All articles by Amy Shields – Page 24
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DSGi dealt a blow as insurer slashes cover
DSGi has become the latest retailer to be affected by tightening credit insurance conditions, which are increasingly afflicting the sector.
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TK Maxx sales increase in third quarter
TK Maxx has notched up a 4 per cent increase in third-quarter like-for-like sales.
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Unity reduces stake in French Connection
Unity Investments has reduced its holding in French Connection to 17.65 per cent.
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Alexon turns screws on suppliers
Alexon has turned the screws on its suppliers in the run-up to the challenging Christmas period.
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Retailers' Christmas will not be cancelled, survey shows
Christmas will retain its sparkle this year as the majority of consumers plan to spend the same amount as last year, according to new research.
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Selfridges unveils centenary celebrations theme
Iconic department store retailer Selfridges has unveiled the theme for its centenary celebrations in 2009.
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TK Maxx sales break the £1bn barrier
TK Maxx sales broke the 1 billion barrier in the year to January 26, the discount designer retailer has revealed.
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Food and grocery market 'worth £170 billion by 2013'
The food and grocery market will be worth 170 billion in five years, according to retail analysts IGD.
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Retail sales worst for three years
Retail sales fell for a fifth month in a row in October and by the biggest amount in three years.
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Consumer confidence at record low
Consumer confidence has hit a record low, according to research by Nielsen and the British Retail Consortium.
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Tesco's sales in Asia robust
Tesco has revealed robust trading at its Asian stores, ahead of its investors and analysts’ visit to the operations.
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Beales sales director quits
Beales sales director Neil Jones has resigned from the department store chain.
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John Lewis Partnership agrees new Ocado deal
The John Lewis Partnership has agreed to a five-year brand and sourcing agreement with Ocado and transferred its stake in the online grocer to its pension fund.
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Interest rate cut met with caution by analysts
The Bank of England’s shock decision to slash interest rates to 3 per cent will help heavily indebted retailers, but analysts remain cautious about the immediate impact on consumers.
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Carphone’s Westfield store rewrites format
Carphone Warehouse has unveiled the blueprint for the roll-out of its cutting-edge technology stores at Westfield London.
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Baugur insists it’s ‘business as usual’
Baugur chief executive Gunnar Sigurdsson has said the Icelandic investor has no intention of altering its portfolio of brands and that it is “business as usual”.
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Spindler: mutual decision to leave Debenhams
Debenhams managing director Angela Spindler has denied she has been restructured out of the department store retailer, saying her exit at the end of the month was based on a mutual decision.
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Interest rate slashed to 3%
The Bank of England has cut the interest rate by 1.5 percentage points to 3 per cent in a move that has been welcomed by retailers.
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Opinion
MK One and Ghost: an uphill battle
The futures of two very different fashion retailers have been assured. But for how long?
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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.