All Retail Week articles in December 7 2012
Browse all news stories and articles from this date or time period.
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NewsNovember retail sales jump to highest level since June
November retail sales rose at their fastest pace since June this year, data from the CBI Distributive Trades Survey shows.
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OpinionComment: Dixons needs to tackle falling sales in southern Europe
Rather like Gatwick Airport, Dixons is split between the north and the south, and although life is generally grim âupât northâ, in Dixonsâ case it is the other way around.
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Poundland extends food offer
Variety single-price retailer Poundland has extended its food offer by adding 100 new grocery lines, increasing competition for the grocers.
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NewsSupermarkets take action to tackle price-cut concerns through OFT initiative
Tesco, Sainsburyâs and Morrisons are among a group of supermarkets that have committed themselves to tackling concerns over food and drink promotions through an initiative with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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NewsJohn Lewis posts record Saturday driven by Black Friday
John Lewis sales surged 11% last week to ÂŁ109.6m driven by promotions across Black Friday, the Countdown to Christmas event and price-matching activity.
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NewsDixons' Sebastian James says "structurally unsound" deal caused Comet collapse
Collapsed Comet failed due to a âstructurally unsoundâ sale to OpCapita and its lack of investment in online technology, Dixons Retail chief executive Sebastian James said.
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NewsConsumer confidence hits 18-month high in November
Consumer confidence rose to an 18-month high in November as the GfK NOP Index jumped eight points unexpectedly.
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OpinionComment: Even a white-goods knight wonât be enough to save Comet now
Iâm writing this on the day that a âwhite-goods knightâ is meeting with Cometâs administrators to thrash out a deal to acquire the bulk of the Comet business.
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NewsFurther redundancies made at Comet
Comet administrator Deloitte has revealed further redundancies across the collapsed electricals retailerâs support operations.
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NewsRetailers braced for Cyber Monday
Retailers are today bracing themselves for what they expect to be the busiest online shopping day of the year.
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NewsTwo thirds of MPs support business rates freeze
A freeze on business rates for retailers next year is backed by two thirds of MPs, says a poll by the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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NewsHigh street sales fall 0.2%
Bad weather towards the end of November hit footfall across the high street as underlying sales dropped 0.2% last month, and it is expected shoppers will leave spending to the last minute this year.
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NewsJohn Lewis achieves record online sales last week
John Lewis sales jumped 9.3% to ÂŁ124.2m last week, representing the third best week ever at the department store group and its best ever week online.
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OpinionComment: Pop-ups mean trouble
The life has gone out of many pop-ups and theyâre there because they have to be.
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NewsBrian McBride revealed as investor in Comet
Asos chairman Brian McBride was an investor in collapsed electricals chain Comet, it has emerged.
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NewsSnow + Rock chief executive Dion Taylor steps down
Snow + Rock Group chief executive Dion Taylor has stood down from the outdoors retailer after eight years.
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NewsHMV sells Mama Group as it edges closer to disposal of HMV Live
Struggling entertainment retailer HMV has sold its live music business Mama Group for a net cash consideration of ÂŁ7.3m.
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NewsAmazon debuts luxury fashion offer
Amazon has launched a new upmarket fashion site in a bid to emulate the likes of Net-a-Porter.
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NewsEdinburgh Woollen Mill Group posts record profits
Edinburgh Woollen Mill has posted record profits for the year to February 25, 2012 up 43% to ÂŁ25.8m.
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GalleryIn pictures: Christmas window displays
Retail Week picks the best Christmas window displays from around the UK.