All Department stores articles – Page 176
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NewsHouse of Fraser posts "pleasing" 11.1% sales growth
House of Fraser has warned this year will continue to be challenging despite its Christmas like-for-likes soaring as the retailer reported a positive performance across all product categories.
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AnalysisMargins: What do retailers need to know?
Many retailers started their Sales early during the Christmas period. What are the implications of discounting on retailers’ margins?
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OpinionNext shows how to weather the new year
As far as retailers are concerned, Father Christmas seems to have got stuck in the chimney.
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AnalysisSun European Partners: What do retailers need to know?
The bold acquisitions of Jacques Vert and American Golf prove that deals can be made during tough economic times.
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NewsTwo cheers for Christmas
Last-minute shopping rush lifts retailers’ seasonal performance but at what cost to margin?
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AnalysisRetail resolutions for 2012
Retailers reveal the business resolutions that they will be sticking to during the good and bad of 2012. By Gemma Goldfingle and Alex Lawson.
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AnalysisSears reveals up to 120 store closures in the US
Last week, US department store and general merchandise group Sears Holdings disclosed plans to close 100 to 120 Kmart and full-line Sears stores.
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OpinionCompeting with price comparisons
Unique products and great service will always be valued by shoppers, says Jacqueline Gold.
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NewsSelfridges womenswear team takes shape as it hires two buying directors
Department store Selfridges has put its new buying team in place by hiring two new directors of buying for its womenswear division.
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NewsJohn Lewis Christmas like-for-likes up 6.2%
John Lewis like-for-likes were up 6.2% in the 5 weeks to 31 December 2011 as the retailer notched up an “outstanding performance”.
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NewsHarrods website offline during peak New Years Sale due to "technical difficulties"
Luxury department store Harrods website has been taken offline today during peak New Year Sales trading due to “technical difficulties”.
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NewsRetailers benefit from post-Christmas sales frenzy
Shoppers flocked to post-Christmas Sales yesterday and analysts believe December 27 will have been the busiest shopping day of the year.
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NewsJohn Lewis sales rise 21% as shoppers come out to spend
Hopes are rising that a long-awaited Christmas spending spree has at last got under way after sales rose strongly at John Lewis department stores.
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NewsM&S extends opening times in run-up to Christmas
Marks & Spencer is to extend its opening hours from today until Christmas Eve with 242 of its stores across the UK and Ireland open until 10pm or later and 23 of these staying open until midnight.
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NewsSelfridges launches last-minute Christmas shopping services
Department store group Selfridges has brought forward the launch of a mobile-optimised website to help last-minute Christmas gift buyers make their purchases and is introducing an in-store SOS shopping service.
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AnalysisHarvey Nichols Walk of Shame
It was starting to look like Christmas advertising would be dominated by schmaltz this year, what with the M&S X Factor campaign and John Lewis’s heart-warming offering.
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NewsNew year brings no joy for store stocks
At the end of the year general retailers had sadly underperformed the All-share index, while food groups were also down but not by as much as the market.
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NewsRetail gets ready for make or break Christmas week
Retailers bank on promotions to drive people into shops in the final few days.
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Analysis2011: The year in retail
It’s been a roller-coaster year for retail, with many having to pull out all the stops to battle tough trading. Rebecca Thomson and Charlotte Hardie look back over the highs and lows.