All Retail Week articles in 9 November 2007
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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Opinion
Grocery inquiry is food for thought for big four
A day after the dust has settled on the Competition Commission’s provisional findings report, retail executives at the big four supermarkets have a lot to think about.
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News
Delta Two abandons Sainsbury's bid
Qatari investment vehicle Delta Two has abandoned its bid to acquire Sainsbury’s, leading to a sharp fall in the grocer’s share price in early trading this morning.
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News
Adili set to float
Ethical fashion e-tailer Adili is to float this week just a year after it started trading.
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News
Anya Hindmarch takes bags to Bond Street
Anya Hindmarch, the designer of handbags and small leather goods, has opened the first of two London stores, on Bond Street.
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Opinion
B&Q’s store makeovers are moving too slowly
Hurrying through the two-floor B&Q in Sutton, it’s hard not to notice that something is afoot. Signs are everywhere, apologising for the fact that building works are under way as part of creating a newer – and presumably better – B&Q that will have more of what shoppers want.
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News
Dunelm reports slower growth
Dunelm reported that growth rate slowed slightly in a trading update today.
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News
Primark celebrates 20% profit-hike for year
Value fashion giant Primark has posted a sharp increase in profits and solid sales for the year ending September 15.
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News
Sainsbury's market value dives after bid collapse
Sainsbury’s market value plummeted by more than 2 billion yesterday following the collapse of the Delta Two bid for the supermarket.
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News
Marks & Spencer weathers first half
Marks & Spencer has reported an increase in pre-tax profit of 11.5 per cent for its first half, the 26 weeks to September 29 and revealed further details of its international expansion plans.
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News
BRC warns of downward trend
Retail sales growth remained sluggish in October and below the monthly average for the past two years, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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News
PPR sales soar in third quarter
Luxury goods conglomerate PPR revealed third-quarter sales growth rocketed 22 per cent, driven by sales at its newly acquired Puma sportswear business, as well as demand for Yves Saint Laurent dresses and Bottega Veneta handbags.
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News
Liverpool One lands fashion trio
Jigsaw, Radley and Fred Perry have signed deals to open stores at Grosvenor's 950 million Liverpool One development, Grosvenor announced at the BCSC Conference in Gateshead today.
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Opinion
Sustainability is becoming more important
The BCSC Conference and Showcase kicked off this morning with a call to action on sustainability.
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News
Tchenguiz reaffirms commitment to Sainsbury's
Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz has dismissed speculation that he could sell his 10 per cent stake in Sainsbury’s, despite suffering sizeable losses following the collapse of Delta Two’s bid for the grocer on Monday.