All Retail Week articles in July 1 2011 – Page 3
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OpinionKicking the red tape habit
“The Red Tape Challenge in a way has slightly backfired. People who want more regulation are bombarding the website… if you want to get your voice heard you’ve got to muck in because you’ll be drowned out if you don’t.”
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NewsDebenhams beats high street blues with like-for-likes rise
Department store group Debenhams has confounded harsh high street conditions and expects full year profits to meet expectations.
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NewsHMV chiefs outline new vision after awful year
HMV chiefs have reaffirmed their faith in the retailer after a terrible year, and set an operating margin target of between 3% and 4%.
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NewsTJ Hughes in administration: potential buyers circle
Discount department store group TJ Hughes collapsed into administration this morning, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsConsumer confidence back on the slide
Consumer confidence suffered a setback in June after a big leap in May.
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NewsJML to focus on growth through supply division
Retailer and supplier JML is to grow through its supply arm despite a profits jump in home shopping
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NewsMotorised Dalek tipped as Christmas big-seller
A £200 motorised Dalek is among toy retailer Hamleys’ top tips for Christmas big-sellers this year
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NewsMacy’s begins shipping to UK
US department store chain Macy’s is making a play for the UK as it opens up its website to customers here
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NewsJane Norman store closure list revealed
The 33 stores that will close as a result of Jane Norman’s administration have been revealed.
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NewsDixons subsidiary to develop Carrefour web offer
Dixons subsidiary Pixmania has signed a deal to develop an online non-food offer for French retail giant Carrefour.
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NewsMamas & Papas aims for 30 more UK stores in five-year expansion
Maternity retailer Mamas & Papas is to focus on expanding domestically and overseas as well as online as part of its a five-year strategy.
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French competition authorities approve Saturn's 34 acquisitiion
The acquisition of Metro Group-controlled Saturn’s 34 Saturn consumer electronics stores in France has been approved by the French competition authorities with conditions. The chain is to be sold to HTM Group, the operator of the Boulanger banner, and is due to take effect today.HTM will take over existing staff, ...
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OpinionRetail surgery: Which area of online retail achieves the most growth?
Which area of my online retail business should I focus attention on the most to achieve higher growth?
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Rite Aid reports level revenue
Rite Aid has reported revenues of $6.4bn (£4.01bn) for the first quarter ended May 28, unchanged on the figure for last year’s first quarter.Like-for-like sales increased 0.8% as front-end like-for-likes were flat and pharmacy like-for-likes rose 1.1%.Net losses were $63.1m (£39.6bn) compared with last year’s first quarter net loss of ...
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AnalysisThe floor is all yours
Floor coverings might not be the first thing a retailer thinks about when envisaging a shiny new store format or reviving a tired shop, but few elements of a store interior can make such a dramatic difference or enable a store to hit this year’s on-trend quite so definitely.
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NewsNew MD will kick-start Ann Summers rebrand
Ann Summers’ new managing director Vanessa Gold will kick-start a rebrand of the business when she takes the helm at the lingerie and sex toy specialist.
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GalleryBack to Asics
Running shoe brand Asics has opened a flagship store in Amsterdam that couples futuristic design with technology. John Ryan reports
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OpinionGeneral retailers defy market and bad news
Retailers may have gone down like dominoes over the week but despite the slew of bad news publicly quoted general retailers were up versus the market generally.
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AnalysisOn being a winner
The Retail Week Interiors Awards have proved, over their 14 years, to be a real feather in the cap of retailers seeking recognition for their store designs, but is there more to winning than this? John Ryan reports
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GalleryFashionation, Peek & Cloppenburg Berlin
Putting things politely, German department store Peek & Cloppenburg might be labelled somewhat conservative in its approach to store design and visual merchandising - this is probably not where you come for radical thinking.