All Electricals articles – Page 131
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GalleryThe very best stores of 2010
Despite the tough economic climate, both overseas and homegrown retailers haven’t held back on innovative store designs.
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PPR enters talks with South African Steinhoff International Holdings
Luxury and retail group PPR has entered into exclusive negotiations with South African Steinhoff International Holdings over the sale of its shares in Conforama. The transaction is worth about E1.2 bn (£1bn) in cash. In November 2009, PPR announced that it was planning to sell off its retail division including ...
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NewsShoppers flock to Black
Shoppers have flocked to Black, the lifestyle-focused electricals fascia being piloted by Dixons Retail, in its first week of trading, its parent has claimed.
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OpinionRetailers need a thaw for a happy Christmas
Retailers are in the habit of blaming the weather when things don’t go to plan, but this Christmas it’s a genuine excuse.
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NewsSony unveils new user-friendly format
Technology specialist Sony Centre has unveiled a new-look store on electricals retail destination Tottenham Court Road.
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AnalysisIn need of specialist treatment
Across games, music, sport and electricals, specialist retailers are suffering, but what is the diagnosis and can they be brought back to health, asks Nicola Harrison
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NewsStakebuilders spot an opportunity in retail
Retail shares, like the temperature, dipped below zero as the big freeze was reflected in icy investor attitudes towards stores on fears that trading will suffer in the golden period.
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NewsDixons Black: first pictures
Dixons today unveiled a new fascia, Black, which takes a radically different approach to electrical retailing.
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NewsPhones4U deal likely to be valued below £700m
Private equity firm BC Partners is likely to pay less than the £700m anticipated for Phones4U by present owner Providence Equity Partners.
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NewsActivist investor won’t lead to Kesa break-up, chairman vows
Kesa chairman David Newlands has downplayed the suggestion that stakebulding by investor Knight Vinke indicates sweeping change is likely at the electricals group.
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NewsComet suffers widening losses
Losses at electrical chain Comet widened in its first half when toughening trading conditions and spending on store refits and rebranding took a toll.
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NewsShop price inflation dips in November as retailers ramp up promotions
Overall shop price inflation fell to 2% in November from 2.2% in October, outlining that retailers are running discounts and promotions in the highly competitive run up to Christmas.
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NewsPhones 4U to double shop-in-shops in Dixons next year
Phones 4U will double its shop-in-shops in Dixons next year.
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NewsCarphone and Best Buy secure Google exclusive
Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy UK have secured an exclusive deal for the launch of Google’s new Nexus S smartphone.
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NewsRetailers found charging different prices across the country
High street retailers are charging different prices across the country with some stores pricing items 80% higher than in others, according to reports.
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NewsRetailers face shortages as ports forced to shut in severe weather
High street retailers face Christmas shortages of toys, clothing, electrical goods and furniture after the snow caused several of the UK’s largest ports.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at 3
The inside view from retail recruitment manager Joanne Snelling
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OpinionTime for Oxford Street to become traffic-free
Between tube strikes, snow and students being kettled in Oxford Circus, it’s not been a great week for West End retailers. Thank goodness for the traffic-free day on Saturday, the one day a year that shows Oxford Street could actually be a pleasant place to shop.
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AnalysisMedia Markt to face stiff local competition in China
Metro Group’s Media Markt opened its long-awaited first store in China last month, marking the entry of the second international electricals retailer into the country.
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NewsDixons ‘staying competitive’ as market conditions toughen
Electricals group Dixons Retail hopes to keep consumers spending when VAT rises next year with eye-catching prices but is unlikely to stage a full-scale VAT holiday.