All Matalan articles – Page 8
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NewsJohn Lewis retains crown as consumers' favourite retailer
John Lewis has been crowned the UK’s top retailer for customer satisfaction for the second year running, a survey by retail analyst group Verdict has found.
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OpinionComment: Restructuring in retail – the foundation on which IPOs are built
With the window for retail IPOs now well and truly open, at least for the time being, the list of potential floats now appears to stretch out well into the second half of 2014.
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AnalysisAnalysis: The state of play in retail property
From flagship openings and international arrivals, to trials of store formats and the first click-and-collect hub in a shopping centre, Laura Heywood recaps the latest retail-focused property news making the headlines
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NewsMatalan Christmas sales jump 3.1% as quarterly EBITDA falls
Matalan’s festive sales jumped 3.1% but the retailer revealed EBITDA for the quarter before Christmas fell 8%.
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AnalysisIn numbers: Round-up of retail's Christmas trading updates
Dozens of the biggest retailers have updated the market on their all-important Christmas trading in the last few weeks. Here’s a glance at the headline numbers.
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GalleryStore gallery: Sporting Pro Kensington High Street, London
Sporting goods shops tend to fall into two types - those that are brand-owned and offer a complete mono-brand universe, such as Niketown or an Adidas store, and those that are not.
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NewsIn pictures: Sporting Pro opens central London flagship
Matalan’s sports fascia, Sporting Pro, opened its first London store on Kensington High Street this week.
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OpinionComment: Matalan’s Sporting Pro could be an interesting rival to Sports Direct
Matalan has just revealed that its first Sporting Pro store is to open in central London next month - the first of 14 new shops due to open before Christmas.
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NewsMatalan's Sporting Pro business to open first central London store
Matalan’s sports fascia Sporting Pro is to open its first store in central London on Kensington High Street next month.
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NewsMatalan issues profit warning as warm weather hits sales
Value retailer Matalan has issued a profit warning after the warm summer resulted in poor sales of its autumn collection.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Comet, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Matalan and more
Retail news round-up October 14, 2013: OpCapita set to receive £70m from collapse of Comet, Sainsbury’s to open first dark store in east London, Matalan issues profit warning after warm weather dents sales
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NewsMatalan to recruit 4,000 temps over the Christmas period
Matalan is recruiting 4,000 extra sales assistants to help it deal with increased demand over its busy Christmas period this year.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Matalan and River Island
Retail news round-up September 25, 2013: Matalan signs Bangladesh safety agreement and River Island extends home delivery contract
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NewsJD to take on Sports Direct in Oxford Street showdown
A fierce battle in sportswear is set to take centre stage on Oxford Street as JD Sports eyes a new flagship store to rival Sports Direct’s landmark opening on the famous shopping street.
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NewsFormer Asda boss Leighton says self-help not reviews will save high street
Former Asda boss Allan Leighton has said that retailers must rely on self-help rather than reviews, such as those carried out by Mary Portas and Bill Grimsey, to save the high street.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Retailers and brands race to win JJB's sportswear market
The collapse of JJB Sports left a gap in the premium sportswear market that Matalan and brands are fighting for, as well as industry giant Sports Direct.
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NewsWarm weather set to boost retailers this Bank Holiday
The forecasted warm weather this Bank Holiday is set to give retailers a welcome boost, with consumers expected to snap up back-to-school ranges, DIY and gardening products and food for BBQs.
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NewsJD Sports searches for larger stores to expand JD Pro format
JD Sports is to expand its performance sports fascia JD Pro by opening larger stores for the format as Matalan enters the market.
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NewsMatalan's Sporting Pro venture targets more than 100 stores in five years
Matalan’s new sports venture Sporting Pro is targeting more than 100 stores within four to five years as it aims to fill the gap left by JJB.
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OpinionComment: Retailers clamber to fill a JJB-shaped hole
Matalan’s new Sporting Pro fascia is just the latest change in a sportswear retail market which has evolved rapidly since JJB Sports collapsed in October last year.