All Electricals articles – Page 118
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Opinion
Best Buy's new mobile site
Electricals giant Best Buy has invested in mcommerce and launched a fully transactional mobile optimised site.
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NewsBank holiday boosts John Lewis weekly sales
Shoppers turned out in force over the August bank holiday, enabling department store chain John Lewis to generate sales up 7.1% to £61.1m.
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NewsInvestor worry grows as trading stays tough
Grocers, led by Tesco, bucked a gloomy market, but it was a poor week for general retailers as investors continued to wring their hands about general prospects, not helped when fashion group Alexon warned on profits.
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NewsSale unlikely for troubled Comet chain
Talks between Kesa and potential buyers of its troubled Comet chain had all but collapsed as Retail Week went to press, and the retailer was preparing to embark on its own turnaround plan.
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NewsBest Buy to take on Amazon with the launch of its US marketplace
Electricals giant Best Buy is launching an online marketplace in the US to help it compete with internet rival Amazon.
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AnalysisActing on impulse
What constitutes impulse shopping? Is it just as prevalent at a time when budgets are tight? Charlotte Hardie finds out how retailers can boost the number of products bought on a whim
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NewsMultichannel is trumping pure-plays, says Browett
Big electricals brands are increasingly offering multichannel retailers preferential terms over pure-play etailers, Dixons boss John Browett has revealed.
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NewsSales slide at Argos
Argos suffered another big sales decline in its second quarter, but the retailer is confident that consumers will spend this Christmas.
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NewsJessops confident as it posts full-year figures
Cameras specialist Jessops posted a gross profit of £87.7m last year and is confident of renewal of banking facilities in November.
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NewsDoubts emerge over Comet sale
The sale of electricals retailer Comet looks increasingly unlikely to go ahead as it understood the two remaining potential bidders are seeking a dowry in the region of £150m-£200m.
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NewsLike-for-likes slide 7% at Dixons
Electricals group Dixons, owner of Currys and PC World, has posted a 7% fall in group like-for-like sales but will meet full-year profit expectations
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NewsSainsbury's poaches group property director from Dixons
Sainsbury’s has poached Dixons group property director Philip Bell-Brown to become its director of property development.
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NewsJohn Lovering named chairman of Maplin
Veteran dealmaker John Lovering has been appointed non-executive chairman of Maplin, the electricals specialist owned by Montagu Private Equity.
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NewsElectricals drive weekly sales rise at John Lewis
Sales at department store chain John Lewis rose 1.4% last week to £58.6m, when electricals and home technology was once again the top performing category.
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NewsSales of tablets outstrip desktops for first time at John Lewis
Tablet computers outsold desktop PCs for the first time last week at department store chain John Lewis, which posted a total weekly sales rise of 2.6% to £53.4m.
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AnalysisInternational growing pains
Retailers face a multitude of supply chain challenges as they expand beyond their home market. Rebecca Thomson looks at how retailers are tackling some of these issues
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NewsJohn Lewis revamps electronics, home and menswear departments
John Lewis is revamping its electronics, home and menswear departments.
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NewsBusinesses set up further High Street Fund for riot hit retailers
A further nationwide High Street Fund has been set up to help small business affected by the riots that hit England this month.
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NewsJohn Lewis beats rioters with weekly sales rise
Department store chain John Lewis generated a sales increase of 2.9% to £52.9m last week, despite riot disruption. Excluding VAT, the rise was 1.3%.
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NewsLondon footfall slumps amid riots
Footfall slumped in London last week as people stayed away from the high street to avoid the riots and retailers shut up shops.