All Department stores articles – Page 215
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Opinion
Pre-pack abuse needs to end
Retailers face many injustices, some real, others perceived. But they don’t come much bigger than this. One of your biggest rivals – which has been in administration and then bought out – has a store on a major high street. And you’re paying their rent.
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John Lewis sales rocket 27%
John Lewis has delivered a barnstorming start to its clearance with weekly sales soaring 27.4 per cent on the previous year.
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House of Fraser reports resilient Christmas
House of Fraser has reported that like-for-like sales fell 1.5 per cent over the Christmas period and has reassured on its financial position after paying back its bank loans ahead of schedule.
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Alexon profit forecasts ahead of management expectations
Fashion group Alexon has said that it expects full-year operating profit to exceed management expectations after a robust performance in December.
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Debenhams produces resilient Christmas showing
Debenhams has reported a solid Christmas performance, with like for likes down 3.3 per cent in the 12 weeks to 3 January. Total sales were up 1.1 per cent.
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Viyella in talks over future of business
The future of iconic womenswear retailer Viyella hung in the balance today amid speculation the company is facing financial difficulties.
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Negative trading statements soar in fourth quarter
Stores unveiled a record number of negative trading updates during the the fourth quarter of 2008 – a figure that has only ever been equalled in the first quarter of 2005.
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John Lewis Christmas like-for-likes flat
John Lewis has revealed that total sales rose 2.4 per cent excluding VAT and like-for-likes remained flat in the five weeks to January 3.
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Retail rents fall for first time in 15 years
Retail rents fell for the first time in 15 years in 2008 and are not expected to return to growth until 2013.
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Liberty reveals robust trading update for 2008
Iconic London department store Liberty has revealed that sales for the first 10 months of 2008 were ahead of comparative trading levels.
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Waitrose Christmas week sales up 40 per cent
Waitrose recorded a sales increase of over 40 per cent in the week to December 27, while sales fell at most of sister department store chain John Lewis's stores.
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Tesco to launch £100 million sale on Boxing Day
Tesco is the latest in a long line of retailers to announce its biggest ever sale.
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Debenhams post-Christmas Sale to be 'biggest ever'
Debenhams has unveiled plans for its biggest ever Sale with thousands of products up to 70 per cent off across its stores.
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Cosmetics sales rise as women turn to smaller purchases
Cosmetics sales at companies such as L'Or al have surged as the economic downturn drives women to forgo larger purchases and instead treat themselves to smaller items.
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Retailers' pre-Christmas Sales to hit new record
Retailers will embark on the biggest ever pre-Christmas Sales drive from now until Christmas Eve in a last-ditch attempt to lure shoppers onto the high street.
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M&S online Sale to begin on Christmas Day
Marks & Spencer will launch its post-Christmas Sale online on Christmas Day and open the majority of its stores at 6am on December 27 for the start of its Sale in stores.
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Hundreds of retailers poised to collapse next year
Hundreds of retailers will hit the buffers next year as the recession kicks in, according to a retail insolvency expert.
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Mixed reports on crucial weekend trading
There have been mixed reports this morning about weekend trading that retailers hoped would bring a last minute Christmas rush onto the high street.
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Retail insolvency practice set for reform
Retail insolvency regulations will come into force next year, designed to stymie quick sales of retailers in administration.
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Opinion
Do shoppers know it's Christmas?
In the words of an unkempt Irishman and a diminutive Scotsman, 'Do they know it's Christmas time at all?' While the words were originally sung by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure for very different reasons, the Live Aid song's lyrics could be asked of the UK shopping public as we ...