All Retail Week articles in December 4, 2009 – Page 3
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NewsAstley Clarke mulls international growth
Luxury jewellery etailer Astley Clarke is considering seeking further investment next year to bolster growth after like-for-like sales for its third year jumped 40%.
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NewsArgos uses voice direction tool for store deliveries
Argos hopes to improve efficiencies by rolling out a voice-directed put-away system to its entire estate following a successful trial.
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NewsAsos to unveil ethical site area
Asos is to launch an ethical area on its website called the Green Room.
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AnalysisA systematic approach to supply chains
The majority of retailers have tried to improve their supply chain operations in the past year. Joanna Perry finds how IT has been assisting them.
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NewsAnother raft of First Quench outlets offloaded
The administrator of First Quench Retailing has sold a further parcel of shops to off-licence chain Rhythm & Booze and is in negotiations with individual franchisees about transferring leaseholds.
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El Corte Inglés opens its first store inside another company’s premises
Retail conglomerate El Corte Inglés has opened its first store inside another company’s premises, at the Madrid headquarters of Spanish telecoms company Telefónica.The store, trading under the El Corte Inglés Convenience Store banner, has a sales area of 10,765 sq ft and offers a wide product range including food, pharmacy ...
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NewsOxford Circus meets Brand Alley
Private sales site Brand Alley launched a cheeky viral campaign this week with models strutting across the new diagonal crossing at London’s Oxford Circus.
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Metro Group dismissed all the top management at the Greek arm of its Makro Cash & Carry subsidiary
Metro Group has dismissed all the top management at the Greek arm of its Makro Cash & Carry subsidiary during an examination into administrative irregularities, according to the German retail press.Country manager Anastasios Michaelidis, non-food director Jan Casander and finance director Fotis Kalogeropoulos have left the company before completion of ...
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NewsAlexon turnaround plan bears fruit
Slowing like-for-like sales declines at Alexon have given analysts cause for optimism for 2010.
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NewsSports Direct ahead in flat week for retail
He might be better known for his experience as a policeman than as a City grandee, but Sports Direct’s appointment of former West Yorkshire chief constable Keith Hellawell as chairman led to it being the biggest riser among the retail stocks last week.
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NewsBRC poised to restart battle against upward-only rents
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is braced to launch a campaign to ban upward-only rent reviews if its members demand it, after the Irish government scrapped the reviews this week.
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NewsClintons set for Christmas after Halloween bonanza
Analysts are “cautiously optimistic” for Clinton Cards’ crucial Christmas trading period after the greeting cards retailer revealed solid trading in recent weeks.
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AnalysisInside the box: Christmas adverts
A couple of retailers stand out for their originality in this year’s crop of festive ads, but too many of them lack impact, Saatchi & Saatchi’s Richard Huntington tells Joanna Perry.
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NewsDixons tones down second leg of ad push
Electricals market leader DSGi has launched the second phase of its irreverent ad campaign for its online business Dixons.co.uk.
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NewsNatuzzi accused in price-fixing case
Upmarket furniture retailer Natuzzi has denied involvement in alleged price fixing, for which it has been reported to the Office of Fair Trading.
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X5 Retail Group buys local supermarket chain Paterson
The country’s leading grocery retailer X5 Retail Group has bought local supermarket chain Paterson, which has 82 stores in Moscow, St Petersburg and other cities.X5 Group will pay $189.5 m (£103m) in cash for Paterson’s equity and assume $85m (£46m) of debt, to be financed by operating cash flow. It ...
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at Phones 4U
The inside view from human resources and operations director Tom Shorten.
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NewsSelfridges ready for online debut as centenary profits to hit £100m
Department store group Selfridges said it is on track to launch its much-anticipated online offer in spring, as it revealed it expects profits of at least £100m in its centenary year.
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NewsGap like-for-like sales flat in November
Gap said that comparable store sales across its group were flat for the four weeks to November 28, compared with a decrease of 10% in November last year.
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OpinionFlannels CVA signals continued woes for the luxury market
The economic crisis has well and truly taken the shine off the luxury market with excessive spending off the agenda for many.