All Retail Week articles in 19 October 2007 – Page 2
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Instore slashes losses in first half
Variety store group Instore has halved its losses in the first half to August 25, but does not expect the benefits of its improvement strategy to have a full impact until next year.
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Rugby World Cup lifts Waitrose, but slows John Lewis
John Lewis Partnership-owned supermarket chain Waitrose enjoyed bumper sales in the week to October 13, driven by the rugby World Cup and warm weather.
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Sports Direct to bid for Umbro?
Sports brand Umbro received a bid approach from an unnamed party, prompting speculation that Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley may be poised to pounce.
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Opinion
Peacocks to fly high
A newly preened Peacocks strutted its stuff at a gathering of management and journalists at Shoreditch House in east London last night.
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Analysis
Star Qualities
Retail is all about entrepreneurial spirit, but is the industry’s landscape tougher than it used to be? Charlotte Dennis-Jones asks some of retail’s stars about the qualities needed to succeed
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Boots’ first beauty salon opens at Kingston shop
Alliance Boots has struck a deal with beauty guru George Hammer to open a salon on the first floor of its Kingston store.
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Esprit plans UK launch of young fashion brand
Esprit will bring its young fashion brand edc by Esprit to the UK as part of plans to open 150 stores worldwide in three years.
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Grimsey hails 100-day turnaround at Focus
DIY veteran Bill Grimsey has delivered his promised turnaround for ailing retailer Focus in just 90 days.
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Opinion
Entrepreneurs are retail’s lifeblood
Retail, put simply, is about buying stuff for one price and selling for more. Maybe that’s why the most celebrated entrepreneurs this country has produced have been – or at least started their business empires as – retailers (page 26).
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Home Retail: the city view
Home Retail, owner of Argos and Homebase, preceded next Wednesday’s first-half figures with the acquisition of 27 stores from Focus DIY for 40 million.
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Retailers score as rugby spurs shoppers
Retailers have been eagerly gearing up for tomorrow’s Rugby World Cup final between England and South Africa in the hope that the team’s success will secure bumper sales.
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Boden backer hits jackpot as it exits business
Private equity group Piper has sold its stake in home shopping retailer Boden for 30 times what it invested originally.
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Fashion legend Davies to build Asia sports empire
George Davies on mission to establish 100m S’porter football chain
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Opinion
Every week’s like Christmas at The Factory Shop
STORE MANAGER’S DIARY Malcolm Oyston, Original Factory Shop, SOMERSET
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Analysis
The wonder of widgets
Mini applications, or widgets, are delivering product information straight to customers’ desktops and turning consumers into brand advocates. Joanna Perry investigates the latest trend
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Opinion
Windows to watch: mechanical wonder
The line between art and visual merchandising is frequently blurred and nowhere is this more evident at present than in Selfridges’ windows, which allow passers-by a view into the new Wonder Room on the western corner of the Oxford Street flagship.
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Analysis
Kitting out the nation
Responsible for bringing fashion to the world of football and famous for spotting a gap in the market, as he did with George at Asda, George Davies proves he’s got his eye on the ball when it comes to retailing. Lisa Berwin meets him
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National Geographic shop delayed as costs escalate
Europe’s first National Geographic store, which was slated to open this autumn, has been hit by delays and is now unlikely to open before April.
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Harrods T5 prepares for take-off
Harrods has almost completed the construction of its Heathrow Terminal 5 store, which will open in March.