All Retail Week articles in 21 December 2007
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Opinion
IT and the economic downturn
When looking back over the past 12 months’ news to try to decide a common theme for the year, what has become apparent is how varied the technology deployed by retailers has been.
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News
Tesco's menswear sales boom
Tesco has vaulted into the number three position in the menswear market, according to TNS worldpanel.
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News
Landmark acquires 7% stake in Debenhams
Middle Eastern retail giant Landmark has taken a 7 per cent stake in UK department store chain Debenhams through investment vehicle Milestone, raising speculation that a bid for the UK store group may be in the offing.
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News
JJB Sports buys Original Shoe Company
Sports giant JJB has bought Original Shoe Company from Sports Direct for 5 million.
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News
Sports Direct deputy chairman candidate 'pulls out'
Sports Direct is understood to have been dealt a further blow as the candidate expected to take over as deputy chairman of the sports retailer is believed to have rejected the job.
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News
Argos Ireland strike called off
Strike action at catalogue store group Argos’ Irish shops has been called off. Staff at the retailer’s stores in The Republic of Ireland had been due to walk out today in a dispute over pay.
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News
Festive shopping rush to come late
UK shoppers are forecast to spend nearly 30 per cent more in the week before Christmas than last year, but the spending may be too late for many retailers.
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News
T-Mobile and 3 to pool networks
Mobile phone retailers T-Mobile and 3 will pool their networks, in an initiative that has sparked speculation that the two rivals might merge.
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Opinion
Will the property market be flooded in January?
While most of the UK tuck into their turkey on Christmas Day, retailers will be all too aware of another significance to the day – December 25 is the fourth and final rent day of the year.
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News
Alison Richards dies
Alison Richards, the founder of homewares retailer The Pier, has died following a long battle against cancer.
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News
Multi unveils Wolverhampton's Summer Row designs
Multi Development UK today unveiled an artist’s impression of the iconic building that will form the focal point of Wolverhampton’s 300 million Summer Row development.
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News
Supermarkets brace for record Christmas week
Supermarkets without adequate stock to cope with unprecedented consumer demand at Christmas will lose sales to competitors.
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News
Matalan profits climb
Pre-tax profits at value retailer Matalan rose 8.5 per cent to 28.1 million in the 52 weeks to February 24.