All General merchandise articles – Page 242
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News
Analysts give new Woolworths boss two years to show improvements
City analysts hope to see evidence that Woolworths is being turned around in less than two years under new chief executive Steve Johnson.
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Opinion
Woolies’ wonder can be restored
If Woolworths didn’t exist, would you invent it? If it wasn’t on the high street, would you miss it? Those questions have become clichés. Equally clichéd is the answer so commonly given – no.
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Analysis
Olympic hopefuls
As the London 2012 Olympics nears, British retailers need to prepare themselves for a once in a lifetime opportunity. Lisa Berwin reports.
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News
Kiddicare to go live with social networking tool
Multichannel retailer Kiddicare plans to launch social networking facilities within the next six months as part of a radical plan to let consumers decide how they navigate its site.
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Ryman tightens stocktaking
Ryman has improved the accuracy of its stocktaking process after implementing an auditing system.
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Argos gathers data to customise e-mails
Argos is collecting information on its e-mail newsletter readers as part of a plan to customise the offers and information it sends out.
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Jewellery sector to grow despite tough conditions
Jewellery retailers are expected to ride out the credit crunch this year, with the market forecast to grow 4 per cent.
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Inflation hits 4.4 per cent
Inflation has hit 4.4 per cent, more than twice the Government’s 2 per cent target and up by the highest amount since the Consumer Prices Index began in 1997.
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Tesco signs India deal
Tesco is to launch a wholesale cash-and-carry business in India and has signed a deal with conglomerate Tata to develop its hypermarket business.
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Woolworths names ex-Focus boss as chief executive
Woolworths has named Steve Johnson, former boss of DIY group Focus and consultant at Bain & Company, as chief executive
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News
UK retail sales slip further
UK like-for-like retail sales fell 0.9 per cent in July compared with the same month last year.
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General Trading Company sold to Mortimers
General Trading Company, which went into administration last month ( July 18 ), has been bought by the management of former gifts and homewares retailer Mortimers and will relaunch in the autumn.
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Debenhams to help Wrapit customers
Debenhams will help to ease the disappointment of newlyweds left without their wedding gifts following the collapse of online gift service Wrapit.
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Iranian tycoon builds Woolworths stake
Iranian property tycoon Ardeshir Naghshineh has raised his stake in troubled retailer Woolworths, sparking fresh speculation that he could mount a bid for the business.
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Sir Tom Hunter eyes Flying Brands
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands has confirmed an offer approach from Scottish billionaire Sir Tom Hunter’s investment vehicle West Coast Capital.
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Hamleys culls HQ jobs in drive to slash costs
Toy giant Hamleys is to axe roles at its head office as part of a re-structuring strategy to cut costs.
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EBay switches focus away from auctions
EBay is repositioning itself more in-line with traditional e-commerce businesses in an attempt to attract more retailers to its site.
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Flying Brands upbeat aboutrecovery despite profits blow
Multichannel retailer Flying Brands is confident of a turnaround under its new chief executive, despite a dive in pre-tax profits of more than 55 per cent to 1.2 million for the 26 weeks to June 27.
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Analysis
In for a pound
With value retailing booming amid the downturn, landlords have realised that the discounters they have shunned previously can fill voids and drive footfall. Ben Cooper reports.