All Retail Week articles in 19 December 2008
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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News
John Lewis posts record technology sales
John Lewis has continued to gain sales momentum after notching up a record week for its technology products.
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News
Kingfisher demands monthly rents for all retailers
Kingfisher, owner of the B&Q DIY chain, will this week ask landlords to offer monthly rental deals to all retailers - not just those in trouble.
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News
Christmas spending intentions fall again
The amount shoppers intend to spend this Christmas has fallen again and the outlook for January Sales is uncertain, GFK NOP data exclusively revealed to Retail Week has shown.
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News
Suit Supply reveals second UK store at Westfield London
Dutch retailer Suit Supply opened its second store in the UK last week at Westfield London.
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Opinion
Westfield holding its own
Back in Westfield, probably for the last time this year, the retail thrill-seekers are gone and in their place are shoppers and a lot of hungry people.
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News
Boots loses landmark service charge dispute
Boots has lost a legal dispute over its service charge payments at the Trafford Centre.
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News
Carpetright profits plummet
Carpetright has issued a profit warning for the full year as it recorded a sharp fall in underlying first-half pre-tax profit of 67.6 per cent to 8.8 million in the 26 weeks to November 1.
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News
Kesa profits slump as Comet posts a loss
Electrical giant Kesa’s retail profit has slumped 71.2 per cent to 13 million in the six months to October 31.
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News
Debenhams to open first store in Iran
Debenhams is to open Iran’s first ever department store in the country’s capital, Tehran.
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News
Michael Parkinson to be voice of M&S ads
Sir Michael Parkinson is the latest celebrity to lend his voice to Marks & Spencer’s Christmas food ads.
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News
Tesco launches football shirt site
Tesco has dealt another blow to the beleaguered sports retailers JJB and Sports Direct by launching a football shirt offer online.
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News
Germany's Jack Wolfskin plans growth for UK
German outdoor clothing and sportswear retailer and supplier Jack Wolfskin is about to embark on UK expansion as part of its global plans for the brand.
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News
Next takes anchor spot at Southend's Victoria Shopping Centre
Next has signed up to anchor the newly refurbished Victoria Shopping Centre in Southend.
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News
Bristol's Cabot Circus acts as retailer magnet
The positive effects of Bristol’s Cabot Circus are being felt across the city’s retail core, with eight more retailers taking space in the city centre since the scheme’s opening in September.
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Opinion
Is House of Fraser's rent coup really such a triumph?
As usual, the issue of monthly rents has its way of making it into the Sunday papers. The latest “bombshell” to land over the weekend was that House of Fraser had triumphed over the landlords and achieved that most elusive of prizes – the monthly rent deal.
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News
Inflation falls to 4.1 per cent
Inflation fell to 4.1 per cent in November from 4.5 per cent in October, the Consumer Prices Index showed.
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News
Printemps evacuated after bomb threat
Parisian department store Printemps had to be evacuated today after explosives were found in the famous shop.
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News
Best Buy announces redundancy plans as profits slump
US electricals giant Best Buy is offering voluntary redundancy to its 4,000 head office staff and will halve capex after profits slumped and sales fell in its third quarter.
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News
Debenhams to launch 50%-off five-day Sale
Debenhams is to spark a final burst of discounting on the high street in the crucial week before Christmas, with discounts of up to 50 per cent over five days.
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News
Pre-Christmas discounting hits record level
Retailers' pre-Christmas discounting has reached record levels and even deeper reductions are expected as store groups desperately clear stock.