More on Me + Em – Page 2940
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Opinion
Pre-pack exploitations are damaging retail property
Going bust used to be a big deal. The consequences were serious and far reaching, and for the individuals involved it meant curtains, at least in the short term.
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News
European grocery prices to fall this year
Grocery prices are likely to fall this year as food retailers react to the rise of discounters and lower oil and raw material prices.
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Jacques Vert like-for-likes drop 6.8 per cent
Womenswear retailer Jacques Vert has revealed like-for-likes dropped 6.8 per cent in the 26 weeks to October 25, with sales falling from 58.3m to 54.9m.
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Icelandic fund Kcaj faces administration
Icelandic investment fund Kcaj, which owns several chains including Jones the Bootmaker, Mountain Warehouse and Blooming Marvellous, could be put into administration this week forcing the sale of its stakes in the retailers.
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Topps Tiles like-for-likes plummet
Topps Tiles’ like-for-likes plummeted 18.1 per cent in the 13 weeks to September 28, 2008.
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Ideal Shopping beats Christmas expectations
Ideal Shopping Direct enjoyed a better than expected Christmas with like-for-like sales ahead of management expectations.
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Game like-for-likes up, profits expected to exceed expectations
Game has revealed like-for-likes jumped 11.4 per cent in the UK and Ireland for the 50 weeks to January 10 and the games retailer expects profits for the year to be ahead of expectations.
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Tesco unveils modest like-for-like rise
Tesco has revealed a 2.5 per cent UK like for like sales increase, excluding fuel, in the seven weeks to January 10.
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BRC: Worst December sales on record
Like-for-like sales were down 3.3 per cent year on year in December according to the BRC, the worst December result in the survey's 14 year history.
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Opinion
Accounts an ongoing concern for retailers
For listed companies, the combination of scrutiny and disclosure obligations potentially makes life very difficult
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News
Habitat appoints group chief executive
Levi Strauss Europe vice president of retail Mark Saunders has been appointed chief executive of Habitat.
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Scottish delicatessen in administration
Scottish delicatessen chain McLeish Brothers has gone into administration.
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NRF: Wal-Mart's Lee Scott says retailers must work to improve society
Wal-Mart’s president and chief executive Lee Scott has used his last public speech in his current role to appeal to retailers to help play a part in solving current economic and social ills.
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Jobs axed at Waterford Wedgwood as rescue talks continue
Almost 400 redundancies have been made at Waterford Wedgwood, the famous crystal and pottery specialist that fell into administration last week.
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Canterbury to expand in the UK
Rugby brand and retailer Canterbury plans to open between three and six more stores in this country and Ireland during 2009.
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Opinion
M&S was right to spend on stores
There was a time, not very long ago, when Marks & Spencer store interiors were frequently described as “Stalinist”. The inference was that while the stock might have been OK, the store design department had been virtually non-existent and the shops had been preserved in aspic from some point in ...
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Opinion
NRF: Recession creates new rules of retailing
National Retail Federation president and chief executive Tracy Mullin opened the organisation's 98th convention in New York on Sunday with a blunt message to businesses trying to ride out the recession: they need to get real to the new rules of retailing.
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Land of Leather suspends shares
Land of Leather has suspended its shares on the London Stock Exchange.
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Foyles like-for-likes climb
Books chain Foyles has revealed its like-for-likes jumped 9 per cent in the year to June 30, 2008.