All Retail Week articles in 26 October 2007
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Opinion
Harsh but fair
Driving cost out of a supply chain means more than tough negotiations with suppliers over cost. There is the Tesco way.
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News
Thresher sells 45 stores
Thresher Group is to offload 45 off-licences, as its private equity owners conduct a 100-day strategic review.
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News
Debenhams full-year profits rise
Debenhams has reported pre-tax profits up 11.5 per cent in the year to September 1.
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News
Private equity snaps up stake in Abel & Cole
Organic fruit and vegetable delivery company Abel & Cole has sold a stake in its business to private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners, as revealed by Retail Week (October 19).
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News
HMV to launch PC gaming centre
HMV is poised to launch one of the UK’s largest PC gaming centres in partnership with new gaming centre group Gamerbase next month.
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News
Nike buys Umbro
US sports brand Nike has struck a deal to buy England football team kit-maker Umbro for US$580 million ( 284.4 million).
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News
Flying Brands downgrades expectations
Strikes, the weather and Australian launch cited as home shopping group Flying Brand posts downbeat trading update.
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Opinion
Happy days are here again
November is always manic for the property industry, with the two big events of the year crammed into two weeks and cocktail reception after cocktail reception ensuring no delegate gets a good night’s sleep.
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News
Russia tops Euro league for upcoming centre space
Russia has more than 49.5 million sq ft (4.6 million sq m) of shopping centre space opening in the next 18 months, topping the ranking for the whole of Europe.
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News
Russia tops Euro league for upcoming centre space
Russia has more than 49.5 million sq ft (4.6 million sq m) of shopping centre space opening in the next 18 months, topping the ranking for the whole of Europe.
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News
Westfield launches leasing campaign for Eat Gallery
Westfield London has begun a leasing campaign for the food quarter of its shopping centre at White City, due to open at the end of next year.
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News
Argos drives Home Retail profits up
General merchandise to DIY group Home Retail has posted a surge in first-half profits, powered by the Argos catalogue store chain.
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News
Asda slashes prices by £150m for Christmas
Asda has unveiled its biggest Christmas price cuts of 150 million as it steps up its price war with rival Tesco.
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News
Amazon profits soar in third quarter
Online retail giant Amazon revealed a four-fold leap in profits to US$80 million ( 39.1 million) in the three-months to September 30, boosted by strong sales of the final Harry Potter book, which became the fastest selling book of all time.
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News
Direct Wines tests multichannel data capture
Direct Wines is testing a service that allows it to create a single view of its customers across channels.