All Retail Week articles in 5 December 2008 – Page 3
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Home Retail prepares to launch clearance site for cut-price sofas
Home Retail Group is to launch a standalone clearance web site offering “massive discounts” on sofas.
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Hamleys enters discount battle to fight Westfield
Hamleys is offering a 20 per cent discount for early-bird and late night shoppers to counter what it calls the “Westfield effect” on its footfall.
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BRC lambasts proposed rise in minimum wage
Retailers fear above-inflation minimum wage increases being suggested to the Low Pay Commission this week could lead to further job losses in the sector.
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Tesco introduces Direct kiosks in Metro stores
Tesco has begun testing its non-food Tesco Direct offer in its small-format city centre Tesco Metro stores.
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Primark ready to topple George’s crown as king of value fashion
Primark is poised to topple Asda’s George from the top value fashion market share spot.
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Interest rate slashed to 2%
The Bank of England has cut the interest rate by 1 percentage point to 2 per cent in a move that will bring some respite to retailers.
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Opinion
Credit insurers are too powerful
Ever heard of a home insurer that pulled cover if a storm was forecast? Didn’t think so. But that’s the way credit insurers work.
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Chance of delayed VAT reaction gives retailers hope
The VAT cut introduced this week is expected to delay spending until this weekend, as shoppers wait for lower prices.
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Relief for Mosaic as it wins monthly rents concession
Deal will bring cash flow benefits for fashion giant Mosaic over the crucial Christmas trading period.
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JJB attempts to reassure investors after shares plunge
Embattled JJB Sports has issued a holding statement to reassure investors following its share price slump and intense speculation about its future.
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Retailers ramp up pre-Christmas Sales
Retailers have stepped up their discounting dramatically in recent weeks, with three quarters of the UK's leading chains offering discounts in the run-up to Christmas.
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Morrisons to buy 38 Co-op stores as sales soar
Morrisons has revealed like-for-like sales excluding fuel climbed 8.1 per cent in the 13 weeks to November 2, and said it has entered into a conditional agreement with Co-operative Group to buy 38 of its stores.
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The Pier descends into administration
Homewares retailer The Pier has fallen into administration.
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Leading entertainment distributor collapses
Pinnacle, one of the UK’s leading entertainment distributors, has gone into administration.
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Amazon launches digital download offer
Amazon has launched its long-awaited digital music download service, Amazon MP3.
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New rates bill could increase retailers' costs further
Retailers could be facing new tax costs from local authorities who use powers they are set to gain under the Business Rates Supplements Bill which was announced after the Queen’s Speech today.
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Electricals e-tailer unveils reviews service
Electricals spare parts and accessories e-tailer eSpares.co.uk has launched product reviews and customer-generated questions and answers on its web site.
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Waitrose rethinks staff scheduling
Waitrose is to replace its staff planning system to maximise customer service.
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Whittard relaunches site as it pursues online sales
Whittard of Chelsea has gone live with a replacement transactional web site following a soft launch in October.
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Zavvi to resume selling a limited range online
Zavvi is to resume selling CDs, DVDs, and video games online this afternoon after the collapse into adminstration of its exclusive supplier, Woolworths' distribution business EUK, forced it to stop selling many of its products on Tuesday.