All Retail Week articles in 24 October 2008
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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London retail sales worst since 2005
Retail sales in London outperformed the rest of the country in September but were still the worst since summer 2005.
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Sports Direct acquires 5% stake in JJB
Sports Direct has snapped up a 5 per cent stake in rival JJB to help shore up the struggling sports chain.
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Retail crime a threat as economy slows
Retailers face increasing crime levels as the economic slowdown threatens to wipe out efforts made to reduce retail crime in the past year.
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UK shoppers least likely to pay more for green products
UK shoppers are the least willing to pay extra for greener products, a global study by TNS has found.
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Cotton Traders ends Burma sourcing
Clothing retailer Cotton Traders is to stop sourcing from Burma after campaigners launched a boycott.
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Retail round-up: October 19, 2008
What the Sunday papers said about the retail sector, including reports on Baugur, Asda, Carphone Warehouse, Debenhams, Ghost, DSGi, Home Retail, Sainsbury's, Game, JJB Sports, Woolworths and Tesco.
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Selfridges’ Oxford Street windows closed in asbestos scare
Selfridges has been forced to close some of its Oxford Street window displays after asbestos was found.
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Aldi and Travelodge to open on joint premises
Aldi and Travelodge have joined forces to launch hybrid supermarket-hotel developments to serve cost conscious consumers in the downturn.
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M&S to axe roles after capital expenditure cuts
Marks & Spencer is to axe dozens of jobs after deciding to scale back its store expansion and refurbishment plans.
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Tommy Hilfiger records robust sales
Fashion retailer Tommy Hilfiger has posted a 30.5 per cent increase in total sales to €755 million ( 582.9 million) in the six months to September 30.
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Co-op gets green light for Somerfield deal
The Co-operative Group's 1.5 billion acquisition of Somerfield has been given the green light by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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Shoe Studio relaunches its web site
Footwear retailer Shoe Studio has relaunched its web site to include a further 50 men’s and women’s footwear brands and free returns.
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Debenhams profits tumble
Debenhams this morning reported a 16.9 per cent fall in full year profits before tax and exceptionals, and revealed plans to reduce its debt burden in response to City concerns.
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Arcadia profits fall
Sir Philip Green's Arcadia Group has reported a 6.1 per cent fall in operating profits, but its young fashion brands including Topshop enjoyed a record year.
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Online retail spend growth slows as financial uncertainty hits consumers
Online retail growth dramatically slowed last month as consumers reined in their spending.
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Asda overtakes Primark for clothing sales
Asda has edged ahead of Primark to become Britain’s second-largest clothing retailer by volume.
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Opinion
Property comment: Recession? What recession?
You could be forgiven for thinking that there’s not much to be optimistic about in UK retail at the moment. But maybe the foreign retailers still flooding into the UK have seen something we haven’t?
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Lancaster gets green light for £150m city centre scheme
Centros has been given the nod to develop a 150 million mixed use scheme in Lancaster city centre.
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Flying Brands sales fall
Sales for multi-channel retailer Flying Brands have fallen 19 per cent to 7.5 million in the three months to September 26.
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New chief financial officer for Woolworths
Woolworths has appointed a new chief financial officer to replace Stephen East.