All Retail Week articles in 7 November 2008 – Page 2
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Next confident on profits despite like-for-like fall
Next has said it still expects its full-year profits to be in line with market expectations, despite continued difficult trading.
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George at Asda launches £12 little black dress
George at Asda is giving customers the chance to glam up on a budget with the launch of a 12 little black dress.
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Profits hit at Ideal Shopping Direct
TV shopping group Ideal Shopping Direct has issued a profit warning, blaming current market conditions which have had a negative impact on sales.
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Video games spend to overtake music and video
Consumer spending on video games is set to overtake combined spending on music and video for the first time.
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Findel posts flat sales
Findel, the home shopping group, has revealed robust first-half sales but warned it expects consumer spending to slow.
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Asda profits hit by OFT fines
Asda’s pre-tax profits have been hit by provisions for fines and legal costs arising from the Office of Fair Trading investigations in to allegations of price-fixing.
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Opinion
All systems go for IT at M&S
Marks & Spencer has reconfirmed its commitment to investing in its systems and supply chain in order to weather what it admits will be a difficult 2009 and beyond.
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Food inflation slows in October
Food inflation has finally started to fall, down to 7.5 per cent in October from 9.1 per cent the previous month.
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Interactive James Bond display a quantum leap for Harrods
Harrods is experimenting with interactive displays in its store windows as part of a James Bond-themed display.
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Tesco tests PC tool to increase shopper interaction
Tesco has created a computer application in an attempt to further embed itself into customers’ daily lives.
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Jaeger’s data mining leads to efficiencies
Jaeger expects a quick return on investment from a data-mining system that went live three months ago.
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Moss Bros hires new buying director
Moss Bros has appointed Paul Sheldon as its new director of buying.
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Liberty appoints new buying director
Liberty, the iconic department store, has appointed Edwin Burstell as buying director.
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Rosebys stores sold to Edinburgh Woollen Mill subsidiary
A subsidiary of Edinburgh Woollen Mill has bought 77 outlets of Rosebys, which fell into administration in September, as well as all of the company’s stock.
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Dunelm ups market share
Homewares retailer Dunelm reported that it has continued to gain share in a shrinking market as its sales performance improved.
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Sainsbury's to offer GCSE-level training
Sainsbury’s is to become the first retailer to offer its entire workforce the chance to gain GCSE-level equivalent qualifications.
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Key Argos supplier hits the buffers
One of Home Retail Group’s largest furniture suppliers has gone into administration.
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John Lewis to open first overseas store in Dublin
John Lewis has confirmed plans to open its first store outside the UK in the Republic of Ireland.
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Toys safety law changes pass first hurdle in Europe
Attempts to strengthen toy safety laws have won backing in a European Parliament Committee today.
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Waterstone’s hires operations chief
Waterstone’s has appointed Alex Rayner as operations director.