All Department stores articles – Page 161
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OpinionComment: A true brand is more than a fascia
Many aspire to be a truly successful brand but very few succeed.
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NewsMarks & Spencer ditches celebs for new ad campaign
Marks & Spencer is to launch a new womenswear campaign without celebrities for the first time since 2005.
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OpinionComment: M&S multichannel store is last hurrah of space race
Renewed speculation of a takeover bid for Marks & Spencer has been inevitable since it reported its worst trading performance in three years last month.
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NewsConsumers want to bank with retailers, says poll
Consumers would rather bank with retailers such as John Lewis or Asda rather than the standard banking giants, according to a report by Uswitch.com.
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OpinionComment: GB leads the way in ecommerce market
In contrast to an irrelevant politician who expressed his displeasure with the Olympic opening ceremony, I thought it was pure genius.
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NewsJohn Lewis to sell Barnes & Noble e-reader the Nook
John Lewis will become the first UK retailer to sell US bookseller Barnes & Noble’s e-reader the Nook.
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NewsIn pictures: Debenhams launches new ad campaign as it makes Russian debut
Department store chain Debenhams is to launch its next instalment of its ‘Life Made Fabulous’ TV campaign as it opens its first Russian store.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales soar as Olympic feel-good factor continues
John Lewis sales soared 14.5% in the week to August 18 as the Olympic feel-good factor continued beyond the Games.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Ireland
This week’s final instalment of our On the Road series visits Cork, where food specialist Musgrave is in expansion mode, before heading to Tallaght to visit department store chain Heatons, and Dublin’s upscale department stores Arnotts and Brown Thomas.
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NewsBaird Group boss Peter Lucas to stand down
Baird Group chairman and chief executive Peter Lucas is to stand down from the menswear specialist.
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NewsPotential Allders bidders wary on property fears
Allders administrator Duff & Phelps is struggling to sell the iconic department store because of doubts over the property.
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GalleryStore gallery: George arrives on the Channel Islands
Asda’s George brand has opened stores on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey as part of its international expansion plans. John Ryan reports on its evolution from supermarket to standalone.
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NewsHouse of Fraser in M&Co tie-up
Fashion retailer M&Co is set to open its first concessions in a department store through a tie-up with House of Fraser.
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NewsOlympics boosts John Lewis sales 14.9%
Department store John Lewis sales surged 14.9% to £60.8m last week as Olympic fever once again boosted sales.
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AnalysisRetail Week on the Road: Southwest and Wales
We visit Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Jersey and Guernsey.
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NewsJohn Lewis unveils pop-up shop details
Department store group John Lewis has revealed details of its first pop-up shop that will open next month in Exeter and act as a click-and-collect “hub”.
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Sales fall at department store group JCPenney
Department store group JCPenney’s sales fell 22.6% to $3.02bn (£1.92bn) for the second quarter ended July 28. Like-for-like sales were down 21.7%. Online sales were $220m (£140m) in the period, a fall of 32.6%. The retailer said the results included the effects of its exit from its outlet business and ...
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OpinionComment: Retailers weren't welcome at the Olympics
As a confirmed internationalist, I watched the Olympic opening ceremony with a mixture of embarrassment and dread.
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NewsGordon Brothers to snap up Dublin department store Clerys
Restructuring firm Gordon Brothers is on the verge of acquiring iconic Dublin department store Clerys.
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GalleryStore of the week: Shinsegae Uijeongbu, Seoul
With a ground floor measuring 150,000 sq ft and a further 10 floors above it, the new Shinsegae department store, in Seoul’s affluent Uijeongbu district, is massive by any standards.