All Electricals articles – Page 125
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NewsJohn Lewis suffers 3.8% weekly sales fall
Sales at department store chain John Lewis fell 3.8% last week, partly the result of a calendar effect because of this year’s later Easter and Mothers’ Day.
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NewsCo-op focuses on non-food as grocery growth slows
The Co-operative Group is to ramp up its online non-food online operations but expects the grocery market to remain tough.
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NewsDixons ecommerce boss leaving, as company issues profit warning
Electricals group Dixons’ ecommerce director David Walmsley is leaving the retailer.
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OpinionDixons not alone as the freeze sets in
At least the Nordics were OK. You can always rely on that from a Dixons trading update. But there was no disguising the awfulness of the UK and Ireland performance that prompted Wednesday’s profit warning.
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NewsPhones 4U to double store openings in 2011
Phones 4U is ramping up its store expansion programme under its new owners to take advantage of customers who prefer to buy phones in shops rather than online.
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NewsDixons warns on profits after dire trading
Electricals market leader Dixons has issued a profits warning and detailed an emergency plan to put the business on track after dire trading.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse shifts focus from laptops to tablets
Carphone Warehouse is to focus on tablet computers in its stores in preference to netbooks and laptops in a bid to capitalise on the growing popularity of the devices.
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NewsApple sues Amazon over ‘app store’ name
Apple is suing Amazon over its use of the name ‘App store’ to attempt to stop the online retailer from using the term.
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AnalysisProduct launches
Hype surrounding soon-to-launch products offers a wealth of opportunity for retailers to cash in on the demand
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Regional electricals chain bought out of administration
Norfolk-based electrical retail chain Bennetts has been bought by Lowestoft-based Hughes Electrical after it collapsed into administration earlier this month.
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NewsBig ticket sales show signs of growth but VAT still curbing spending
Sales of big ticket items began to show a month-on-month improvement in February, following the fall in January after the VAT rise, according to data from EBay.
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NewsCarphone Warehouse and Best Buy launch royal wedding phone
Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy are the latest retailers to jump on the bandwagon of royal wedding memorabilia with the launch of a special-edition royal wedding phone.
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NewsTesco names Graham Harris head of telecoms division
Graham Harris has been appointed chief executive of Tesco Telecoms and Tesco Mobile.
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NewsJohn Lewis records 1.8% fall in weekly sales
Sales at John Lewis department stores fell last week as the retailer came up against tough comparatives.
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NewsPhones4U sold to private equity firm BC Partners
Private equity house BC Partners has bought mobiles specialist Phones4U for an undisclosed sum from Providence Equity.
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NewsLighting specialist Ryness deemed ‘attractive asset’ as it goes up for sale
Ryness Lighting & Electrical has been put up for sale by its private equity owner Epic.
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NewsFormer Best Buy director says don’t hold back on international expansion
Former Best Buy international director Bob Willett has encouraged retailers to keep international on their agenda.