All articles by James Thompson – Page 5
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Comet ups game with next-day delivery slots
Comet has become the first big UK electricals retailer to offer next-day delivery of large items.
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Comet suffers first like-for-like fall in two years
Electricals retailer Comet's like-for-like sales have dropped for the first time in more than two years, as parent Kesa Electricals posted results.
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M&S chairman's pay-off angers ABI
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has upped the pressure on Marks & Spencer by signalling that it could oppose any pay off to Lord Burns, the retail giant’s outgoing chairman, according to The Times .
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M&S touts 'corporate bruiser' to assuage shareholder fears
Marks & Spencer is to portray Sir David Michels, its most senior independent director, as a “corporate bruiser” in an attempt to win over shareholders worried about the retailer’s new boardroom structure, according to The Daily Telegraph .
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Opinion
Behind every great leader…
Morrisons said farewell to Sir Ken Morrison this week after 55 years. He built the grocer up from a small, family business to a 375-store chain.
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RWC08: bosses warn retailers to stick to the basics
The bosses of DFS, Selfridges and Majestic Wine told delegates that retailers should “stick to the knitting” and not abandon the principles of their business during the present dip in consumer spending.
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Analysis
Chorus of approval
Asda food trading director Darren Blackhurst is keen to sing the praises of the retailer’s revamped food offer, but as James Thompson reports, inflation is threatening to strike a note of discord
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Thresher supremo vows to double store profits
The new boss of off-licence group Thresher wants to double store operating profit in the next four years as part of an overhaul of brands, stores, customer service and technology infrastructure.
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Tesco takes axe to costs as cooling climate bites
Tesco has embarked on what is thought to be its most extensive round of cost-cutting for more than five years, as the UK retail sector faces a challenging year.
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Tesco Thailand chief picked for senior US role
The chief executive of Tesco Thailand is to take a senior role at the grocer’s Fresh & Easy convenience store chain in the US.
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Morrisons delivers strong sales and profits
Morrisons has delivered a powerful set of profit and sales figures for the full year to February 3, on the same day chairman Sir Ken Morrison retired and was made honorary president.
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Argos sales rise, but Homebase struggles
Home Retail Group posted a mixed set of sales for its catalogue giant Argos and DIY chain Homebase for the 8 weeks to March 1 and warned on the outlook for consumer spending.
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Tesco reveals £170 million of price cuts
Tesco has unveiled price cuts worth 170 million and claimed that this takes its total cost reductions to nearly 600 million since January.
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Musgrave poaches Home Retail exec to be FD
Musgrave has hired a Home Retail Group executive as finance director.
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Sainsbury’s poaches Next homewares manager to ramp up non-food
Sainsbury’s has hired a senior manager from fashion retailer Next as part of the expansion of its 2 billion non-food business this year.
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Opinion
Price has big plans for Waitrose
Waitrose managing director Mark Price was in London yesterday for parent John Lewis Partnership’s results.
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Waitrose mulls assault on convenience
Waitrose is considering launching a convenience store format that would pit the grocer against Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Tesco.
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Sainsbury’s to bolster Fairtrade cotton offer
Sainsbury’s is to double the volume of Fairtrade cotton clothing it sells and increase its range as demand for ethical goods goes through the roof.
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Amazon to sell wine online in US
Amazon is to start selling wine in the US, in the latest extension of its e-tail empire.
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Asda: family income down £5 a week
Rising food and petrol prices meant that the average UK family has 5 a week less to spend than last year, according to grocer Asda’s first income tracker survey.