All Retail Week articles in 19 October 2007
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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News
Tesco top of climate change index
Tesco has come up trumps according to the UK’s first ever Climate Brand Index, which tracks consumer perception year on year of how companies are acting on climate change.
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Marks and Spencer on hunt for 18,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer has launched a recruitment drive to bring an additional 18,000 staff on board for the busy Christmas period.
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M and S on hunt for 18,000 Christmas staff
Marks & Spencer has launched a recruitment drive to bring an additional 18,000 staff on board for the busy Christmas period.
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Profit warnings for retailers continue to rise
Profit warnings from the retail sector have risen sharply in the last year.
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Central London like-for-likes climb
September’s like-for-like retail sales in central London were 6.8 per cent higher than a year ago, according to the BRC’s London Retail Sales monitor.
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LVMH reports strong sales growth
Luxury group Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) increased revenues by 13 per cent to €11.4 billion ( 7.95 billion) in the first nine months of this year.
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Opinion
A world away from the big four
It doesn’t seem so long ago, not much more than a couple of years, that Somerfield appeared to be on the verge of a breakthrough when it opened a market-style format. Stores in the south London suburbs of Carshalton and Dulwich were among the chosen few locations that seemed to ...
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DSGi sales strong despite Italian woes
DSGi has today reported robust sales, despite weak performances from its Italian UniEuro arm and Mircrosoft’s new Vista range.
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Mattel warns of toy price hike
Toy maker Mattel has warned that the appreciating Chinese yuan and rising raw material costs will lead to the cost of its famous Barbie dolls rising from early next year.
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Marks and Spencer hunts for 18,000 Christmas staff
Marks and Spencer has launched a recruitment drive to bring an additional 18,000 staff on board for the busy Christmas period.
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Retail arm propels Burberry sales
Total revenue at luxury retailer Burberry Group jumped 19 per cent for the six months to September 30, driven by the performance of its retail and wholesale businesses.
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US player Saks mulls sale
Luxury US retailer Saks could be up for sale, with at least two interested buyers eyeing the business.
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Rugby fever grips retailers
Sports retailers are scrambling to stock up on England rugby shirts now that the team has made it to the World Cup Final this Saturday.
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Inflation stays steady
Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation remained stable in September at 1.8 per cent.
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Opinion
Design matters to shoppers
The Bristol Alliance – a joint venture between Land Securities and Hammerson – has this week unveiled what is destined to become one of Bristol’s signature buildings. The newly constructed House of Fraser store is a key part of the scheme and the 170,000 sq ft building will soon become ...