All Department stores articles – Page 213
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Buyers eye Baugur chains as investor's fate unclear
Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green is in a “position to buy” assets that may come into play as a result of Baugur’s likely administration.
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Baugur's interests hang in the balance
Uncertainty hung over the future of Baugur’s interests in quoted companies after the investor was placed in the Icelandic equivalent of Chapter 11.
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AnalysisConsumer behaviour: All in the mind
Research shows that women are more demanding when they shop and influence up to 80 per cent of purchases. Charlotte Hardie finds out how retailers can cash in by tapping into the female psyche.
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OpinionIt's time to regain your margin
I joked in a previous column that some of us might visit our shops in December, hear Wham’s Last Christmas and genuinely wonder whether it might be. I rather wish I hadn’t now.
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Bloomingdale’s boss defends premium strategy
Department store retailers should continue to push upmarket in defiance of the downturn, according to Bloomingdale’s chairman and chief executive Michael Gould.
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Ailing Irish retailers call on government for protection
Irish retailers have urged their government to take action to ease the mounting pressures on beleaguered companies suffering in the recession.
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Opinion
Baugur's loss is retailers' gain
The final death throes of Baugur’s retail empire are being very publicly played out, but the brands in which it has stakes should breathe a quick sigh of relief and move on with the business of retailing.
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Baugur boss Johannesson lambasts Landsbanki
Baugur boss Jón sgeir Jóhannesson has hit out at creditors after the Icelandic investor was forced to seek protection from administration yesterday.
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Baugur files for bankruptcy protection
Baugur has confirmed that it has filed for protection from its creditors in the Icelandic equivalent of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as exclusively revealed by Retail Week this morning.
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Westfield retailers unite in outrage at service charges
The dispute over service charges at Westfield London has escalated as more retailers join the fight against the landlords’ demands.
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BRC produces US product safety standard
Some of world’s biggest retailers will have to adhere to the British Retail Consortium's product safety standard following an agreement with North America's leading retail trade association.
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John Lewis expansion hit by development delays
John Lewis is being forced to scale back its expansion as many plans for new shopping centres are shelved by developers.
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Most retailers report like-for-like Christmas sales growth
More than half (52 per cent) of retailers reported positive like-for-like sales over the Christmas period.
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John Lewis reports weekly sales dip of 0.8 per cent
John Lewis has reported a slight drop in weekly sales, but remains confident new stock and promotions will stand it in good stead.
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Concern grows as Karstadt loses Premium Group head
The head of Karstadt’s Premium Group, the business created by the German department store chain to help turn around its fortunes, has quit less than two years after taking up the role.
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Falling confidence hits younger customers
Consumer confidence dropped again this month and is also beginning to hit younger consumers.
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Beales reveals robust Christmas
Department store chain Beales has recorded a full-year pre-tax loss of 1.52m and revealed resilient trading over Christmas.
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John Lewis beta tests Cisco green networking system
John Lewis has participated in a beta testing phase for Cisco networking technology that can help cut power consumption of IT.
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Retail Trust raises over £1m
Retailers came out in force last night to lend their support to retail charity The Retail Trust and raise nearly 1.1m at its glitzy London ball.
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Retail sales plummet in early January, CBI figures show
Nearly two thirds of retailers experienced a fall in sales volumes in the first half of January, and February is expected to be just as tough.