All Retail Week articles in December 10 2010 – Page 2
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News
Reiss ramps up overseas plans with new head of international
Fashion retailer Reiss has appointed its first dedicated head of international as it seeks to ramp up its overseas expansion.
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Opinion
Happiness is a warm shop
Retail must be at the heart of any survey into the nation’s well-being, says Jacqueline Gold
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News
Retailers ramp up promotions as weather hammers trade
Eye-catching promotions used earlier than planned as sales badly affected by snowy conditions
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Opinion
What goes up...
SuperGroup has been the retail sector’s share price superstar ever since it floated in March.
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News
Retail gets the thumbs up as it outperforms
Investors filled their shopping trolleys with general retail and food stocks alike. The former outperformed the market despite lacklustre BRC sales data for November but are still down year on year.
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News
Greenwoods pushes value with new fascia
Greenwoods Menswear is to roll out a new fascia to appeal to shoppers in less affluent areas but will maintain the same prices.
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News
Tesco’s share growing but Morrisons falters
Tesco is back in the driving seat with aggressive promotions leading to a market share gain for the first time since May, while rival Morrisons’ share has slipped for the first time since 2007.
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News
Retailers hit as online payment service fails
Christmas trading at a raft of online retailers including Lovefilm.com and Sportsdirect.com was affected after online payments service provider Sage Pay experienced technical problems on Monday night.
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News
Massmart launches website for extended food offer
In the run-up to its expected acquisition by Walmart, South African retailer Massmart has launched a dedicated website for the extended food offer that has recently been piloted at a Game variety store in Cape Town. The site - at Foodco.co.za - describes Foodco as “a supermarket inside Game that ...
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News
Woolworths.co.uk launches largest ever 'pass the parcel'
Woolworths.co.uk has launched a Guinness World Record attempt for the largest ever ‘pass the parcel’.
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News
Habitat enters into fitted kitchen market
Furniture chain Habitat is to begin selling fitted kitchens as it seeks to cash in on the surge in sales in the big-ticket category.
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Kingfisher profits rise despite tough trading
Kingfisher’s third-quarter performance was well received by analysts despite a drop off at B&Q.
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Gallery
Cutting edge
A new look store from the archetypal edge-of-town shed retailer is a surprise, but will it work? John Ryan visits Matalan in High Wycombe
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News
The Jewel in the Crown
The Crown Estate’s Quadrant 3 retail development near London’s Regent Street will be ready for shopfitting in June next year so stores can open in time for the 2012 Olympics.
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Analysis
Driving loyalty and footfall through mobile commerce
Mobile retail is empowering consumers, but it can be a positive tool for retailers.
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News
Clarks ready to roll out new look shopfit following successful trial
Footwear retailer Clarks has pushed the button on the roll-out of its updated shopfit to all new and existing UK and international stores, after a three-month trial.
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Opinion
Retail surgery: Will Lord Young’s recent recommendations on health and safety change my duties as an employer in a national retail chain?
Will Lord Young’s recent recommendations on health and safety change my duties as an employer in a national retail chain?
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News
Carrefour Express opens
Carrefour is to open its new pilot convenience store format Carrefour Express today in Caen. The concept - which will be opened in towns and rural areas - has a sales area of between 1,075 sq ft and 2,690 sq ft and will offer about 3,500 SKUs. Carrefour Express has ...
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News
N Brown’s US debut shows potential
N Brown’s entry into the US market could add 15% to 30% to the top line in the medium term, broker Panmure Gordon wrote after a meeting with management.
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News
Cocosa expands into luxury lifestyle brand
Private-sales fashion site Cocosa is to expand into new categories and has hired a new managing director with the aim of becoming a luxury lifestyle etailer.