All Retail Week articles in December 4, 2009 – Page 2
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GalleryStore of the week: Hawes & Curtis Jermyn Street, London
If one is honest, it’s not often that a shirt retailer would really merit consideration for inclusion in this section of the magazine for the simple reason that it can be a case of seen one, seen them all. Not so with the Hawes & Curtis flagship on Jermyn Street, ...
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NewsSpecsavers on course for strong year as value strategy pays off
Specsavers is confident of hitting a £1.4bn turnover in its full year to the end of February after reinforcing its value credentials.
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NewsThorntons stock control system eases wastage
Thorntons has cut discounts and wastage in its stores significantly after introducing a store replenishment system from Aldata.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Competitive voucher codes
Why aren’t the voucher codes we send out being used as much as the ones our competitors create?
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Woolworths expects a strong Christmas trading period
Multi-format Australian retailer Woolworths is expecting a strong Christmas trading period.Chief executive Michael Luscombe said business is “going along quite nicely”. The retailer revealed that net profit could exceed the Aus$2bn (£1bn) mark this financial year and it is still on the lookout for investment opportunities.For its 2010 financial year, ...
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AnalysisAS Watson: Gunning for the Chinese lion’s share
Global health and beauty giant AS Watson has big plans for China, with ambitions for as many as 5,000 stores there. Tim Danaher flew to Shanghai for a rare interview with managing director Dominic Lai, the man masterminding the Superdrug owner’s expansion.
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NewsHow retailers geared up for ‘Cyber Monday’ charge
December 7 was forecast to be the biggest day for retailers online for Christmas shopping, according to leading trade body IMRG.
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NewsWaterstone’s challenges not over
The collapse of Borders UK won’t have surprised many market watchers. Specialist booksellers have been having a tough time for years – firstly hit by the bargain basement prices offered by the supermarkets, then the rise of online giants such as Amazon. Borders didn’t help itself either, but its collapse ...
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Carrefour in Italy confirms DìperDì fascia converts
Carrefour in Italy has confirmed that it is to convert all of its DìperDì neighbourhood stores to the Carrefour Express fascia as part of its multi-format single brand strategy.The international grocery group’s Italian GS supermarkets are being converted into Carrefour Market at present. Carrefour said that the multi-format single brand ...
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Government called on to help development
Retail property body BCSC has written to the Government asking it to make a firm commitment to help boost the retail property development pipeline in its pre-budget report next week.
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Pinault plans to divest its retail businesses
PPR chief executive François-Henri Pinault told the Wall Street Journal that the group plans to divest its retail businesses including Conforama, Fnac and Redcats.Pinault did not give any details on when the group plans to sell the companies, but said: “The sooner, the better.” He added that about 20 companies ...
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Metro Cash & Carry unveils new portfolio of private-label brands
Metro Cash & Carry has unveiled a new portfolio of private-label brands that it intends to roll out to all the countries in which it operates.The six private labels include Aro, which comprises 700 food and non-food products and Fine Food, with 700 SKUs aimed at independent food traders and ...
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AnalysisMaking your customers the boss of your business
Customer relationship management should focus on putting existing customers at the heart of your business, finds Sara McCorquodale at a Retail Week roundtable debate with top retailers.
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NewsSuitors eye Borders stores as break-up fears escalate
Major high street retailers are circling Borders UK stores as fears mount that the business will be broken up.
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OpinionMarc Bolland’s Marks & Spencer food conundrum
I’m an admirer of Marc Bolland. But then I am not unique in that respect because he has quite a supporters club, a club that the Marks & Spencer board has now joined.
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Black Friday weekend web and store visitors
195 million shoppers visited stores and websites over Black Friday weekend – the Friday after Thanksgiving that traditionally signals the start of the Christmas selling period in the US – up from 172 million last year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).However, the average spend over the weekend ...
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Bicycle etailer Wiggle gunning to double sales
Online bikes retailer Wiggle is aiming to double its turnover within the next two to three years and is not ruling out opening shops.
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NewsCarphone’s ‘wireless world’ to grow as it readies for Best Buy
Carphone Warehouse is to expand its number of ‘wireless world’ format stores in the second half and speed up openings in the new financial year.
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Barnes & Noble and Borders report quarterly figures
Bookstore operators Barnes & Noble and Borders have both reported quarterly figures.Sales at Barnes & Noble stores fell 2% to $950m (£582m) in its second quarter, while its online sales climbed 9%.At Borders, sales dropped 12.7% in its third quarter to $595.5m (£365m), with like-for-likes down 12.1% and 7.2% at ...
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NewsBlacks backs online feedback system
Blacks Leisure is to expand its online customer feedback system after a trial ran in two thirds of its Blacks and Millets stores.