All Retail Week articles in May 20 2011 – Page 2
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NewsClinton suffers but store revamps encourage City
Clinton Cards’ like-for-likes dropped 3% in the 40 weeks to May 8, slightly worse than the 2.7% drop recorded in its first half.
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AnalysisHumphrey Cobbold
This may be his first big retail role, but the Wiggle boss’s passion for entrepreneurialism and cycling are keeping the etailer’s wheels turning at an impressive rate, says Nicola Harrison
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NewsMore customers use social sites to contact retailers
Social networks are becoming an increasingly popular tool for shoppers wanting to communicate with retailers,Retail Week has found.
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NewsHobbs to launch contemporary sub-brand
Mainstream womenswear retailer Hobbs is to introduce a more contemporary, trend-led sub-brand aimed at the 35-plus customer to coincide with its 30th anniversary celebrations.
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NewsSuperGroup loses lustre despite growing sales
Fashion retailer SuperGroup spooked the market with signs of slowing growth at its retail division, though total sales continued to soar.
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NewsJoin the fight to Ditch the Directive
Online retailers have warned that a new European directive aimed at protecting consumer rights could have a devastating effect on the growth of etail in the UK.
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OpinionEU legislation will stop etailers in their tracks
The internet is a great leveller. From Asos to Ocado, it has allowed entrepreneurs with an idea to take on the established order with imaginative concepts. These two businesses have grown into giants of the online world, but there are many thousands more online retailers that are still small businesses ...
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Ocado’s great expectations
Having risen as high as 290p over the last year, online grocer Ocado’s shares have slid down to 200p.
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NewsSainsbury’s faces margin worries
Following last week’s annual results from Sainsbury’s, broker MF Global said it is concerned that the grocer’s operating margin is benefiting more from lower depreciation, lease and staff costs than productivity on higher sales growth.
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NewsIn Focus: Waitrose and Ocado
Mark Price has made his mark on various fronts since taking the helm at Waitrose. In addition to introducing the successful Essential range the store network has continued to grow, while the new convenience and market town stores challenge Marks & Spencer’s Simply Food.
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NewsStores in the spotlight as sale talk heightens
Retailers provided some of the biggest talking points of the week as fevered speculation swirled about the future of some of the industry’s biggest names including Comet, HMV and Signet.
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OpinionRetail surgery: How do I make video work for me?
I have video on my website but it’s not making a difference. Am I doing something wrong?
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OpinionNo secret to making the Rich List
Hard work and a good idea mark out the retailers who make the Rich List, says Lord Kirkham
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AnalysisHas Superdry peaked?
Following its IPO SuperGroup has outperformed the market, but recently some not-so-impressive figures suggest the bubble might have burst. Is this the case or is the City overreacting?
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NewsHMV sells Waterstone's for £53m
Russian tycoon Alexander Mamut is to buy bookseller Waterstone’s from entertainment group HMV for £53m in cash and has drafted in Daunt Books founder James Daunt to run the business.
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NewsHalfords Autocentres report improved sales
Bikes and car parts retailer Halfords has revealed trading in its Autocentres has improved as it takes analysts of a tour of its centres in the Birmingham area.
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NewsB&M Bargains acquires 11 Focus stores
B&M Bargains has acquired 11 Focus stores after the DIY chain collapsed this month.
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NewsWeekly sales flat at John Lewis
Sales growth at department store chain John Lewis was flat last week, when revenues came in at £53.4m.
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NewsPortas to launch womenswear collection with House of Fraser
House of Fraser has inked a deal with retail TV personality Mary Portas to create a collection for the department store.
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NewsGap warns of rising costs after profits drop
Profits at US casualwear giant Gap dropped by 23% in its first quarter as the company warned it expected its performance to be heavily impacted by rising costs.
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