All Electricals articles – Page 125
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OpinionA false dawn for the two-speed market?
After two bank holidays, a royal wedding and some cracking weather, this week had a bit of a back to school feeling.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can you explain the impact of the Electricity Market Reform on retailers?
Can you explain the impact of the Electricity Market Reform on retailers?
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NewsBest Buy Mobile powers Carphone Warehouse fourth quarter performance
Carphone Warehouse has posted strong fourth quarter growth, powered by its Best Buy Mobile venture in the US.
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NewsShop price inflation edges up to 2.5% in April
Shop price inflation increased to 2.5% in April, up from 2.4% in March.
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NewsComet managing director Hugh Harvey stands down
Hugh Harvey has stood down from his role as managing director of electricals group Comet.
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Opinion
Give me a reason to shop at your store
The new Best Buy store in Hayes needs to be rather more than simply good-looking.
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NewsRetail sales growth sluggish
Retail sales picked up in April although store groups said the performance was considered poor for the time of year.
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NewsTesco shares down but brokers confident
Grocery and general merchandise giant Tesco edged down as the market digested the first set of results delivered by new boss Phil Clarke.
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NewsConsumer confidence falls to 'worrying' level in April
Consumer confidence fell sharply this month, making the chances of a double dip recession “increasingly real”, according to the GfK NOP.
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NewsComet staff face redundancy after warehouse closes
Electricals specialist Comet intends to close its national distribution centre in Corby, Northants as part of an efficiency drive.
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AnalysisBest Buy returns to the basics in its bid for growth
Electronics retailer Best Buy has struggled of late and has outlined three new strategic priorities, which it believes will help it capture new growth opportunities in key categories and channels, fund growth efforts through structural opportunities and improve returns.
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NewsBest Buy Europe to sell off Belgian Phone House
Best Buy Europe, the joint venture between Carphone Warehouse and US electricals group Best Buy, is to sell its Belgian retail business.
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NewsDixons Retail to bow out of loss-making Spain
Electricals group Dixons Retail is to say adiós to Spain and shut its loss-making business there as part of its strategy to concentrate on “winning markets and formats”.
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NewsTesco stays on target but UK disappoints
Tesco’s first set of prelims under new boss Phil Clarke came in much as expected, although there were some City worries at the UK performance and scale of US losses.
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NewsMaplin posts flat profits
Profits at specialist electricals retailer Maplin flatlined last year in the wake of punishing trading conditions.
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NewsWestfield Stratford to open September 13
Westfield Stratford City is to open to the public on September 13.
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NewsBest Buy Europe sells Belgian business
Best Buy Europe, the joint venture between Carphone Warehouse and US electrical group Best Buy, is to sell its Belgian retail business.
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NewsOnline retailers deliver strongest quarterly performance in three years
Online retailers achieved their strongest quarter in three years in the first three months of 2011.
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NewsConsumers cutting back, Retail Week poll reveals
Three-quarters of consumers have reined back their spending on at least one retail category since the start of the year an exclusive ICM poll for Retail Week has found.
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NewsDixons exec: ‘Best Buy is barely a competitor’
One of Dixons’ directors has laughingly dismissed any threat to the market-leading electricals group from recent entrant Best Buy.