All Retail Week articles in 12 December 2008 – Page 5

  • News

    Waitrose unveils convenience store

    2008-12-12T12:47:27Z

    Waitrose opened its first convenience store yesterday, in Nottingham. The 5,815 sq ft (540 sq m) shop, in the city's Trinity Square, is located opposite the John Lewis department store and is the first of a four-branch convenience store trial.

  • Analysis

    Video: The week in retail, December 12, 2008

    2008-12-12T15:33:19Z

    TGi Friday: As Woolworths launches its closing down Sale, Tim Danaher and George MacDonald assess the likely impact on the rest of the high street and whether there is any chance of a last-minute deal. One of the long-term beneficiaries may be HMV, which posted mixed interim results on Thursday.

  • News

    Zavvi plays down restructuring talks

    2008-12-12T15:36:48Z

    Zavvi has insisted it is not on the verge of administration after hiring Ernst & Young.

  • News

    M&S communications chief quits

    2008-12-12T16:22:55Z

    Flic Howard-Allen, Marks & Spencer's long-serving director of communications and CSR, has quit the company.

  • News

    Discounts fail to lift sales in London in November

    2008-12-15T08:44:11Z

    Sales in London took a hit in November as discounts and promotions across retail stores failed to tempt shoppers to spend.

  • News

    Strategic Retail suspends shares

    2008-12-15T09:07:10Z

    The shares for Fads owner Strategic Retail have been suspended this morning after it placed three of its subsidiaries into administration.

  • News

    H&M reports like-for-like sales decline

    2008-12-15T09:24:07Z

    Swedish fashion outfit H&M reported a like-for-like sales fall of 4 per cent in November as the downturn continues to hit the high street.