All Retail Week articles in 17 October 2008 – Page 4
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News
Icelandic turmoil puts brakes on debt deal
The complexity of Iceland’s financial meltdown and its banks’ connections with Baugur are delaying a sale of the investment company’s debt.
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News
Baugur: Food retailers allay concern
Baugur-backed food retailers have insisted that they remain focused on trading despite doubts about the Icelandic investor’s future.
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Mothercare records robust second quarter
Mothercare has posted a slight uplift in UK like-for-likes and a rise in international sales.
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News
Travis Perkins update sparks fears for DIY
Travis Perkins, the builders’ merchant that owns DIY chain Wickes, has warned that profits will be at the low end of expectations.
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News
Baugur-backed retailers plan buy-outs
The management of a number of Baugur-backed retailers are putting plans in place to buy back equity and debt now controlled by the Icelandic government.
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News
Amazon offers free delivery on orders over £5
Amazon UK has reduced the threshold for free delivery from 15 to 5, in an attempt to drive sales in the run-up to Christmas.
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Marks & Spencer hires heavyweight non-exec director
Marks & Spencer has named Jan du Plessis, chairman of British American Tobacco, as a non-executive director.
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Play.com launches ticket sales service
Entertainment e-tailer Play.com has launched its own ticket-selling service.
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European Commission scraps plans for candle duties
The European Commission has temporarily ditched plans to introduce anti-dumping charges on candles made in China.
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Opinion
Hats off to Baugur's retail leaders
The tangled web that surrounds Baugur’s future is unravelling by the minute.
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News
Redcats staff vote against strike action
Redcats employees have voted against strike action following a dispute over pay.
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News
Woolworths chiefs axed as slowdown strikes
Two senior Woolworths directors have left the business as the downturn bites.
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News
Alliance Boots buys German distributor Megapharm
Alliance Boots has bought a 90 per cent stake in German specialist drugs distributor Megapharm.
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News
B&Q launches 2,000 eco-products
DIY retailer B&Q is introducing 2,000 new eco-friendly products to help customers reduce the impact that running their homes has on the environment.
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News
Ideal recruits Mike Hancox to be chief executive
TV shopping specialist Ideal Shopping Direct has appointed Mike Hancox as chief executive.
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News
John Lewis posts 4.8 per cent sales slide
John Lewis department stores recorded a 4.8 per cent dip in sales last week as the global banking crisis worsened and the sun came out at the weekend.
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Primark targets 70 Spanish stores
Primark has plans for 20 more Spanish stores and is likely to take its total in the country to 70 stores.
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Bargain-hunters storm Currys’ megastore opening
Chaos broke out yesterday over slashed Sales prices at the opening of Currys’ J9 megastore near Birmingham.
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News
Debenhams signs wind power deal with Scottish Power
Debenhams has signed a deal with Scottish Power to supply all its UK stores with electricity provided by wind power.
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Retailers to benefit from renewable energy savings
Retailers will welcome the Government’s decision yesterday to make the production of renewable energy more affordable for businesses.