All Retail Week articles in 23 November 2007 – Page 3
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News
Furniture retailers brace for tough 2008
Furniture and floorcoverings retailers have enjoyed a sales lift this year but should prepare for tougher conditions in 2008, according to Verdict Research.
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News
Ocado reaches financial milestone
Internet grocery retailer Ocado expects to become profitable next year after ploughing 350 million over eight years into the business.
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Peacocks resurrects international ambitions
Value fashion group Peacocks has revived its international ambitions with plans to double its overseas store count.
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Analysis
Top Towns Supplement 2007
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Analysis
Top Towns 2007
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AnalysisWomen in retail: It’s a man’s world
Many more women than men work in retail, yet barely any of them make it into the top jobs. Charlotte Dennis-Jones and Katie Kilgallen investigate
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News
New Look chairman steps down
Richard Lapthorne, chairman of value fashion retailer New Look, has stepped down from the board and retired from his position.
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Analysis
Stamp of approval
Is it really possible to measure the carbon footprint of a product? And is it actually worth trying? Katie Kilgallen finds out how retailers’ pilot projects are tackling the issue
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News
Shoppers’ Stop picks Portland for Hyderabad
Indian department store operator Shoppers’ Stop has appointed London design consultancy Portland to work on its forthcoming 53,820 sq ft (5,000 sq m) department store in Hyderabad.
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Next opens first Home in London
Next opened its first standalone Home store in London this week, a 15,000 sq ft (1,395 sq m) outlet on the site of failed entertainment retailer Fopp’s flagship on Tottenham Court Road.
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Rituals makes its UK debut
Dutch cosmetics chain Rituals opened its first UK store on Oxford Street last week.
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News
Mice division rescued by its management
A division of failed shopfitting giant Mice Group, which collapsed in the summer, has been bought out by its management, with backing from the Royal Bank of Scotland, for 4.3 million.
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Hollister targets Covent Garden for UK debut
London’s Covent Garden is the favourite destination to land the first UK store for Abercrombie & Fitch’s teen brand Hollister.
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News
Princesse Tam.Tam on hunt for first raft of London shops
Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing has instructed agent Harper Dennis Hobbs to search for sites in the UK for its lingerie brand Princesse Tam.Tam.
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Pets at Home ad drive will groom it for float
Pets at Home is to raise its brand profile with the launch of its first ad campaign next year, as chief executive Matt Davies gears the business up for a float.
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Analysis
Universal appeal
PC World’s marketing chief Niall O’Keeffe has only been doing the job for six months, but he has already got the brand talking to a wider audience. James Thompson learns his secret
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Arcadia rejigs Burton offer as it readies overseas web push
Arcadia is conducting a review of the brands in its Burton Menswear stores in an attempt to shake up its menswear offer.
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Analysis
Can Duddy keep grocers at bay?
Asda chief Andy Bond is the latest in a long list of retailers to have set their sights on stealing a slice of the action from catalogue giant Argos. George MacDonald asks what their chances are
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News
Debenhams: the city view
The department store group showed off its latest fashion and home lines to analysts on Tuesday.
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Opinion
Will Swann take the bait?
Bookseller and stationer WHSmith’s board revealed on Tuesday just how much they value the services of chief executive Kate Swann.