All articles by George MacDonald – Page 202
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NewsOcado appoints eBay Europe boss to board
Online grocer Ocado has appointed an eBay boss to its board as a non-executive director.
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NewsRetailers suffer worst monthly sales fall since 1995
Retail sales collapsed in March, when the stores sector suffered the worst plunge in 16 years.
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OpinionPublic retailers in pole position
There’s no doubt that 2011 is shaping up to be a somewhat punishing year for retailers and store stocks have consequently been under pressure.
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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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NewsMarks & Spencer unveils bricks and clicks launch in France
Marks & Spencer is to return to France a decade after shutting its operations in the country.
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NewsStore stocks up ahead of Dixons profit alert
Despite bearish comments from Next boss Simon Wolfson, general stores outperformed the market over the week - but that was ahead of a profit warning from electricals giant Dixons.
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NewsBank holiday battle
Retailers join forces to fight proposed bank holiday switch from May to October
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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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NewsFurniture chain Easy Living collapses
Sofas UK, which trades as Easy Living Furniture, has become the latest victim of the consumer downturn and was put into administration today.
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NewsLaura Ashley celebrates record profits
Fashion and homewares group Laura Ashley has posted record profits and is confident about prospects despite the punishing trading environment.
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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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NewsMoodys downgrades Matalan on margin fears
Credit ratings agency Moodys has downgraded its ratings on value fashion group Matalan.
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NewsFlintoff fronts Morrison’s ‘Let’s Celebrate’ ad campaign
Morrison’s has launched a new ad campaign on the ‘Let’s Celebrate’ theme, designed to key into the wave of upcoming red letter days and bank holidays.
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NewsPromotions driving grocery spend, Nielsen reports
Record levels of promotions are expected to drive grocers’ Mothers’ Day and Easter performance but shoppers will then once again rein in spending, according to market data company Nielsen.
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NewsBlue Inc acquisition of Officers Club stores will bring sales to £80m
Fashion retailer Blue Inc is expected to snap up 47 stores from Officers Club today after the latter is put into administration, which is expected imminently.
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NewsSpeculation swirls around Rose's holding in Marks & Spencer
Former Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose is at the centre of speculation that he has sold a big tranche of shares in the retailer.
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NewsStore share prices hold up as updates begin
Food giant Sainsbury’s was among a raft of big names to report over the week, when general retailers held their own against the market.
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OpinionGroundhog Day for Tom Singh at New Look
New Look founder Tom Singh must have hoped that, aged 62, he could look forward to putting his feet up and enjoying his millions rather than being back on the operational frontline of fashion retail.
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NewsMarks & Spencer strikes design partnership with Sir Terence Conran
Marks & Spencer has struck a partnership with legendary designer and retailer Sir Terence Conran to produce an exclusive home collection.