All Retail Week articles in December 4, 2009 – Page 4
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsSuperdrug plans to start loyalty programme to focus on customers
Health and beauty giant Superdrug plans to launch a loyalty card in the UK in the next year.
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AnalysisA fair deal on overtime
Unpaid overtime is on the rise but what are the legal implications, asks Sara McCorquodale.
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AnalysisDubai’s financial demise will have knock-on effect
Middle East financial observers seem generally confident that Abu Dhabi and Dubai will thrash out a deal to rescue Dubai’s state investment vehicle Dubai World in the restructuring of its $60bn (£37bn) debt, although Abu Dhabi officials have suggested that the bail-out would most likely be on a selective basis.
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NewsJD Sports still prospering despite rival’s resurgence
JD Sports has continued to trade well despite strengthening competition and is confident of its prospects for the rest of its financial year.
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NewsJohn Kinnaird to ditch Envy name in store revamps
Value fashion retailer Envy is to disappear from the high street as the chain’s owner starts to convert the shops to its Tom Wolfe fascia.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Organising emergency keyholding
How should my store managers organise emergency keyholding?
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AnalysisEuan Sutherland is making good headway at Kingfisher
Kingfisher’s turnaround is still a work in progress, but its UK chief executive is making good headway, says George MacDonald.
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OpinionWhere the future of food lies
Speculating about the future can be a risky occupation, especially where food retailing is concerned. Things change so fast in our world that the revolutionary can quickly seem commonplace.
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OpinionLocking in shoppers key to grocery war
The UK’s supermarket chains are never less than ultra-competitive, but this year the battle of the grocery giants has gone into overdrive.
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NewsSupergroup to launch stores in Irish Republic
Superdry and Cult parent Supergroup is to open its first Republic of Ireland shops before Christmas.
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AnalysisNeed to know: Pop-up shops
Pop-up shops typically open in the Christmas run-up to cash in on festive spending. But do they have any other applications in the recession?
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NewsNokia to withdraw from Regent Street
Nokia is to pull out of its flagship Regent Street store on the back of disappointing sales after just two years.
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GalleryWinter window wonderland
With less than four shopping weeks to Christmas, the stores on Oxford Street should be a riot of festive fun. John Ryan walks the West End with Mary Portas to get her take on the displays.