All articles by George MacDonald – Page 272
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AnalysisWhy low prices are not enough
People may be watching what they spend, but that hasn’t saved value specialists from collapse. George MacDonald surveys their prospects as they enter another tough year
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News
Interest rate cut to 5.25%
The Bank of England has cut interest rates by a quarter-point to 5.25 per cent.
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Sports Direct: The City View
Sports Direct moved up the City’s retail league after striking a deal with Chinese retailer ITAT.
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Morrisons’ soaring growth dents rival supermarkets’ share prices
Following share price rises in recent weeks, retail stocks went into reverse and food groups were hit most heavily.
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Ethical cotton crisis looms as Uzbek ban hits suppliers
Retailers face one of their thorniest dilemmas since ramping up commitments to ethical trading – reconciling human rights with the livelihoods of some of the world’s poorest people.
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Sainsbury’s eyes Middle East for international comeback
Grocer in talks with possible franchise partners to expand beyond its UK base.
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Halfords boss quits to join Coles
Halfords chief executive Ian McLeod has quit to join Australian grocer Coles as managing director.
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Morrisons' market share soars
Supermarket group Morrisons’ resurgence continues unabated, according to the latest grocery market share data from TNS Worldpanel.
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Opinion
The Retail Week – February 1, 2008
Surveying the wreckage of pub company Mitchells & Butlers, you have to conclude that Sainsbury's had a lucky escape when Qatari bid interest collapsed.
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Hopes rise for retailers as City says prospects are looking up
Another good week for the sector meant brokers chewed over whether it is once again the right time to buy on the back of retailers’ sharp re-ratings.
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Kesa share buy-back to follow BUT sale
Electricals group Kesa expects to complete the €550 million ( 409 million) sale of French furniture chain BUT next month and will return cash to investors via a share buy-back programme.
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BrightHouse hires Pym as chairman
BrightHouse, the private equity backed hire purchase store group, has appointed Richard Pym as non-executive chairman.
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Tesco hoax bomber gets six years
A man who tried to extort 1 million from grocery giant Tesco has been jailed for six years.
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Marks & Spencer in talks over Sephora shop-in-shops
Marks & Spencer has held talks with French beauty retailer Sephora about opening cosmetics and perfume shop-in-shops in the UK giant’s stores.
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Emergency rate cut in US helps store groups outperform at last
The US Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut – the biggest in 25 years – helped markets rise mid-week and gave store groups a lift.
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Opinion
Who wins in a Somerfield sale?
The auction of neighbourhood food retailer Somerfield superficially puts the retailer in a position of strength but, in reality, its situation is ambiguous.
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News
Argos’s Christmas driven by multichannel growth
Argos, Home Retail’s flagship chain, outperformed specialist rivals over Christmas thanks to its multichannel strength.
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Carrefour looks forward to ‘breakthrough’ year
Carrefour expects 2008 to be a “breakthrough” year after posting strong sales growth for 2007.
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Musgrave completes store divestment programme
Food group Musgrave has completed the sale of its company-owned UK stores to independent retailers.
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King hints at interest rate cut
Bank of England governor Mervyn King has hinted that interest rates may be cut next month.