More on Me + Em – Page 2936
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News
Pets at Home like-for-likes up 10.4 per cent
Pets at Home has defied the economic gloom by posting a 10.4 per cent increase in like-for-likes in the six weeks to January 8.
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DSGi picks new chairman
John Allan will take over as chairman of electricals group DSGi when incumbent Sir John Collins retires in September.
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Asos sales soar
Fashion e-tailer Asos has enjoyed another bumper Christmas with sales in the nine weeks to January 16 up 118 per cent year on year.
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Analysis
Backing UK Retail: The heart of the community
As our Backing UK Retail campaign celebrates the industry’s role in supporting the economy, Ben Cooper looks at how retail developments have revitalised the country’s towns and cities.
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Analysis
Co-op: Southern comfort
Southern Co-operatives is trialling four new formats aimed at giving the in-store experience a warmer, less clinical feel. John Ryan samples the ambience at pilot stores across the South.
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Analysis
Supply Chain: Reverse psychology
Returns can be a costly burden, yet retailers’ supply chains are often ill-equipped to deal with them. Charlotte Hardie asks where savings can be made as unwanted gifts fly back to stores.
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Opinion
Retail can and will survive this recession
So that’s it. Credit crunch Christmas 2008 is over, the decorations are back in their boxes and the administrations came as fast as new year resolutions fell by the wayside.
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Opinion
Economies are always cyclical
Retailers are finally learning that a long-term view is still important in times of recession.
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AnalysisPre-pack administrations: The last resort?
A sign of the times, pre-pack administrations have become a popular solution for failing businesses. But are they ‘legalised robbery’, as some in the industry claim? Amy Shields reports.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Oil & Vinegar, Newcastle
To judge from what’s happening in the wider economy, you might think that being a niche retailer is not the finest thing in the world at the moment.
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Opinion
Primark: good housekeeping
Hoover the floor, change the sheets, clean the windows. All of these activities come under the umbrella term “housekeeping” and are what most people do a little of from time to time. It’s also a word used in retailing to indicate that the floors have indeed been polished, the carpets ...
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Discounters enjoy spoils of the downturn
Discount retailers are benefitting from the global downturn as shoppers around the world continue to trade down, according to a report.
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Bargain Booze to expand after sales jump
Drinks and convenience group Bargain Booze is to ramp up its expansion plans after bucking the high street gloom to report strong Christmas trade.
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Kwik Save’s Spanish revival
Discount grocer Kwik Save, which went into administration in July 2007, has been resurrected on the Costa del Sol.
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Kwik Save’s Spanish revival
Discount grocer Kwik Save, which went into administration in July 2007, has been resurrected on the Costa del Sol.
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Moss Bros confirms Mountford to step down
Update: Moss Bros chief executive Philip Mountford will leave the menswear retailer.
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HobbyCraft profits soar
Arts and crafts chain HobbyCraft’s pre-tax profits rocketed 122 per cent to 6.1m in the 10 months to January 4.
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Opinion
Don’t discount Tesco’s success
Tesco has posted its worst Christmas performance since the recession of the early 1990s – evidence that as the downturn bites the UK’s top grocer is losing its touch and has been knocked by rivals.
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News
Game exceeds expectations as it exploits collapse of rivals
Game expects to exceed profit expectations after strong Christmas trading.
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Robust fashion fascias propel JD Sports sales
JD Sports Fashion has further strengthened its position in the resilient young-fashion market, generating sales across its fashion stores up 12.5 per cent for the five weeks to January 5.