All Retail Week articles in 9 November 2007 – Page 5

  • News

    Windows to watch: Gap, Oxford Street

    2007-11-09T11:46:59.330Z

    Gap is well known for its minimalist windows, where moods, seasons and themes are reduced to symbols with mannequins in front of them. It comes as no surprise then, that Gap’s store halfway along Oxford Street features white, abstract Christmas trees that have been internally illuminated.

  • News

    Department stores set for growth

    2007-11-09T12:06:22.483Z

    Department stores have a bright future, with the sector’s growth rate forecast to double in the next five years, according to a report by Verdict.

  • News

    John Lewis posts disappointing sales

    2007-11-09T12:12:31.427Z

    Department store John Lewis posted lacklustre sales in the week to November 3, in a further sign of a slowdown on the high street.

  • News

    Oddbins suffers further losses

    2007-11-09T12:15:53.227Z

    Wine retailer Oddbins suffered a pre-tax loss of 8.6 million in the year to December 31.

  • News

    Supermarkets to face Turkey shortage

    2007-11-09T12:32:55.333Z

    Bernard Matthews’ trade union members voted yesterday to hold their first one-day strike over pay on November 15 at the firm’s site in East Anglia .

  • Opinion

    Independents stare into the grocery abyss

    2007-11-09T13:44:06.777Z

    It’s been a tumultuous week for three of the four big grocers. Tesco opened the doors on its Fresh & Easy stores in the US, Delta Two’s bid for Sainsbury’s collapsed and Asda posted disappointing profits in its 2006 accounts at Companies House.

  • News

    Tesco Direct on course to smash sales forecast

    2007-11-09T14:04:03.823Z

    Tesco’s non-food catalogue and web business is likely to deliver sales a third higher than expected in its first full year of trading.

  • Analysis

    Where next for Kingfisher?

    2007-11-09T16:06:07.653Z

    Kingfisher boss Gerry Murphy’s decision to stand down represents a crossroads for the DIY giant. George MacDonald assesses his legacy

  • News

    PMA launches shopping mall benchmark scheme

    2007-11-12T16:20:19.743Z

    The Property Managers Association (PMA) has created an audit programme designed to help retailers see exactly what they’re paying for at shopping centres.

  • News

    Developers pick town centre jobs over out-of-town

    2007-11-12T16:24:18.823Z

    Three quarters of developers would prefer to develop a town centre scheme rather than an out-of-town equivalent, according to research from Hartnell Taylor Cook.

  • News

    Athlone Towncentre scheme opens to 15,000 shoppers

    2007-11-12T16:50:38.470Z

    Ireland’s Athlone Towncentre scheme opened last weekend with more than 15,000 shoppers converging on the 500 million ( 348.3 million) mixed-use development.