All Matalan articles – Page 10
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NewsMatalan launches review after kids padded bra expose
Value chain Matalan has launched a review after it was found to be selling padded bras for children as young as eight.
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Gallery
A glimpse of the Morrisons of the future
As Morrisons boss Dalton Philips prepares to update the City, Jennifer Creevy visits the Leeds ‘lab store’ to reveal the direction he is taking the grocer in
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Analysis
Time for retail to come in from the cold
After three snowy, sales-depleting winters in a row, are the icy temperatures here to stay in the UK and can retailers do anything to lessen the impact of the weather? Charlotte Hardie reports
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News
Matalan festive like-for-likes slump 4.5%
Value retailer Matalan said like-for-like sales slid over Christmas after its stores were cut off by the snow in December.
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Halfords hires Gerry Murphy as group brand marketing director
Car parts and bikes retailer Halfords has appointed former Superdrug marketing director Gerry Murphy as its group brand marketing director.
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Gallery
Cutting edge
A new look store from the archetypal edge-of-town shed retailer is a surprise, but will it work? John Ryan visits Matalan in High Wycombe
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News
Sainsbury’s loses its clothing and homewares directors
Blow to supermarket’s non-food ambitions as Sara Bradley and Adrian Mountford defect to rivals
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Matalan introduces new store to improve shopping experience
Value fashion and homewares retailer Matalan has opened a new model store in High Wycombe with the aim of creating a more engaging shopping experience.
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Analysis
A big day for retailers and royalists alike
Will Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding lift shoppers’ moods in 2011 and how can retailers make the most of it, asks George MacDonald
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News
Matalan launches its first TV ad campaign for four years
Value fashion and homewares retailer Matalan has launched its first TV advertising campaign for four years.
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Matalan launches first TV ad campaign in four years
Value fashion and homewares retailer Matalan is launching its first TV advertising campaign for four years this weekend.
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Matalan reports "satisfactory" first half
Matalan has reported a “satisfactory” first half performance and confirmed that Alistair McGeorge has stepped down as chief executive.
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Opinion
Times have changed, so must we
Rising costs and our failing ability to pay them means retail must change, says Neil Gillis
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Opinion
Matalan upgrades warehouse system in e-commerce drive
Matalan is pushing its expansion into e-commerce by upgrading its warehouse management system.
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News
In Focus: Matalan
The pending departure of Alistair McGeorge puts the spotlight on a pioneer of value retailing in the UK. Retail Week Knowledge Bank’s recently updated profile addresses whether Matalan, celebrating its silver jubilee, has reached maturity.
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Analysis
Alistair McGeorge
While his decision to step down is a surprise, the enigmatic Matalan chief has undoubtedly made his mark at the value retail giant.
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News
In Focus: Grabal Alok (UK)
Grabal Alok (UK) might not mean much to many UK market-watchers, but it is the resting place of two value clothing format pioneers - QS and Bewise - with other names from retail history thrown in for good measure.
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Matalan chief executive Alistair McGeorge to stand down
Matalan chief executive Alistair McGeorge is to stand down and other boardroom changes are expected at the value retail giant.
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Analysis
The Asda family tree
In the past 20 years, Asda has proved to be a finishing school for many of the retail industry’s highest flyers. Here Retail Week maps the connections, and the faces, that go to make up the family tree
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Analysis
Iain McGeoch
True to form, M Co’s chairman and managing director is remaining tight-lipped on the value retailer’s recession-busting success
