All Retail Week articles in 26 October 2007 – Page 5
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Retailers are braced for bumper Halloween as adults drive sales
Stores are expected to enjoy a record Halloween this year, partly driven by adults splashing out on themselves.
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Asda demands inquiry-free decade for grocery sector
Longworth urges commission to lay off sector as early findings loom
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Opinion
Store manager’s diary: Mike King, Ikea, Ashton, Manchester
Latest catalogue heralds a new era in-store
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Opinion
Shoppers need confidence back
Christmas could be a washout if retailers can’t persuade their nervous customers to spend
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M&S’s Lane Fox backs online social networking
Marks & Spencer non-executive director Martha Lane Fox has highlighted the benefits of online social networking to retailers.
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Mothercare sales skyrocket as ELC deal begins to bear fruit
Mothercare’s acquisition of Early Learning Centre (ELC) helped push group sales up 38.3 per cent in the 13 weeks to October 13, exceeding City expectations.
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Flying Brands profits hit but expansion continues
Home shopping retailer Flying Brands is to push ahead with global expansion, despite issuing a profit warning this week.
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Mikey to break into Spain with El Corte
Fashion jewellery brand Mikey London has teamed up with Spanish department store chain El Corte Ingl s to expand throughout Spain.
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Opinion
Browett faces a tough job at DSGi
Next year could be a watershed for electricals giant DSGi. In December, former Tesco operations director John Browett will take the helm as chief executive and he will have to tackle several key areas as a matter of urgency.
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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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Merchant Equity circles Kesa’s furniture chain
Private equity house Merchant Equity Partners is poised to buy French furniture chain BUT from Kesa for more than 400 million ( 278.2 million).
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Analysis
Chrunch time at Christmas
The golden quarter for retailers has now begun, but consumer confidence has rarely been so difficult to gauge. Charlotte Dennis-Jones reports on a nail-biting countdown to Christmas as our exclusive poll reveals consumer attitudes
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Debenhams launches menswear in Desire stores
Debenhams has signalled new-found confidence in its menswear by introducing it to Desire stores.
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Groundbreaking green store to debut in London
An eco-department store is understood to have received 2 million backing to open in London’s East-end next year.
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New Figleaves web tool to let users share info
Figleaves is to add a consumer product research tool to its web site to complement its existing ratings and review service.
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Analysis
Reiss goes global
Fashion retailer Reiss has forged ahead with aggressive expansion plans and the man in charge has no intention of slowing down. David Reiss tells Lisa Berwin how he plans to take it to the next level
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Analysis
Trading standards
Consumer conscience has ensured that ethical trading has risen fast up retailers’ agendas, but how is it affecting the role of the buyer? Katie Kilgallen investigates
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Analysis
To Hull and back again
It’s been tough for Hull playing second fiddle to rival retail hubs such as Leeds and Meadowhall, but two major developments are bringing shoppers flooding back to the city. Liz Morrell reports
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Reliance to spin off Fresh chain as it chases alliances
Indian giant Reliance Retail is understood to intend to hive off its grocery fascia Reliance Fresh as it focuses on joint ventures to drive growth.
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Tesco electricals boss becomes latest to leave
Tesco’s electricals chief is the latest senior executive to head for the exit, following a string of departures this month.