All Retail Week articles in July 29 2011 – Page 2
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NewsWinehouse death prompts album sales spike at HMV
Music retailer HMV expects the late British soul singer Amy Winehouse’s best-selling album Back to Black to top the charts this weekend as saddened fans snap up her CDs.
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NewsAmazon on recruitment drive to fuel growth plan
Online giant Amazon intends to recruit 200 staff at its UK head office in the next year as it prepares for future growth.
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NewsM&S signs up to anchor reborn Bradford scheme
Marks & Spencer is to anchor Westfield’s proposed Bradford scheme, which was mothballed when the recession hit.
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NewsBuy It Direct on hunt for growth funds
Online retailer Buy It Direct is considering raising new money next year to fund further growth.
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NewsJessops launches personalised cards
Camera retailer Jessops is to launch into personalised greetings cards as part of plans to extend its range of associated and new categories.
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NewsRetail red tape to be cut but no change on Sunday trading
Six-hour rule stays but retail review plans to simplify consumer rights and age-restriction regulations
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NewsGroceries Code of Practice to be strengthened
The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has outlined the need for a supermarket ombudsman and proposed strengthening the Groceries Code of Practice.
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Home Bargains launches transactional website
Discount retailer TJ Morris has launched a transactional website for Home Bargains.
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NewsA big (hairy) thumbs up for M&S lingerie
M&S may be crediting women tempted by its Brazilian knicker offer as having boosted its sales, but its lingerie also has a more specialist following.
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NewsH&M teams up with David Beckham
Fashion giant H&M has teamed up with footballer David Beckham to stock his Bodywear range.
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NewsThin carrier bag use down 40% on 2006
UK shoppers used 40% fewer thin carrier bags in 2010 than in 2006.
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NewsOverseas success brings Hamleys profit joy
Iconic toy shop Hamleys’ soaring international business has helped profits climb in a tough market.
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NewsForever 21 boss spells out strategy for UK offensive
US fashion boss vows to have a Forever 21 store in ‘every major city, mall and high street’
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NewsIn focus: Abercrombie & Fitch
Recent Retail Week Knowledge Bank subscriber searches indicate strong interest in both Abercrombie & Fitch and sub-brand Hollister.
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NewsUniqlo UK boss exits after successful market re-entry
The chief executive of Uniqlo in the UK has decided to leave the business, having led its successful re-entry into the UK since 2006.
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NewsAnalysts pessimistic as sales slip at Halfords
Analysts downgraded their profit forecasts for Halfords after retail like-for-likes slid 1.1% in the 13 weeks to July 1.
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NewsMappin & Webb expansion part of Aurum’s plan to nearly triple profit
Up-for-sale jeweller Aurum plans to launch Mappin & Webb internationally and push high-margin growth areas as part of plans to grow EBITDA from £16.1m to £40m over the next three to five years.
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GalleryIntersport Stähle, Bad Dürrheim
German sports retailer Intersport Stähle’s store in Bad Dürrheim is an example of how a large store can be transformed by a makeover and the thoroughly impersonal made personal.
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NewsBanana Republic lands at the Trafford Centre
Gap-owned fashion retailer Banana Republic is to open its first store in the North after signing for a unit at the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
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OpinionRetail surgery: Can statistics on inflation be used as a benchmark?
Can the official statistics on inflation be used as a benchmark for the spending power of our customers?