All General merchandise articles – Page 230
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News
Last-ditch attempts made to save EUK as supply dries up
Desperate attempts were being made as Retail Week went to press to provide a payment guarantee on behalf of EUK, the Woolworths-owned entertainment supplier, enabling it to resume trading.
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Interest rate slashed to 2%
The Bank of England has cut the interest rate by 1 percentage point to 2 per cent in a move that will bring some respite to retailers.
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Retailers ramp up pre-Christmas Sales
Retailers have stepped up their discounting dramatically in recent weeks, with three quarters of the UK's leading chains offering discounts in the run-up to Christmas.
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Inflation slows for third consecutive month
Inflation on the high street fell in November for a third consecutive month.
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BBC Worldwide denies 2 Entertain is on the verge of administration
BBC Worldwide has rejected reports that its joint venture with Woolworths, DVD publisher 2 Entertain, is about to go into administration.
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MFI swamped by bargain-hunters after its collapse
Shoppers have flocked to MFI stores as the defunct retailer offered discounts of up to 80 per cent following its administration last week.
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Woolworths' 2 Entertain poised for administration
Woolworths' joint venture with BBC Worldwide, 2 Entertain, is poised to enter administration by the end of the week.
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Toy and stationary supplier hits the buffers
J A Magson, one of the UK’s largest toy and stationary distributors, has gone into administration.
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Debenhams confirms three-day Sale
Debenhams has confirmed it will tomorrow launch a three-day Sale, which is expected to be extended to cover the whole weekend.
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Game sales soften
Computer and video game retailer Game has announced robust sales growth, despite a slowing performance over the last 18 weeks.
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Tesco Discounter range hits UK sales
Tesco has reported UK sales growth halved in its third quarter as its Discounter range hit its performance.
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Card Factory snaps up Celebrations stores
Card Factory has bought 76 stores from greetings card retailer Celebrations, which fell into administration in October.
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John Lewis sales fail to sparkle
Sales at retail bellwether John Lewis have continued to decline as confidence on the high street wanes.
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Retail failures up 17 per cent
More than a thousand retail businesses have hit the buffers in the past year, with more failures expected due to poor Christmas trading.
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Theo Paphitis joins Woolworths’ fray
Woolworths’ potential saviours are to meet administrators today for a second round of talks to try to save the retailer, with a deal hoped to be sealed by the end of the week.
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Opinion
Comment: The Woolworths inquest begins
As the dust settles after the dramatic events of this week, the big talking point is what pushed Woolies under, and whether it could - and should - have been saved.
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CBI survey: Retailers fear dire Christmas
Retailers are expecting a lacklustre Christmas after reporting a decline in high street sales in November, according to the CBI's Distributive Trades Survey.
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Analysis
Video: The week in retail
TGi Friday: Tim Danaher and George MacDonald discuss Woolworths' fall into administration and the implications for the wider retail industry.
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NewsWoolworths circled by potential buyers
Potential buyers have come flooding in for both Woolworths’ stores and for the business as a whole.
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Zavvi confident stocks will be maintained after EUK collapse
Entertainment retailer Zavvi is understood to be confident it can maintain levels of stock in the run-up to Christmas, despite the collapse of Woolworths subsidiary EUK, which supplied it with almost all its product.