All Department stores articles – Page 220

  • News

    VAT cut expected in pre-Budget report

    2008-11-24T08:44:04Z

    Chancellor Alistair Darling is expected to cut VAT to 15 per cent in today's pre-Budget report as part of a raft of measures designed to stimulate the economy.

  • News

    Two more days added to Debenhams Sale

    2008-11-21T19:00:00Z

    Debenhams has added two extra days to its three-day pre-Christmas Sale.

  • News

    Retail sales remain flat

    2008-11-20T10:02:00Z

    Retail sales volume growth remained flat in the three months to September compared with the previous three months, according to the latest ONS figures.

  • News

    M&S kicks off 20%-off extravaganza

    2008-11-20T09:30:08Z

    M&S kicked off its one-day Sale this morning by blotting out the windows of its Marble Arch store with posters providing details of the 20 per cent-off promotion.

  • News

    Selfridges appoints former Woolworths FD

    2008-11-20T00:01:01Z

    Selfridges has appointed former Woolworths finance director to the same role at the department store.

  • News

    Marks & Spencer prepares for promotional showdown with Debenhams

    2008-11-18T16:51:11Z

    Marks & Spencer will launch a high-profile 20 per cent off promotion on Thursday as retailers compete more aggressively for share of Christmas spend.

  • News

    John Lewis sales fall again

    2008-11-18T09:38:46Z

    Department store business John Lewis suffered a 14 per cent sales fall last week, it is understood.

  • Exit: Knightsbridge
    News

    Harvey Nichols set to axe homewares

    2008-10-02T17:27:00Z

    Harvey Nichols is to axe homewares from its Knightsbridge flagship store in a bid to expand its fashion offer.

  • Big names: Richard H
    Analysis

    Do stars still sell?

    2008-08-21T11:58:00Z

    With marketing budgets feeling the pinch, retailers may be thinking twice about signing celebrities to front their brand. Charlotte Hardie asks when they’re worth it and how they can be put to best use

  • Marks and Spencer Co
    Gallery

    Marks & Spencer – Colliers Wood

    2008-06-02T11:37:00Z

    The biggest store from Marks and Spencer in a decade is in a South London suburb.

  • chocolatetaster_hotelchocolat
    Analysis

    The weirdest jobs in retail

    2008-05-23T12:16:00Z

    From professional pet food tasters to the man who makes a living blowing up toasters, Charlotte Dennis-Jones talks to the people with the most unusual jobs in retail

  • HoFVWCamper
    Analysis

    Dublin’s department stores: a crowded market?

    2008-05-16T13:50:00Z

    Dublin is well-served by department stores, but what are the prospects for growth in the city and beyond? John Ryan reports

  • Analysis

    Irish question

    2008-05-16T13:30:00Z

    Ireland was a late developer in terms of its retail scene and now, happily, it is behind the UK in terms of an economic slowdown. Its retail businesses are still enjoying the good times.

  • Debenhams Liverpool
    Gallery

    Video: Debenhams – Liverpool One

    2008-04-21T12:54:00Z

    Debenhams opened a four-storey branch in Liverpool One in May, representing the department store operator’s latest thinking.

  • Ray of light: Harrod
    Analysis

    Walking on air: retail at Heathrow Terminal 5

    2008-04-10T10:24:00Z

    The opening of Heathrow Terminal 5 was a high-profile fiasco, but its retail offer will give passengers something to smile about. John Ryan takes a look at a new era of airport retailing

  • The Works
    Analysis

    Why low prices are not enough

    2008-02-07T15:42:00Z

    People may be watching what they spend, but that hasn’t saved value specialists from collapse. George MacDonald surveys their prospects as they enter another tough year

  • TJ Hughes Bag
    News

    TJ Hughes puts paid to plunging profits with a positive Christmas

    2008-01-24T10:56:00Z

    Discount department store group TJ Hughes has delivered a substantial turnaround from a profit slump of almost 100 per cent in the year to January 2007.

  • News

    John Lewis's sales slow

    2007-11-09T11:14:00Z

    John Lewis department store posted a lacklustre set of sales for the week ending November 3, in a further sign of a growing slowdown of consumer spending on the high street.

  • Harrods
    Analysis

    Harrods: Height of luxury

    2007-10-11T12:15:00Z

    Iconic department store Harrods is being transformed by a huge refurbishment programme. Tim Danaher takes a walk around with managing director Michael Ward

  • News

    Green unveils future of Bhs

    2005-09-27T09:22:00Z

    Bhs throws down the gauntlet to Debenhams with smaller-footprint stores