstances.
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Malcolm Walker: no Iceland meltdown
Iceland chief executive Malcolm Walker reassures suppliers as Icelandic economic collapse threatens retailers.
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Analysis
Online shopping: Playing the loyalty card
Online shoppers are as loyal to brands as they are to physical stores, so it is important that e-tailers foster a dedicated customer base. Charlotte Hardie asks how they can keep shoppers returning.
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Opinion
Why the Icelandic turmoil should spook UK retail
The turmoil in Iceland is the biggest, if not the only, retail story to dominate the news this week, sending palpable shivers down the spine of some in the UK stores sector.
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Opinion
Tim Danaher: A week that will transform retail
“May you live in interesting times,” the old Chinese saying goes, but most people in retail would quite happily settle for decidedly less interesting ones right now.
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News
Moss Bros tightens terms for suppliers
Moss Bros has overhauled its supplier terms to fund its three-year strategic plan and a “major” marketing scheme.
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News
Lipsy to expand stores and range under Next
Young fashion brand Lipsy is to ramp up its retail expansion and product offer following its acquisition by retail giant Next for 17.4 million last week.
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Boots culls 240 positions as it aligns support offices
Health and beauty giant Boots is to cut 240 UK positions as it moves to combine two support offices.
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Sainsbury’s delivers robust second quarter
Sainsbury’s is confident its market position will be an advantage in the wake of the credit crunch after delivering better than expected second-quarter sales.