All Retail Week articles in 21 December 2007 – Page 3
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News
John Lewis sales up 6%
John Lewis has reported a 5.6 per cent uplift in sales for the week so far from Sunday.
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Dunelm: the City view
Despite its value credentials, homewares group Dunelm’s share price has been among the worst hit by jittery market sentiment.
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Landmark plans Indian global fashion emporia
Dubai-based Landmark Group – which this week declared a 7 per cent stake in Debenhams – will launch large-format department stores in India for its international fashion brands.
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Retailers’ woes deepen as new year gloom tarnishes prospects
Analysts took their red pencils to the sector, as uncertainty about next year’s outlook continued to undermine sentiment.
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MFI goes on £10m marketing spree
MFI has launched its biggest Christmas marketing campaign to date, to promote its new branding in the run-up to the critical Boxing Day Sales.
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The Works axes openings after downturn bites
The Works is to put its store opening programme on hold next year, following mixed sales in the run-up to Christmas.
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Opinion
Ashley farce is great viewing
Following Sports Direct is like watching one of those 1970s air disaster movies that always form part of the Christmas TV schedules.
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News
Julian Graves shakes up board
Julian Graves has reshuffled its board, as parent Baugur strives to reallocate the workload of senior executives and accelerate growth at the health food chain.
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News
Retailers’ wage rates surge past minimum
Two thirds of retailers are setting starting salaries significantly above the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
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Somerfield to carve a niche with focus on smaller stores
High street grocer Somerfield is to open more smaller stores as it seeks to distance itself further from big supermarkets.
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Everything to play for
Retailers to scrape through Christmas with heavy discounting, but the new year bodes ill
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News
Everything to play for
Retailers to scrape through Christmas with heavy discounting, but the new year bodes ill
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NewsRetail pays tribute to Pier creator Richards
Tributes have been pouring in for The Pier founder Alison Richards, who died at the weekend after a long battle with cancer.
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News
Ponden Mill becomes first Christmas casualty
Ponden Mill has fallen into administration just a month after it was bought for 6 million.
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Prada to float in 2008
Italian luxury goods house Prada has appointed advisers to work on an initial public offering next year.
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Jagtiani mulls partnership in bid for Debenhams
Landmark boss Micky Jagtiani has said he would consider a joint bid for Debenhams in a move first revealed by Retail Week (December 14).
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Mastercard ordered to axe cross-border charges
Mastercard charges imposed on retailers for consumers’ cross-border card transactions are likely to be abolished following a European Commission ruling this week.
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CBI survey reveals slow high street sales
Sales for the first half of December were the slowest on the high street for over a year.
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Moss Bros buys software to aid IT best practice
Moss Bros has invested in EasyVista software to manage its IT hardware across 170 sites.
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Goldsmiths is latest to add rating and review service to web site
Goldsmiths will introduce ratings and reviews to its web site in the new year.